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Article: Vendors in battle of mindshare vs. market share; Nokia and Apple need both, for different reasons.(News)
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- RCR Wireless News
- Article date:
- March 31, 2008
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Byline: PHIL CARSON
A portrait of success for a handset vendor might contain these elements:
Offer a unique product that captures the consumer's imagination (mindshare!) and suits their wallet and watch global sales ignite like a wildfire (market share!).
The mainstream media does flashy anatomy-of-a-success stories, while the sycophantic industry press wont' leave you alone - making the latter ripe for leaks to feed the frenzy. Sales boom. You have the upper hand in deals that take you from your home market across the world.
Add a CEO who spouts faux-Zen-like statements, which later sound like smack from someone with too much ...