What people on the front lines-making, marketing, and selling products and services-really want is to be alone in the marketplace, to have a space that they own for a long enough period of time so... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Out-of-the Box! Truly a MUST-READ! Competition is never a dull moment again. A Clear and present danger for other companies! Buy it! and you will know why :-) Thanks Milind!
Relevant and useful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Monopoly Rules is an outside-the-box view of success strategies in an increasingly complex and fast moving economic environment Lele suggests that "situational monopolies," that is, businesses that recognize a market need ignored by others and develop a commanding presence in that market, are a paradigm for the future by which to maintain clear competitive advantage and high profit margins This book is highly readable, and cogently lays out a step-by-step process for analyzing potential monopolistic opportunities, with plenty of examples of current business enjoying such advantage (e.g., Starbucks, Enterprise Rent-a-Car) and how they did it.
A thinking person's version of Blue Ocean Strategy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Monopoly Rules takes an entirely new attack at the age old question, "Why are companies successful?" Traditionally we've all focused on finding what a company's competitive advantage is. Instead, Lele focuses on trying to understand the company's "monopoly" i.e. areas where the company is de facto the only provider to a group of costumers. Lele provides compelling examples that truly inspire. As the Financial Times promised, the book is full of powerful and innovative concepts coupled with practical guidance.
Great read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Just wanted to share that I enjoyed reading this book which I thought was full of new ideas and insightful theories. I think great for anyone involved in Marketing to learn unique perspectives on gaining market share. I also think this text would be perfect for Colleges and Universities to use at the Undergraduate or Graduate level in sharing creative strategic marketing initiatives. For those interested, the book has received a favorable review from the Financial Times (Britain). I don't think it's been reviewed by any US-based publications (yet).
A new way of thinking about competition
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Lele describes what is happening today in the corporate landscape of global competition. He gives the prescription for lower margins... this is an important book... it blows up the old models of branding, excellence and other theories of the day and talks about how to get there.
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