Enterprise Computer Marketing Sucks

How enterprise computer marketing appears to customers? Watch this funny video.


On a more serious note Jeff Ventura has an interesting post here where he analyses the situation using real product marketing documents. His conclusion is that…

This “marketing” is such a mess that I firmly believe that intelligent, reasonable, high-functioning human beings can’t make heads or tails of it most of the time. I also believe this is by design. Why would a company want to do such things to their customers when there are clearly simpler ways to communicate a piece of software’s value?

Clearly this technology-push mindset has worked so far. But, as I argue here, there is now a need for change. A customer-centric mindset is now needed. Is it happening? No, not yet. I suggest in this post that it’s moved past the denial stage but it’s not yet at the take-leadership stage. What do you think?

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The software industry is going through a seismic shift. This change goes by many names: On-Demand, Web 2.0, SaaS, etc. But they all point to the same conclusion - the era of the traditional software “load, update, and upgrade” model is ending. And, at this stage of industry evolution, it’s not so much about seeing what’s next; it’s mostly about making it happen. It’s about confronting legacy business models and dealing with innovators’ dilemmas. It’s about transformation and implementing orbit change. This blog is a conversation about all these issues.
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