The Book
Chris Anderson
The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand
Random House, London, 2006.
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Speed RAP
Thanks to the Internet we’re moving from an ‘OR’ to an ‘AND’ era; a culture of Compact Head and Long Tail, institutions and individuals, professionals and amateurs, mass market and niches. Mass culture won’t fall; it will simply get less mass. Niche culture will be less obscure; it will flourish.
BIG Idea
It’s time to re-invent your business and this RAP shows you how with Anderson’s Three Forces driving The Long Tail:
- The Democratization of Production
- The Democratization of Distribution and
- Connecting your Products to your Customers through Amplified Word of Mouth.
Your Challenge
How can you make money from niches? Start by immersion in this RAP (Review + Action Plans). Then select one of the six Big Ideas as your immediate focus. Apply this thinking to your business then move onto the next one.