The Curve : How Smart Companies Use Freeloaders to Find Superfans
Language: English
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2013
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- Title
- The Curve : How Smart Companies Use Freeloaders to Find Superfans
- Author
- Lovell, Nicholas
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1591846633
- ISBN 13
- 9781591846635
- Item weight
- 0.961 pounds
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There are millions of potential customers in the world. Most of them wont pay anything for your product. But some will pay almost anything. The
In The Curve, Nicholas Lovell weaves together stories from disparate industries to show how smart companies are solving this puzzle. From video games to pop music to model trains, the Internet helps businesses forge direct relationships with a vast global audience by building communities and offering bespoke products and experiences.
In many cases, businesses can win by sharing their product (or a version of their product) for free, allowing it to spread as widely as possible. Eventually, a huge number of freeloaders spread the word to the superfans who value that product the most. And a small number of superfans will love a product so much that they will spend substantial sums of money on itgiven the chance. These high-value customers are enough to fuel a profitable business. For example:
- Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor gave away his album for free to find the 2,500 hardcore fans who wanted the $300 limited ultradeluxe edition.
- Bigpoint, an independent game developer, released three adventure games to 130 million usersand made 80 percent of its $80 million revenue from just 23,000 users, who spent money to upgrade their game-playing arsenal.
- King Arthur Flour shares useful recipes and tips on its Web site, enchanting a cult of devoted bakers, many of whom happily travel to its Vermont headquarters for expensive specialty baking classes.
This approach doesnt apply just to digital products anymore. With the advent of 3D printing, customization of physical goods is easier and cheap, and companies can truly tailor their offerings to their customers. A doll company can personalize everything from hair color to eye shape, and automakers
What Lovell calls the Curve is a ranking of your companys potential customers from those most likely to least likely to pay for your product or service. It charts their interest against the amount they are prepared to spendbe it nothing at all or thousands of dollars. The curve itself separates your revenue
Lovell offers a strategy to draw more people into your orbit than was possible when physical costs limited your ability to expand.The Curve heralds a new era of creativity and business freedom.
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About the Author
www.nicholaslovell.com
Nicholas Lovell is an author and a consultant who helps companies embrace the transformative power of the Internet. His blog, GAMESbrief, shows how
digital is transforming gamingand how to apply that knowledge to other industries. His clients have included Firefly, nDreams, and Square Enix (creators of Tomb Raider), as well as Channel 4 and IPC Media. His articles have appeared in theWall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and Wired. He lives in London.
www.nicholaslovell.com
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