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“I admire many entrepreneurs. They bring energy, excitement, youthful enthusiasm. What they lack in process, they make up for in gumption.”

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Michael J. Silverstein

Michael J. Silverstein, born in 1955, is an accomplished author known for his works in the fields of business, marketing, and consumer behavior. His writings are recognized for their insightful analysis and unique narrative style. more

“Consumers cannot think in abstractions. They cannot envision a new concept. They cannot predict their behavior. They can only compare against their current frame of reference. So you need to make the big leap for them. You need to provide them with a reason to buy, a reason to brag to their friends. Expect new-to-the-world ideas to fall on deaf ears. Consumers will, however, change their tune when they can see, touch, and explore.”

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Author:Michael J. Silverstein

“The starting point is to create a qualitative understanding of market drivers. You need to get into the head of the consumer and be able to tell her story. It is both art and science. The purpose of the market map is to define dissatisfactions, hopes, dreams and fears. Winning solutions respond to the distinct and specific needs of a group of consumers.”

“Completely understand the customer by seeking an intense, complete and empathetic understanding.”

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“Respond to your customer's dissatisfactions with precision and power.”

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“Define a winning proposition that is consumer right and delivers margin accretion.”

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Author:Michael J. Silverstein

“Take an expansive view of the consumers needs and expand beyond your current boundaries.”

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“Deliver infinite growth having your customers talk about you, exclaim you and tell their friends and colleagues about you.”

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Author:Michael J. Silverstein

“Own one idea. Complete it. Map the current model of purchase and usage. Change how it is done so at least some part of the market uses only your product. Extend from that core user to a much broader universe. Describe your concept in a very short, "six-word story" - a la Ernest Hemingway: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."”

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Author:Michael J. Silverstein

“Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast majority of the people who are middle-class and working families.”

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Author:Bernie Sanders

“In America, we are living in a society which is moving more and more toward an oligarchic form of society where government is dominated heavily by big-money interests.”

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Author:Bernie Sanders

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