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January 25, 2007
Innovative Marketing Podcast

Lego Mindstorms

This podcast on Lego Mindstorms NXT, Lead Users, and Viral Marketing is interesting. The discussion does a good job of explaining how factors like web 2.0 and “open source” can allow business to operate in a new way and take advantage of new opportunities. Understanding these ideas is much more innovative than most of what I read in the “business press.” And the message is explained clearly, so one does not need to understand these concepts to appreciate the business opportunities. See links below: Lego Mindstorms are also just cool.

via: eContent

Related: Open Source for LEGO Mindstorms - Lego Learning - science and engineering podcast libraries - Gadgets and Gifts - Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation - Better and Different

4 Responses to “Innovative Marketing Podcast”

  1. CuriousCat: Seth Godin on Marketing and the Internet Says:

    Seth is asked if there is a social network that is good for marketers to help them do their jobs. He says: “Far and away it is having a blog. It’s tempting, if youire a salesperson to go to Linked In…”

  2. Curious Cat Management Blog: Google Knows it is a 2.0 World Says:

    Companies like Google, Amazon, Lego, New York Times are taking advantage of technology to leverage community efforts to improve the value of their service to customers…

  3. Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Using Free Content to Boost Your Sales Says:

    If you are looking to create some business in the rough economy, try thinking creatively and expand your ideas of what is a good strategy for gaining customers…

  4. Anonymous Says:

    LEGO has done well with the Mindstorms kits. Their decision to open-source the firmware was well received (and caused a lot of uproar). It’s proven to be very beneficial to them too.

    The new NXT kits are causing a stir as well, since it appears LEGO is actually listening to their customers about what should go in it.

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