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The consumer electronics industry is entering an era of extraordinary growth. The industry¡¯s best companies will ride that wave to unprecedented success. But, today, many CE companies are struggling with business models that are simply untenable. They must change to survive: they must change even more dramatically to win.

In this book, two world-renowned consultants preview the industry¡¯s future¨Cfrom online gaming to telehealthcare, and beyond. Next, they present a powerful new blueprint, offering indispensable guidance on everything from technology platforms to user interface design, branding to channel strategies. You¡¯ll discover how to uncover new sources of value, design better models for doing business, and fuel growth by reaching new geographical markets. Whatever your role in the industry, this book will help you:

¡¤ Make better decisions, find your differentiators, and focus on your key success drivers

¡¤ Tap into the emergent ¡°meta-value¡± that arises when technologies, devices, services, and content come together

¡¤ Reach tomorrow¡¯s smart, service-sensitive shopper: not just the ¡°technology-hungry¡± customers

¡¤ Widen margins by adding value consumers will pay for

¡¤ Transform cost structures to support rapid growth and nonstop change

¡¤ Sell into China, India, and other fast-growing emerging markets

¡¤ Preview ¡°telehealthcare¡±: the surprising application for the living room

¡¤ Gain new insights into online gaming, smart home technology, and more

¡¤ Discover the immense power of IBM¡¯s Cell Broadband Engine processor¨Cand the business opportunities it enables

¡¤ Leverage embedded Linux to build more affordable, profitable, consumer-centric products

¡¤ Develop higher-value software for connected consumer electronics

¡¤ Differentiate products through state-of-the-art design and user interfaces

¡¤ Discover what the industry¡¯s ¡°winners¡± will look like in five years¨Cand how to be one of them

The consumer electronics industry continues to grow at breakneck speed: from MP3 players to home healthcare devices, consumers are adopting new technologies faster than ever before. But most consumer electronics companies are struggling with razor-thin margins, or even losses. Their traditional business models simply aren¡¯t working anymore. In Irresistible! Markets, Models, and Meta-Value in Consumer Electronics, IBM¡¯s leading consumer electronic industry consultants reveal powerful new opportunities to profit¨Cand offer realistic advice for leveraging them.

Drawing on their experience working with innovators from Helsinki to Osaka, the authors and contributors introduce revolutionary On Demand Business models for improving profitability, and identify tomorrow¡¯s most profitable CE opportunities. They cover every element of success: technology, design, service, branding, channel strategies, and much more. Whether you¡¯re an executive or engineer, strategist or entrepreneur, this book will help you find your differentiators, focus on your key success drivers¨Cand become one of this industry¡¯s big long-term winners!

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