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how to be useful? ingmar de lange / mountview.nl @idelange

Useful brands by Ingmar de Lange. UBX Conference 2015, Munich

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how to be useful? ingmar de lange / mountview.nl @idelange

how do we avoid this?

1. user 2. brand 3. journey 4. organization

focus.

1. user 2. brand 3. journey 4. organization

let’s start with a classic.

think about what people do.

runshoe

ability

make them do it better.

motivation

run

ability

remove friction they experience.

motivation

run

there is always friction.

ability

make it seamless for them.

motivation

run

seamless is key for utilities.

seamless changes industries.

the possibilities are endless.

focus on what people do.

make that seamless.

in short: user.

1. user 2. brand 3. journey 4. organization

approach your brand differently.

1 2

why do people use your brand?

price speed

this is amazon.

its organization is aligned to these values.

its advertising budget was used for free delivery.

it offers fast purchases…

and even faster purchases…

and even fasterrrr purchases…

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why do people use your brand?

how to attract attention with your utility?

make your utility spectaculair.

-

!

there are three kinds of utilities.

+

-

!

your utility should be here.

+

tesla has spectacular brand utilities.

tesla has spectacular brand utilities.

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in short: brand.

simple spectaculair

1. user 2. brand 3. journey 4. organization

don’t try to do everything well.

customer journey

which part has the most friction?

customer journey

uber found a pain point.

focus your utility on this part.

use existing utilities for the other parts.

then grow your utility!

reach depth

use data for this.

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grow your reach.

grow your depth.

create a positive lock-in.

focus on friction.

use other utilities.

extend reach and depth.

in short: journey.

1. user 2. brand 3. journey 4. organization

so many ideas, where to start?

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focus on the 20% where you can make a difference.

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start with 6 months and the budget of 1 campaign.

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start small, but scalable.

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act like a corporate garage.

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where is the main bottleneck?

people culture

tools budget

pick your battles.

act like a start-up.

know your bottleneck.

in short: organization.

thank you! ingmar de lange [email protected] @idelange