Why Shift from Red to Blue Oceans?

The World Is Changing And It’s Affecting Everything We Do

Dramatic shifts in technology and the global marketplace are having a profound impact on organizations. Whether they operate in the private, public or non-profit sectors, organizations of every stripe in every continent need to rethink the way they do business. Organizations can no longer afford to build a strategy on existing environmental and industry conditions, but instead shape them in their favour.

Supply Is Overtaking Demand In More And More Industries

As technology continues to improve industrial productivity, suppliers are producing a greater range of products and services than ever before.

The result is that supply is overtaking demand in more and more industries, leading to greater commoditization of products and services.

As brands become more similar, people increasingly base purchase choices on price, leading to shrinking profit margins. And so it becomes harder for brands to differentiate themselves, leading many companies to compete principally on cost.

The Need For Creative New Solutions

Healthcare, education, financial services, energy, the environment, and the government – these industries and sectors matter to every one of us.

Yet, as demand continues to grow, budgets diminish and pressures increase. Now, more than ever before, the players in these and other industries and sectors need to find creative solutions – a shift in thinking that achieves innovation at lower costs.

The Rise Of New Global Players

Companies from China, India and Latin America are changing the economic landscape. They not only represent oceans of new demand. They are also competitors with global ambitions as big as any American, European or Japanese company.

In addition, players from all corners of the world can participate in global markets through the internet at low cost.

To stand apart in these overcrowded markets, you need to be creative through value innovation.

A Global Shift In Future Demand And Growth

The big emerging economies – China, India, and Brazil – are not like the developed economies the world has counted on in the past to consume its goods and services. The new, developing markets are the product of low, but rising, per capita income for very large populations. To respond to the huge potential demand in these countries, companies need to offer affordable goods and services. These same populations also have increasing access to the internet, mobile phones, and TVs with global channels that raise their sophistication, demands, and desires. To capture these increasingly savvy customers’ imaginations and wallets, companies need to offer both differentiation and low cost.

The Influence Of The Internet And Social Networks

The surge in social network sites, user-driven content, and internet ratings have become ubiquitous around the globe, shifting the power and credibility of voice from organizations to individuals. Today’s buyers broadcast their opinions, and share their experiences on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and elsewhere online.

Standing out in this new environment means doing things differently. You can’t afford to be another me-too offering when your competitors have the same access to huge audiences online.