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Accelerating Customer Adoption at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Harvard Business Review

Whether your goal is to tap this enormous, underserved market for a revolutionary new product, or to impact as many people as possible with a novel healthcare intervention , the question is the same. They encourage viral marketing through early adopters. For example, the drip irrigation we sell has an average six-month payback period.

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How to Better Manage Your Company’s Utility Bills

Harvard Business Review

Utility bills in major markets have been consistently increasing faster than inflation and are forecasted to continue to do so. ” In 1989, Amory Lovins coined the phrase negawatt to describe power saved through conservation or efficiency measures. We believe that this view is quickly becoming obsolete.