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Jan 26, 20222 min read
Aliens in Your Systems — Distributors
EkaLore defines Aliens as Category Killers, enterprises that invade from a completely different marketplace and upend short-circuiting...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 25, 20222 min read
Aliens in Your System - Manufacturers and Suppliers
EkaLore defines Aliens as Category Killers, enterprises that invade from a completely different marketplace and up end the traditional...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Aliens in Your Systems #3
EkaLore defines Aliens as Category Killers, enterprises that invade from a completely different marketplace and up end the traditional...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 19, 20221 min read
Aliens in your System #2
This is the second in a series about how Alien Invaders (as defined by EkaLore) affect different market players - Buyers/Consumers,...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Aliens in Your Systems - #1
In 2021, EkaLore started a series of posts introducing the concept of Aliens: Category Killers, who invade from beyond the relevant...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 11, 20221 min read
Paper is expensive, said the Alien
In India, where regulatory and courtroom actions continue between Reliance, Future Retail, and Amazon, hourly billing rates at large firm...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Alien Invader Defends Against Indian Company Legal Attacks
Amazon’s Alien Invasion into the USD $1T Indian retail sales market (via a hookup with local Future Retail, Ltd) is being countered with...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 6, 20222 min read
India Challenge Part 3 — Up Close
This is the final part of a three part post about challenges to the India’s enterprise businesses. India risks being left behind as...
arnoldkwong7
Jan 5, 20222 min read
India Challenge — Part 2
In our previous post, we explored systemic challenges to the outsourcing industry in India. This post discusses challenges and successes....
arnoldkwong7
Jan 4, 20223 min read
The Indian Challenge
Aliens change the future of technology in East Asia EkaLore has written about the changes as Amazon and other technology-focused...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Batteries Not Included — Alien Invaders in a Global Market
Three events focus attention each year on a key global products market – childrens’ toys, estimated at $32B (2020, no video games). The...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 16, 20211 min read
An Alien has Already Landed #3
If you haven’t read the first two posts in the series, you’ll appreciate this more if you read them first. Find them here at:...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 15, 20211 min read
An Alien has Already Landed #2
In our 1st post, we talked about Aliens that hide in plain sight. We began the tale of FujiFilm’s move into the pharma world. Today we...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 14, 20211 min read
An Alien has Already Landed?
Sometimes Aliens hide in plain sight. In previous releases, EkaLore described Alien Invaders that disrupted profits, then widened market...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 9, 20211 min read
Counter Attack #5 - Conclusions
Our series - Counter Attack - How to defend against Alien Invaders laid out 4 defensive strategies: • Leveraging Regulatory Barriers to...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Counter Attack #4 - Geography and Workforce
Outsourced manufacturing or foreign market joint-ventures can be applied to cut the cost advantages of an Alien Invader. Eliminating...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 7, 20211 min read
Counter Attack #3 — R&D
The previous post outlined regulatory barriers that could be used to counter Alien Invaders. This post focuses on bringing R&D forward to...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 2, 20211 min read
Counter Attack - Defending Against Aliens #2
Post #2 Regulatory Barriers to Slow Aliens The first post outlined 4 areas where companies could make changes to counter Alien Invaders....
arnoldkwong7
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Why Pfizer's COVID Vaccine is a Business Success
Recently, the CDC broadened its recommendation to qualify all adults in the USA for the Covid-19 booster. Pfizer will celebrate a...
arnoldkwong7
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Aliens May Be Closer in the Mirror Than They Appear - Part 2
In our last post, we explained that Alien Invasion is not just a local phenomenon, it’s global. This post focuses on an Alien Invasion in...
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