{"id":27290,"date":"2021-02-19T09:06:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=27290"},"modified":"2021-02-22T21:18:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T01:18:19","slug":"a-niche-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/a-niche-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost Revenue With a Niche Market and a Purple Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/niche-targeting-strategy\/\">targeting a niche market<\/a> improve your sales? What are the steps for creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/a-purple-cow\/\">a Purple Cow<\/a> product in a niche market?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no foolproof plan to get a Purple Cow every time. The very nature of the Cow prevents that. But if you tap into a niche market and create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/remarkable-product\/\">remarkable product<\/a>, it will attract people who are passionate about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to learn more about creating a Purple Cow in a niche market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Take a Different Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of trying to make better technology for how people normally behave, <strong>see if you can encourage people to change how they use your product in a way that makes your product work better.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is exactly how Schindler Elevator Corporation shot to the forefront of the elevator market. Elevators aren\u2019t your average product. They\u2019re extremely expensive and have a niche market. Elevator companies used to compete by establishing relationships with agents using dinners and golf outings, but Schindler Elevator Corporation created a Purple Cow for elevators by identifying a problem and coming up with a remarkable solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem was that elevators were inefficient. They would make many stops on their way up and down a building as people got on and off in a disorganized fashion, wasting time while people in the lobby grew more and more frustrated waiting for their own elevators. Schindler\u2019s solution was to develop a pre-sorting system where everyone keys in their desired floors to a central control panel. A computer then figures out the most efficient way to get everyone where they\u2019re going, and tells the passengers which elevator to take. <strong>Rather than improving the product itself, Schindler improved how people use it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of their Purple Cow, Schindler is now known by practically all purchasing agents and will always have a leg up on their competitors no matter how much advertising those others do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tapping into a Niche Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Something remarkable will attract the people who are passionate about it. <\/strong>Passionate customers are the most valuable ones; people who will not only buy your product, but will spread it to others with the same interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the US has a subculture of people who are passionate about hot sauce, and always looking for hotter ones. It is obviously a niche market as there isn\u2019t a huge market for sauces too spicy for most people to handle, but that hasn\u2019t stopped dozens of such sauces from coming out and turning profits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare that to mustard, which many more people use, yet few companies <em>only <\/em>make mustard. They can\u2019t sustain themselves on mustard because people aren\u2019t passionate about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This second part seems obvious, but <strong>sell people what they are in the mood to buy. <\/strong>Whether they\u2019re passionate about it or not, people will buy something they need. To use that fact to your advantage, first figure out who your customers are\u2014who\u2019s on the left side of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/idea-diffusion\/\">idea diffusion<\/a> curve in your niche market? Figure out a problem those people have, then sell them something that solves it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Altoids realized that young people who weren\u2019t smoking wanted something to do with their hands and mouths. Altoids advertised specifically to a niche market by targeting cities with chic slogans and imagery. Then, in a second stroke of brilliance, they designed their tins to encourage sharing: The wide open top and strong smell attracts new customers on its own. The product <em>is <\/em>the marketing. Thanks to expertly targeted ads and a Purple Cow of a container, Altoids were a huge success and turned major profits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Not a Plan, but a System<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The bad news is that there\u2019s no foolproof plan to get a Purple Cow every time. The very nature of the Cow prevents that\u2014something created using a predictable formula would, by definition, not be a remarkable Purple Cow. <strong>However, there <\/strong><strong><em>is<\/em><\/strong><strong> a system, and it\u2019s all about pushing boundaries. <\/strong>There are only two steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Ask yourself and your team where the edges of possibility are.<\/strong> Go back to your 5 Ps of marketing (whichever 5 you like to use), and figure out what would happen if you took each P to its extreme. Also research what your competitors are doing, and how close to each edge they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, consider Price. Perhaps you could give away your product for free. That would certainly be extreme and remarkable, though probably not good for your profits. Note that you won\u2019t necessarily <em>go <\/em>to these edges!<strong> <\/strong>This is just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-brainstorm-effectively\/\">brainstorming<\/a> exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Next, figure out which edge will give you the results you want.<\/strong> What will attract people\u2019s attention and get them to purchase your product or service? <strong>Finding the right edge to go to is how you create a remarkable product.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could you make your product\u2019s design so exceptional that it markets itself, like the new model of the VW Beetle? 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