competitive analysis

iPhone status

Say what you want about the iPhone… but ask yourself, how many phones are the subject of a whole page on the Forbes site?
iPhone detractors who point out that another phone has a better keyboard, or can be had with more carriers, or has great music capabilities, or a better camera, or can shoot videos [...]

Competitive analysis requires hard, cold honesty

A relatively tangential line of one of Maureen’s posts last week caught my eye:
There’s also an interesting rundown on their picks of the best brands for 2007. Lots of overlap with the best marketers - and some interesting choices: is Blackberry really a stronger brand than Apple, or is it that Apple is considered a [...]