A revolutionary new system for generating the next big marketing ideas and opportunitiesAccording to Philip Kotler, the widely acknowledged "father" of modern marketing, and Fernando Trias de Bes the marketing techniques pioneered in the 1960s and '70s have worked too well. Fierce competition among products with little or nothing to distinguish one from another, along with modern product positioning and targeted marketing techniques, have led to increasing market segmentation. If the trend continues, individual market segments soon will be too small to be profitable. In Lateral Marketing, Kotler and Trias de Bes unveil a revolutionary new model to help readers expand beyond vertical segmentation and generate fresh marketing ideas and opportunities.Philip Kotler (Chicago, IL) is the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Fernando Trias de Bes (Barcelona, Spain) is the founder of Salvetti & Llombart whose clients include Pepsico, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Nestlé, Credit Suisse, and other top corporations.

Introduction.1.The Evolution of Markets and the Dynamics of Competition.1.1 In Consumer Packaged Goods, Distribution Concentration Has Increased Greatly.1.2 The Number of Competitors Has Been Reduced, but the Number of Brands Has Strongly Increased.1.3 Product Life Cycles Have Been Dramatically Shortened.1.4 It Is Cheaper to Replace than to Repair.1.5 Digital Technology Has Provoked a Revolution in Many Markets.1.6 The Number of Trademarks and Patents Is Increasing.1.7 The Number of Varieties of a Given Product Has Increased Radically.1.8 Markets Are Hyperfragmented.1.9 Advertising Saturation Is Reaching Its Highest Levels, and the Fragmentation of Media Is Complicating the Launch of New Products.1.10 The Capacity of Obtaining Space in the Mind of the Consumer Has Been Reduced.Conclusion: Markets Are Much More Competitive.Summary.2.Strengths and Weaknesses of Traditional Marketing Thinking.2.1 Needs Identification as the Starting Point.2.2 Mark et Definition.2.3 Segmentation and Positioning as Competitive Strategies.2.4 The Development of the Marketing Mix: The Only Thing That Is Seen.Summary.3.Innovations Originated from Inside a Given Market: The Most Common Way of Creating Innovations.3.1 Innovations Based on Modulation.3.2 Innovations Based on Sizing.3.3 Packaging-Based Innovations.3.4 Design-Based Innovations.3.5 Innovations Based on Complements Development.3.6 Innovations Based on Effort Reduction.Summary.4.Innovations Originated Outside of a Given Market: An Alternative Way to Create Innovation.4.1 The Case of Cereal Bars.4.2 The Case of Kinder Surprise.4.3 The Case of 7-Eleven Japan.4.4 The Case of Actimel, from Dannon.4.5 The Case of Food Stores inside Gas Stations.4.6 The Case of the Cyber Café Concept.4.7 The Case of "Be the Godfather of a Kid".4.8 The Case of "Big Brother" TV Contest.4.9 The Case of Huggies Pull-Ups.4.10 The Case of Barbie.4.11 The Case of Walkman.Summary.5.The Need for Lateral Marketing to Complement Vertical Marketing.5.1 Basis of Vertical versus Lateral Marketing.5.2 How Lateral Marketing Works versus Vertical Marketing.5.3 Effects That Lateral Marketing Provokes in the Markets versus Vertical Marketing.5.4 Source of Volume.5.5 Situations Where Each Type of Marketing Is More Appropriate.5.6 Responsibility of Creating in the Markets.Summary.6.Defining the Lateral Marketing Process.6.1 Lateral Marketing Definition.6.2 Logic of Creativity.6.3 Similarities between Humor and Creative Thinking.6.4 Importance of Understanding the Logic of Creativity.6.5 The Three Steps of Lateral Marketing.6.6 Final Outputs of the Lateral Marketing Process.6.7 Examples from Chapter 4 under the Lateral Marketing Framework.7. Lateral Marketing at the Market Level.7.1 Change of Dimension as the Most Practical Technique.7.2 Dimensions to Be Changed: Concept and Examples.7.3 Connecting the Product with the New Dimension.7.4 A Complete Case: Proposing a New Business Concept.7.5 Ancillary Techniques for Displacing the Market Level.8. Lateral Marketing at the Product Level.8.1 Philosophy behind Applying Lateral Marketing at the Product Level.8.2 Dissection of the Product.8.3 Selecting the Entry Doors.8.4 Applying Lateral Displacements: Concept and Examples.8.5 Connecting a Possible Market with the New Product.8.6 The Product May Need to Be Adjusted.8.7 A Complete Case: The Double-Decker Car.9. Lateral Marketing at the Marketing Mix Level.9.1 Effects of Lateral Marketing at the Mix Level.9.2 Lateral Marketing for Diversifying Our Marketing Mix: "Taking the Mix of Other Products".9.3 Lateral Marketing for Finding New Marketing Mix Formulas: The Rest of the Lateral Displacements.9.4 The Product May Need to Be Adjusted.9.5 A Complete Case: Steel Shops.10. Implementing Lateral Marketing.10.1 The Three Systems of an Innovative Company: The Gary Hamel Model.10.2 Next Step: Managing the Whole Process.Appendix: Quick Reminder of the Lateral Marketing Framework.Index.