So, here we are in Part 2 of this case study in irregular competition, a case study that focuses on Change.org. If you haven’t read Part 1 and you wish to do so before proceeding on with this second part, then please click here to go to “Change.org Is a Formidable Irregular Competitor – Part [...]
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Richard Telofski is a competitive strategy analyst. Specializing in anti-corporate activism, he examines the actions of "irregular competitors" (i.e., activists and NGOs) and how those organizations impact business from within online and offline media.  |
Change.org. That’s the focus of this case study in irregular competition. Before we begin, do you need a definition of “irregular competition?” If so, please click here. Introduction Ready? Who is Change.org and what do they do? Well, to help define them, let’s start with a passage from their own About page (accessed January 28, 2010): Today as citizens of [...] In the digital world, most everyone keeps their eye out for what will be the “next big thing.” Usually it’s a technology, either hardware or software. Lately Google’s been hitting it hard and heavy on the forecasted next big thing stage, Google Wave and Droid. But I’ve been thinking lately that the next big thing in [...] Today I came across an interesting idea in World Out of Balance by Paul Laudicina. Yes, I’ve mentioned this book before. It’s been a while since last mentioned and that’s because I’m reading it slowly. This one I read while I Nordic Track in the morning, so I might do only about ten pages at [...] By now the controversy of Climate Gate (climategate) is well-publicized and even starting to simmer down somewhat. Simmer down in the media that is, but perhaps not in the hearts and minds of those deep in the fray and on either side of the issue. Perhaps at this point, the global warming activists are licking their [...] An opinion article about childhood obesity and activism recently appeared in the The Daily Camera, the daily newspaper for Boulder, Colorado. The article was written by J. Justin Wilson, who is the Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Consumer Freedom, (CCF) a nonprofit coalition supported by restaurants, food companies and consumers to promote personal responsibility [...] |
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