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The
Executive Connection SM
a publication of The Virtual Executive
Coach SM
"Vision + Accountability = Success!"
www.virtualexecutivecoach.com
September, 2009
In This Issue:
1. Preview
2. Executive Summary
3. The Battle of the Smartphones
4. Helpful Hints
1. Preview
The Executive Connection explores the creative and analytical
process of business development, team-building, and executive
development. We are an interactive community of executives
and small business owners who desire to network with like-minded
high-performance executives to enhance our knowledge,
skills, and aptitudes in the competitive business world.
Published monthly, the Newsletter offers coaching suggestions
around the topics of: business development, financing,
marketing, networking, incorporations, mergers, human
resources, governmental regulations, and tax laws. Topics
are presented from the perspective of Keith Barton and
represent only his ideas on creating and running your
business.
Because we are an interactive community of executives
and business owners, other viewpoints are welcomed and
may be printed in future monthly newsletters with permission
from Keith Barton.
2. Executive Summary
September, 2009
Dear Executive Connection Subscriber,
This month's newsletter features: The Battle of the Smartphones
3. The Battle of the Smartphones*
It's that time of year when Fortune unveils its list of fastest growing companies.
Heading the list is Research in Motion (RIM) from Waterloo, Ontario which has produced a
phenomenal ROI of 45% each year for the past three years and 84% last year. You may not
recognize the company but you've heard of the BlackBerry that President Obama and everyone
else in the world carries with them to stay connected. Its newest product, The BlackBerry
Curve, is now the top selling Smartphone in the U.S., rivaled only by the Apple iPhone.
The founders, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis share the CEO job (a most unusual management
approach). The extroverted Balsillie is the freewheeling marketer who will talk your ear off
while the introverted Lazaridis shies away from the limelight. In 2006, Nokia owned the
Smartphone market with 49% with RIM sharing just 7%. In 2009 Q1 RIM jumped to 20% at Nokia's
and others' expense, with Nokia losing 8% and all other phones losing 9%. Since the launch of
the Apple's iPhone, RIM's quarterly sales have tripled from 1.1 Billion to 3.4 Billion.
Over the last ten years, RIM has sold more than 65 million phones to 28.5 million subscribers.
BlackBerry has made the switch from business to consumer phone with the addition of its Messenger
a hit among teens. In 2013, Smartphones will comprise 20% of the total phone market. With Dell's
introduction this year of the Pre on the Sprint network, the revitalized Palm may make some inroads,
but my money's on BlackBerry to control the phone market.
Demographics separate the legions of iPhone and BlackBerry consumers. Three-fourths of BlackBerry
users received their phone from their boss, while Apple has its 50,000 App features. Business Apps
include Excel spreadsheets to review budgets and then email to the boss, while Apple has a huge
game library. BlackBerry users do not pay a fee to break a contract while Apple users don't like
any carriers, preferring the cool Apps BlackBerry users prefer to email while flying, while Apple
users prefer Twitter.
The top five Apps with BlackBerry users are:
- Vlingo Plus
- Calorie Tracker
- Memory Booster
- The Flashlight
- Uno
Apples top five Apps are:
- Camera Zoom
- Bookworm
- Cartoon Wars
- The Price is Right
- Ragdoll Blaster
The marketing approaches are different for the top two Smartphone companies: Apple
has hitched its train to AT&T while BlackBerry affiliates with all carriers to make
individual Apps.
RIM has begun to tackle Nokia's hold on Europe by forming partnerships with 475
carriers in 160 countries. Going global is the next big wave for Smartphones.
BlackBerry plans to get into the social networking business with the success of
Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. The teen market is booming with MP3 with a plasma
phone screen, camera, GPS, games, and Facebook Apps. BlackBerry now has App World,
a virtual storefront that collects most BlackBerry Apps in one central location.
App developers keep 80% of what they sell on BlackBerry (Apple developers only receive 70%).
* Jessi Hempel's How BlackBerry Does It, in Fortune's August 2009 issue, page 92.
Helpful Hints:
- What Smartphone do you use and why?
- What is your favorite App? Does it increase work productivity or your fun quotient?
- Do you think Netbooks (smaller laptops under $200) will hurt the current Smartphone market? If so, why?
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About Keith Barton, Ph.D
Dr. Barton received his Ph.D. in 1972 from the University
of Texas at Austin and has been a practicing therapist
for over thirty years. He is a graduate of MentorCoach
and is accepting new clients.
He has been an adjunct professor at the University of
South Carolina, consultant to Fortune 500 companies in
executive development, founded and managed Texas Community
Living Ventures, Inc., in 1986 for providing group home
services to persons with mental retardation. Keith founded
and has been running a clinical practice in Northwest Houston since 1990.
He writes part-time with the goal of completing one novel
a year. His desire to coach others derives from his passionate
interest in helping others become attuned to their creative
powers of storytelling.
Dr. Barton has training in coaching, cognitive and family
therapy and health psychology. He has published articles,
made presentations and conducted workshops about:
Small Business Development
Employee Wellness Programs
Anxiety and achievement
Stress management
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Leadership styles
Core values in the workplace
Executive Development
High-performance groups
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