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Back to EpisodesSupplement Brand Innovation Models : Five Ways to Win a Crowded Category
Description
Most supplement founders think innovation means finding a gap nobody's filled. But an empty space in the market is usually empty for a reason. The brands that innovate well do the opposite. They find a category that's already winning and pick a smart angle onto it. In this episode, I walk through five ways to do that, ranked from least defensible to most. Product innovation and the delivery-system trap everyone runs to first. Formulation expansion and the claims arms race it can turn into. Category expansion, where merging two spaces resets the market's resistance and lets you be early again. Form factor, the format shift that wins on hope and adherence. And audience, the reposition that's the most defensible move of all because a real relationship with an underserved group can't be copied. Then I tie all five back to the four buying forces, because innovation that scales is always innovation that moves a force, and the clever stuff that moves nothing is why so many launches quietly die. Find the wave, pick your most defensible angle, and make sure it moves a force.
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