But it lacks the refinement
of established competitors.
This is to say nothing
of established competitors like Fox Searchlight, which put out best - picture winners like Birdman and 12 Years a Slave, or fellow newbies Broad Green Pictures and Bleecker Street.
Not exact matches
As a rough — and perhaps unfair — comparison with a much more
established competitor, PayPal's transaction efficiency ratio is 30 percent: It spent $ 1.2 billion on transaction costs in the first six months
of 2015 to process $ 3.9 billion
of payments.
But it's also the case that large,
established providers can design and develop aggregated solutions that are right in their wheelhouse and then help to amortize and distribute some
of their own investment by licensing or otherwise making these tools available to others in the marketplace — including many
of their own customers and even in some instances
competitors.
«We're very much focused on the opportunity that Ticketmaster is not focused on,» says Tamara Mendelsohn, Eventbrite's vice president
of marketing, referring to an
established competitor that sells tickets for large events.
Firmer proof
of its staying power can be found in how seriously big,
established competitors like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are taking it, and in the large number
of startups hoping to eat some portion
of Slack's lunch.
While building a social media following can be very difficult, one way to speed up the process is to tap into a fan base that is already
established - that
of your
competitors.
Nevertheless, from non-existent to first against a group
of well -
established competitors in just over a decade, with Mattrick presiding over the last half
of that?
While two
of its
competitors are looking to sell their business, privately owned mining contractor Byrnecut Mining is diversifying its activities by
establishing a new engineering and repair business in Pinjarra.
Firefox,
of course, is the Web browser that has
established itself as the one serious
competitor to Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) utterly dominant Internet Explorer.
«We had a lot
of doubters at the beginning for the idea that a startup could attack an
established business where the
competitors are behemoths.
There is nothing in this plan that is entirely unique or completely different from what has already been proven to work in our space; our innovation is grounded in intelligently blending a lot
of «best
of» elements in a way to outperform
established competitors.
Consider that from a performance perspective, HYGH has outperformed its massive, well -
established nonhedged
competitors this year, registering the lone gain for the year
of the three.
But the growth
of Novell and local area networks created new opportunities, which the
established, first - generation
competitors, engrossed in traditional products, couldn't easily take advantage
of.
Unilever's AXE burst out
of nowhere in the US several years ago and
established itself as a formidable
competitor in the men's market for years with its Maxim - like dose
of sexy women, strange irreverent ads and double entendres («cleaning dirty equipment»).
Using numerous examples from Fortune 100 down to solopreneurs, Horowitz and Levinson demonstrate the right ways to
establish genuine Green credibility, and take advantage
of the incredible marketing power this commitment provides you: building partnerships that turn customers, suppliers, nonprofits, and even direct
competitors into marketing agents for you.
Perhaps the most differentiating factor for Sandblock from its
competitors is that it already has an
established group
of partner firms across market niches, a list that continues to grow.
Technology and personal gadgets are not going away, and a computer maintenance business can turn a very healthy profit while still beating the prices
of larger, more well -
established competitors.
The disruptive effect that tech companies tend to have on existing industries and
established competitors increase the liklihood
of threats like lawsuits.
Some
of these companies, such as Airbnb and Theranos, now have valuations almost as high as their
established public
competitors, e.g. Marriott and Quest Diagnostics.
This applies to game theory in the group thought that
establishes the commonality, «If I have a black - hat link profile and my
competitor has a black - hat link profile, we can only all go down in flames, so likely none
of us will».
Similarly, railroads and utilities and master limited partnerships build up large infrastructure that is either protected from competition due to having a regulated monopoly, or it simply would be self - destructive for a
competitor to try to copy, like building a new set
of railroad tracks right alongside a
competitor that can't get enough traffic to justify its costs since there's already an
established route there.
Apart from the difficulty
of competitors gathering in a spirit
of mutual trust to save the commons, there is also the danger that one existing
competitor will not agree, or that a new company will see an opportunity to take advantage
of the restraint
of the
established ones.
Along with the good it does for others, maintaining a strong positive presence in the community is important for Mark's Pizzeria to
establish itself in a sea
of competitors, Crane says.
«It's basically supporting the growth
of our business,» he says, adding that the company has
established a strong niche between large
competitors and smaller, regional players.
Some
of our
competitors, including some
of our «better burger»
competitors, have significantly greater financial, marketing, personnel and other resources than we do, and many
of our
competitors are well -
established in markets in which we have existing Shacks or intend to locate new Shacks.
Some
of our
competitors have significantly greater financial, marketing, personnel and other resources than we do, and many
of our
competitors are well -
established in markets in which we have existing Shacks or intend to locate new Shacks.
To succeed in the virtual world, you have to stay ahead
of your
competitors and exceed those already
established a name for themselves in the online world.
South Coast Winery Resort and Spa has been named California State Winery
of the Year a record four times, surpassing
competitors from much older and more
established regions like Sonoma and Napa.
MALIBU, CA (July 23, 2015)-- Preeminent young chefs representing six
of the most exceptional restaurants in the United States have been named as
competitors in the eagerly awaited 2016 Culinary Masters Competition,
established and hosted by the international luxury lifestyle authority Robb Report.
WWE is also
establishing a WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal to showcase the other
competitors not in a singles match, which will be part
of the event's preshow.
«The Decisions on the Rules
of Golf authorize a committee to correct an incorrect decision before the competition has closed, and they
establish that where a committee incorrectly advises a
competitor, before he returns his scorecard, that he has incurred no penalty, and then subsequently corrects its mistake, it is appropriate for the committee to waive the disqualification penalty under Decision 34-3/1.»
It's one already being put into action by a suite
of less - celebrated and more
established competitors to the new company.
The study also included the reverse
of the earlier colonization history, allowing the
competitor bacteria to
establish themselves in microcosms before introducing the P. fluorescens.
Previous reports have
established that a significant percentage
of sports
competitors show signs
of heart muscle injury and cardiac abnormalities after prolonged exercise.
While this success may seem like a foregone conclusion, given the
established cachet
of the Vogue brand and the sheer scale
of the Chinese market, it is worth remembering that the title was a late arrival to the once isolated country, when compared to
competitors like Elle, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar.
Despite its considerable feature set LearnUpon still falls short
of some
of its longer
established competitors.
A recent article on the future
of universities by The Economist (2014) states, «The universities least likely to lose out to online
competitors are elite institutions with
established reputations and low student - to - tutor ratios.»
That ambitious plan is key to her broader aim
of establishing Success as what the network describes as a «catalyst and national model for education reform efforts,» and a legitimate citywide
competitor to the incumbent public school system.
«Rebranding is a marketing strategy in which a new name, term, symbol, design, or combination thereof is created for an
established brand with the intention
of developing a new, differentiated identity in the minds
of consumers, investors, and
competitors Often, this involves radical changes to a brand's logo, name, image, marketing strategy, and advertising themes.
«We have more electrified vehicles on the road than any
established competitor and are committed to expanding our activities in the field
of electric mobility,» commented Harald Krüger, Chairman
of the BMW Board
of Management.
Flagship
of its current sedan fleet, the mid-size Maxima is Nissan's answer to
established European sport / luxury
competitors, as well as an alternative to the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
In residual value retention, ALG rates Genesis» 36 - month residual value higher than both its Asian and domestic competition, while Equus residual values exceed its well -
established European
competitors after three years
of ownership.
In terms
of dynamics, performance, luxury, and feature availability, the CTS is a strong
competitor to more
established upper - line models in the premium - midsize segment, with a bold design character that stands apart from its European rivals.
Having joined the Chevrolet lineup for the 2015 model year, the Trax crossover has been carrying its weight rather well —
establishing the brand as one
of the first
competitors in the rapidly - growing subcompact (B - segment) crossover space.
It simply had to suffer the consequences
of arriving late at the crossover party - an already crowded room - where more
established competitors are writing the laws
of the game.
Both cars look to challenge the
established compact sporty sedans; to do so effectively they'll need to carve out different identities from each other — despite sharing most
of their hardware — and from their
competitors.
There are
established prices
of books across the board, which helps small shops compete with the big chains, but also allows overseas
competitors to flood the market with cheap digital alternatives to the higher priced printed variants.
Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's debut novel is as dreamlike and as filled with potential horrors as one
of his movies: Photographers Naomi and Nathan are lovers and
competitors, but Cronenberg
establishes early on that their two plotlines will not meet for a long time.
Also, Magzter is up against the likes
of such
established competitors like Apple, Google, or Zinio, though the obvious advantage with Magzter is that it has a pan world presence.