Geoffrey Moore, the leading high-tech guru, throws out old marketing ideas to clear space for the special realities of the high-tech market.
Geoffrey Moore makes the case that high-tech products require unique marketing strategies. His chasm theory describes how high-tech products initially sell well, mainly to a technically literate customer base, but then hit a lull as marketing professionals try to reach mainstream buyers. This pattern, says Moore, is unique to the high-tech industry.