Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space
“Blue Ocean Strategy” argues that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a bloody red ocean of rivals fighting over a shrinking profit pool. Based on a study of 150 strategic moves (spanning more than 100 years across 30 industries), the authors argue that lasting success comes not from battling competitors but from creating “blue oceans”— untapped new market spaces ripe for growth.