Robin Patrick is a former colleague of mine with a brilliant marketing mind, particularly in the new digital media space. So I thought I would ask Robin to share some thoughts with the Maloney on Marketing community on his latest fascination: Mobile. Enjoy!

Demonstrating ease of use is critical in accelerating diffusion of innovation. The hottest innovation at the moment is of course the Apple iPad, and fortunately for Apple, its Innovator customers are demonstrating how easy the iPad is to use for them, by giving it to their toddlers, filming the results and loading it to YouTube.

Last year as part of my Masters degree, I wrote a paper on why iPhone adoption will be faster in Australia than the US. Key to this claim was diffusion of innovation theory, to which I introduced a new concept titled The Newton Ball Diffusion Acceleration Effect.
In the year since developing this concept, I have been responsible for several new product launches, that have all been successful way beyond expectations due to another theory that I have developed on how to accelerate diffusion of innovation.

I am now ready to share this secret with you, it is called Accelerating Diffusion of Innovation: Maloney’s 16% Rule.

Chris Gayner is the Global Marketing Manager at the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) based in London, UK. He is also a good mate of mine and a thought leader in the B2B social media space, so I asked him to share some of his knowledge with the Maloney on Marketing community. Enjoy!