Case
in Point: Dantz Development's Retrospect Backup Software

Given
its 94% marketshare, Retrospect software had already dominated the Macintosh
backup market for over a decade. When launch plans for a new Retrospect
for Windows product line accelerated, I was asked to develop a new identity
and packaging system. My competitive analysis revealed that, unlike Macintosh
software, Windows products must literally sell themselves off the shelf,
and that best-selling software names were always self-explanatory. I proposed
and implemented a new naming system, then fashioned a fresh, hard-working
brand identity into Mac and Windows package lines for what would now be
known as Retrospect BACKUP.
Retail sales? From zero to $5mil in year one.

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