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PLEASE stop here and feel welcome at my direct tv site. It has abundant information about direct tv internet, directv hardware and direct tv system. My aim is to make the most accurate information available to you as swiftly as I can. TiVo is just a DVR - How Direct TV and Others Packaged A Product for SuccessTiVo, the poster child of technological advancement for companies like Direct TV, is really nothing more than a middle-aged woman in a designer dress - with plastic surgery. The technology behind TiVo is really just a tweaked DVR, or digital video recorder. Other companies have it; but no other company has built as successful marketing package around their product as has Direct TV with TiVo.What is TiVo, um, I mean a Digital Video Recorder? Digital Video Recorders capture video in a way similar to old video recorders, but they do it digitally. Watchers can "pause and rewind live TV" because the speed and response time of DVRs, like TiVo, provide for a virtually seamless transition from live TV to recorded material. Based on user settings, up to 80 hours of television can be recorded. This can include your favorite show each week, or you can record everything you watch to make sure you don't miss anything. Remember, every DVR can do this, not just TiVo. The difference is the way Direct TV has partnered with TiVo and positioned it for success in the highly competitive market of satellite television and accessories. The true success of TiVo's marketing strategy lies in the fact that many people believe it is a unique product. With product lines in competitive markets, positioning and packaging is king. Direct TV touts TiVo in nearly every major marketing campaign they put together. They offer discount TiVo technologies to new customers who are willing to commit to a one-year contract. My guess is that if you have ever heard of Direct TV and seen any advertisement they have produced, you have been exposed to the TiVo name and features.Have You Ever Heard of Tevas? The three strap sandals that have come in and out of fashion over the last few decades are now known almost universally as "Tevas." Chalk up a point for the company Teva that created and marketed their sandals extremely successfully. When was the last time you had jello (actually a name brand of gelatin desert), or used a Kleenex (trademarked name for a tissue)? Do you ask for a "Coke" no matter what flavor of soda it is? The list goes on and on, including the most recent tendency to refer to all DVR technology as "TiVo."What are you going to do about it? If you own a small business or operate one out of your home, you might not be running your own unique product line. But if you do, what are you doing to package it and position it for success? Consider doing the following:
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