“Of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.” – Sun Tzu
Attacking is the 6th A in Pink Goldfish strategy. It involves identifying the weaknesses in your enemy’s obvious strengths. Fighting them with the strengths that are hiding in your apparent weaknesses.
CASE IN POINT: Online dating
Shouldn’t you be trying to help people find “the one” forever with a dating app? Or you can attack the competition like Tinder. Tinder uses simple profile photos to help people hook up with someone tonight. They don’t help people find “the one” forever. Finding Mr. or Mrs. Right takes time and energy. Tinder helps people find Mr. or Mrs. Right now.
Bumble is similar to Tinder, but attacks them by using the Pink Goldfish strategy of withholding. Men can’t initiate matches. Former Tinder VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe Herd created Bumble in 2014 by opposing previous dating norms.
She breaks it down:
“There’s only one significant thing that separates Bumble from Tinder. On Bumble, girls hold all the power.”
The app puts women in charge. Only they can initiate a conversation with a match, and if it doesn’t happen within 24 hours, the match expires. Is it working?
Yes. The Bumble IPO made the Wolfe Herd the youngest self-made billionaire at age 31.
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