Once having come up with the idea, the next challenge is being able to communicate it across a broad array of branding channels, places where consumers experience the brand, the most important of which is the shopping environment.

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Yet the same barriers that make it a challenge for one entrepreneur to build software for a wide array of phones can provide an express lane for others.

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