Yesterday’s New York Times’ article, Apple’s Game Changer, Downloading Now, was a fascinating read. I’m not knowledgeable enough about the technology behind mobile apps to evaluate the story as a representation of the programming and development challenges and opportunities of all the different companies. But I found it a provocative report on the different brands’ […]
Recently several manufacturers have announced that they are initiating an e-commerce business. I’m not sure of the motivations behind these moves but it seems to be a growing trend. Although many manufacturers have been offering direct sales for many years through their own e-commerce sites, it seems we’re seeing a new surge of interest in […]
Last week I had the honor of guest-leading a session at the University of California-San Diego. Although the class was about news-writing, the instructor wanted to spend a day focused on brands and so she asked me to do a brief intro to brands and then lead the group in a brand management exercise. It […]
An open memo… To: Richard Block, VP Marketing, Haier America From: Someone Who Really Wants to See Haier Succeed Subject: How to Grow Haier Into a Household Name […]
Why do brands that have a strong point of differentiation not position themselves on it?? Quizno’s serves a case in point. […]