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What we can learn from Xerox and brand failures

Company failed (and failed again) when it strayed from its established core position. The basic positioning principle applies regardless of the size of your business or whether you sell to consumers or other businesses.

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R.I.P., Jack Trout, and Thank You for Positioning

Jack Trout helped put Naugahyde under our butts and Betty Crocker back in our kitchens, but most of all he put positioning top of mind for generations of marketers from Canton to China. When we think positioning, we think Jack Trout Positioning.

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Positioning and Papa John's: Backstory of how positioning propelled pizza giant

Papa John’s had brand positioning, but didn’t know it until a chance conversation. Positioning and Papa Johns go way back. John Schnatter, the founder and namesake of Papa John’s Pizza, started making pies in an oversized closet in his family’s tavern.

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Supporting Local Business: Think outside ‘big box’

According to a recent report, Stark County’s population will continue to decrease, get older and have fewer dollars if our community stays on its current trajectory.

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Brand categories great for selling, lousy for unifying our world

The numbers are mind boggling. Our amazing brains are wired with 100 billion cells, which researchers have found on average send signals 10 times per second. Each brain cell connects to 5,000 other brain cells, which means every time a cell fires, 5,000 other cells receive a signal.

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The Death of Cookie Tracking Makes Way for Innovation

Advertisers have long been known for how well they accept change, pivot to new possibilities and adopt the newest technologies. There is not only an understanding of what’s out there now but also what’s on the horizon. The death of third-party cookie tracking is no exception.

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Yo Ho! Pirate Ship weighs anchor with brand distinction in a sea of sameness

Not long ago, I got an email from LinkedIn with a digest of “Top job picks for you. ” I’ve been at Innis Maggiore for over two decades and am not in the market to change that, but the first listing caught my eye.

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You Have Their Attention – Now Get Their Trust

Whether it’s as simple as a handwritten sign reading “Lemonade Stand,” or as complex as a Super Bowl commercial, attention marketing can be reduced to winning the gaze of the prospect. This challenge isn’t an easy one.

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When To Use Social Media Advertising

Google "social media advertising" and you will get all sorts of opinions on whether advertising in social media makes sense. One blog entry says that now's the time to start before it gets too crowded, and another says it's past its prime.

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The Moment Of Aperture Meets The Transaction

Consider this the abbreviated version of the buying cycle: a shopper wants things, even things she doesn't know she wants, and she seeks these things out or they seek her out as she goes about her daily life.

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