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Brand Meaning: Can a Brand Change Its Spots?
Famed Apple Stores leader and Silicon Valley wunderkind Ron Johnson thought so. He swept in as JC Penney's new CEO with celebratory bravado. He promised to change the stodgy brand meaning to a younger, hipper and more upscale image. Seventeen months later, JC Penney's board fired him.
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Trump Aside, HP's Problem Is Botched Brand Positioning
Ever since the second Republican debate, Trump has railed on rival Carly Fiorina, claiming "The Compaq computer deal," made when Fiorina was CEO of HP, "was one of the worst deals made in business history. " HP was guilty of botched brand positioning.
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Repositioning a Brand: JCPenney showed brand reinvention can stretch only so far
The fortunes of JCPenney in recent years have ebbed and flowed (ebbed, mostly) in a manner that has become a textbook case about the folly of reinventing a brand with little regard to the position it already owns. This shows the challenges behind repositioning a brand.
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Differentiation in Business: A marketing lesson from Mickey Mouse
Winning brands are desirably different in consumers’ minds. Differentiation in business is what helps them win.
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Living the Life of a Positioning Consultant
There was a time when advertising and PR agencies not only wanted to be marketing partners with their clients, but they actually were. In a 2008 Advertising Age article, positioning consultant Al Ries said, "An advertising partnership should operate in much the same way as a marriage partnership.
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Did Jaguar Commit Brand Suicide?
I’ve been asked about a couple dozen times now, “What did you think of that Jaguar ad?” My response is always, “Well, it’s interesting…” and I stop there because most people have already formed their opinions, and it’s typically, “It’s awful.
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Brand Extension: Mayo move spread Heinz too thin to win
It happens every time I give talks here and around the country on brand positioning and brand extension. Rather than using PowerPoint presentations, I use products as props.
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K Carpet & Rug Gallery Handles Stark County's Needs, From the Floor Up
Hard work and a customer focus have led to more than 50 years of steady success for Stark County's leading flooring specialist. K Carpet & Rug Gallery, at 4611 Everhard Road NW, has Stark County covered. Literally. Well, at least its floors.
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How to Market During a Crisis
The Chinese word for “crisis” is frequently cited for its use of two Chinese characters signifying “danger” and “opportunity. ” In other words, “never let a crisis go to waste. ” Capitalizing on our current opportunity is good marketing strategy, but it’s dangerous when you copy everyone else.
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Competitive Positioning: Wal-Mart vs. Target
Times are topsy-turvy and one of the great reversals can be seen in the world of retail. And a lesson in competitive positioning is left to be learned. While Wal-Mart, the largest company in the world, has always dwarfed rival Target in size ($406 billion in annual revenue vs.
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