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Jack Trout and Positioning: Legacy is brand success strategy

Jack Trout’s counsel to 500 Ohio business leaders in 2009 rings as true today as it did the day he delivered it. Times like these, he said, are opportunities for companies and brands.

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Niche Up for Success

With a GDP of nearly $20 trillion and a citizenry accounting for more than a quarter of the global household consumption, the United States is inarguably the most hyper-consumer economy in the history of the world. Hyper-consumerism begets hyper-competition. Hyper-competition is the No. 1 problem facing marketers today.

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FedEx's Strategic Positioning Concept Absolutely, Positively Disrupted

FedEx founder Fred Smith wrote an economics paper while at Yale. The paper was about his idea to make an overnight delivery service more efficient by using the "hub and spokes" concept. His professor told him that it would never work and gave poor Fred a C.

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Super Bowl XLIX Special Edition - Inflated Expectations for Super Bowl Branding?

There were no inflated expectations as far as the game went on Super Bowl Sunday. Deflated Seattle fans notwithstanding, the game delivered. There were no close calls, however, in choosing the best and worst of this year's Super Bowl branding ad lineup.

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Barack Obama's New Media Fundraising

The story of Obama's success is very much a story about new media fundraising.

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Nimbleness, Quality Fuel Growth at Premier Building Solutions

Stark County manufacturer has expanded three times since forming in 2008; Company setting itself up for continued growth in 2019 — and beyond. Some companies struggle to find buyers interested in their products and services. Massillon’s Premier Building Solutions never had that problem.

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Find your brand positioning: Play your Cs to win in marketplace

Do you ever feel like you’re throwing a wad of spaghetti against the wall and hoping some will stick?

That is no way to win in the marketplace. The business with the right strategy and the commitment to carry it out inevitably will win.

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Airport Positioning: CAK on the Attack

Each edition of this publication, PositionistView®, highlights a noteworthy accomplishment or (more often) a stunning positioning "swing-and-a-miss" of a big brand. We choose big brands because they're easily recognizable and relatable. This edition focuses on airport branding and more.

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Generational Marketing: How can brands reach Gen Z?

Brands have always been focused on tailoring their approaches to various demographics, among them being generations. From messaging to tactics, brands must crack the generational marketing code for every demographic to achieve the best results.

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2024 Super Bowl Ads Winners and Losers

If you read our “How to Critique Super Bowl Commercials” PositionistView article last week, you know we have a fairly critical eye when judging the commercials. Along with a crazy overtime Chiefs’ win, the ads also provided plenty of chatter at our watch party.

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