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2013 Super Bowl Ads: A Contrarian "PositionistView"
Despite Super Bowl XLVII's historic 35-minute third-quarter blackout, the Big Show of Super Bowl advertising, what actor Bob Odenkirk's character in the Samsung Galaxy ad calls "El Plato Supremo!" went off with nary a hitch. "El Plato Supremo!" is Right.
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Choosing an Effective Positioning Slogan
Wisconsin-based privately held Johnsonville Sausage is a positioning winner. What does Johnsonville stand for? Sausage. What kind of sausage? All kinds. Breakfast, turkey, chicken, pork, beef, apple, garlic, brats, Italian, cheddar, maple, smoked, snack, and everything in between.
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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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Brand a place like Canton: We can score big if we go all in
Canton and the National Football League have been the perfect pair for nearly 100 years, the peanut butter and jelly of the sports world. Pro football is in our DNA.
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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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Commitment to Customers Drives Davies Drugs to Good Health
Independent local pharmacy does “little things” right; free delivery, multi-dose packaging add great value for customers. Steve, Matthew and Michael Fettman learned a great deal about operating a pharmacy — and life in general — from their father, David A. Fettman.
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Taste Keeps Canton Coming Back to Johnnie's Bakery
Local bakery’s made-from-scratch treats with zero preservatives separate it from the crowd; hard work and dedication keep business rising. Baking has been in the Berkshire family’s blood for nearly 75 years. Jim Berkshire, owner of Johnnie’s Bakery, grew up in the bakery’s Canton location at 109 Wertz Ave. NW.
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Great Food & Amazing People Help Kozmo's Win the Hearts of Massillon
Local restaurant prides itself in being just different enough; Offers upscale environment with reasonably priced food. Not many people have the good fortune of being business partners with great friends while having the opportunity to work with family every day. Rick Taylor knows he’s blessed.
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The Next Fifty Years of Positioning: the 2020s and Beyond
Where do you go when you’ve already experienced an inflatable billboard and an erasable man; hospitals, MEDsquads, flowers, and funerals; the first chicken that tastes like chicken served with the first cottage cheese with fruit inside; from spray tans and car washes to dust control and hazmat protection; pasta sauce,…
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Crisis positioning: Enhancing your image
A crisis can be the undoing of a company. Crisis positioning can also be handled professionally and soon forgotten. Rare is the crisis that actually enhances a company's reputation and position. Many PositionistView® readers remember the 1982 cyanide-in-the-Tylenol crisis.
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