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Focus key to our Stark County economy

Whether local leaders who are mustering up an initiative to reverse our community’s economy will succeed depends largely on the resources at their disposal, the degree to which true collaboration is achieved and the quality of their ultimate plan.

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An authentic positioning lesson from the soda formerly known as Coke

Labels are for cans, not people. It's a nice sentiment any way you cut it, and Coke would have us believe it thinks so, too, by dropping its name from the can.

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Five Influencer Marketing Tips for 2023

Influencer marketing is nothing new. In fact, it dates to the 18th century. But it’s evolved greatly, and you may need an influencer marketing agency to navigate the new reality. Today, influencer marketing is the word on the street throughout the social media world.

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Market Positioning and the Context Filter: Stanley vs. Kodak

In a recent planning session for our 50th anniversary events, I was surprised to learn that our senior project manager had specified a Stanley mug for our kickoff celebration swag bag. I’m a Yeti fan, so this choice raised my curiosity. I might have even expected Hydro Flask.

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Super Bowl Advertising Effectiveness: winners and losers

Silly and sentimental. Advertisers play it safe this year.  

According to Nielsen, 51 percent of viewers prefer watching the Super Bowl commercials to watching the big game itself.  

Super Bowl advertisers are known for using Trojan horse strategy to slip their ad messages inside our gated minds.

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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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Every business should be building an economic moat

When investing in a company, Warren Buffett looks for those who are building an “economic moat. ”

The term is apt. Just as a watery moat protects a castle, building an economic moat is the protection a business gains by virtue of its competitive advantages.

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Top four marketing trends for 2020

Marketers are advancing into the new Roaring '20s as technology innovations continue at warp speed to power the ways in which we interact with our customers. To remain competitive — to retain and grow your customer base — it's imperative to assess and adjust your marketing activities.

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Nike's campaign with Kaepernick brilliant

Nike just did it. We were taught in business school not to mix the brand with politics. Conventional branding wisdom says it would be brand suicide.

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Advantages to being first

One of the easiest ways to be remembered is to be first. Do you remember who was the first person to fly solo across the North Atlantic? Charles Lindbergh, of course. But who was the second? He was Bert Hinkler, considered a better aviator than Lindbergh.

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