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Advertise Responsibly®
After a recent lecture at Grove City College, a discerning student asked me the following question, “Do you ever find yourself losing sleep at night because of a marketing campaign you created that conflicted with your morals?”
My answer was easy and without hesitation. “No.
The Good Bad & Ugly of Bed Bath & Beyond – Positioning in Business
The other evening, my wife and I were discussing the recent bad news about Bed Bath & Beyond. Bemoaning the fact that this time it probably is the end (bankruptcy usually is), she ran to the store to get the last of a few products she typically buys there.
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Bud Light Violates Core Positioning Principles
Set the politics aside. Forget your values for just a moment. Bud Light’s marketing fiasco reminds us that violating positioning principles can cost you a lot more than advertising dollars.
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Jack Trout On Tiger Woods & Buick
On April 29, 2009, nearly seven months before Tiger Woods' auto accident and subsequent personal troubles, almost five hundred business and marketing executives gathered at the John S.
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When Brian Williams lies, you pay the price
There is a story behind the story in the Brian Williams false-reporting scandal. Crisis PR has played a role. NBC's credibility and the viability of the news anchor's return after a six-month suspension is the main story we're all seeing and hearing.
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Sharpen your focus for marketing magnificence
Smart marketers recognize they become stronger when they focus and reduce the scope of their activities. As powerful as the sun is with trillions of kilowatts of energy, the oceans aren't boiling. A laser, with only a few watts of energy, can drill a hole in a diamond.
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The Pendulum Of Brand Change
Vision without execution is hallucination. Your strategy determined and decisions made, it's time to execute. Turning the vision into reality, Business Strategy and marketing is where things can fall apart. Americans elected Barack Obama, then eight years later elected Donald Trump.
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2012 Super Bowl Ad Survey Reveals Readers Liked Car, Truck and Flower Ads
Today we send out a hearty "thank you" to all of our positioning friends who read and responded to Lorraine Kessler's excellent analysis of the best (and worst) Super Bowl TV commercials, and especially to all who commented and voted in our 2012 Super Bowl ad survey.
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During Crises, It’s More Important Than Ever to Support Local
Without the support of all of us, many local businesses we know and love could be gone following the COVID-19 pandemic. Much information has been shared about coronavirus disease 2019, also referred to as COVID-19. Some of that information is true, and some is speculation.
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Trout's Seven 'Abouts' Shape Marketing Strategy
Marketing strategy is first about finding your difference, then finding the best way to get your differentiating idea into the minds of your prospects and customers. The explosion of choice for the consumer is the direct result of the explosion of competition.
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