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Think like a start-up when developing your company mission
Early and often over the history of this column our counsel has been about the importance of strategy in marketing our products and services and in the company mission. We say it often because it is so critical. It cannot be overstated.
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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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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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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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Internal Positioning Will Have a Staggering Impact on Your Brand
We tell our clients and prospects every day that their company's position is never some outlandish idea with little relation to who they are and what they're all about. It's really quite simple and, in fact, in the words of Jack Trout, it's almost always "obvious.
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Is Mobile the Future of Position Marketing?
The merits of mobile strategies to enhance a brand's position marketing have come more into focus these days. In the United States, smartphone ownership is rising dramatically, driven mainly by ever-dropping prices and the promise of new 4G networks. By mid-2011, 49 percent of U. S.
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‘New Coke’ Failure: Why decision was too far out to swallow
In spite of the fact that tests showed the new formula tasted better than old Coke, customers believed otherwise. The New Coke failure happened because Coke tried to be something it wasn't.
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Tendency to tinker your marketing business plan often too tempting
Sometimes the right thing to do is to do nothing, and that takes discipline. In marketing, as in investing, sometimes the right thing to do is to do nothing. But the tendency to tinker with your marketing business plan is often too tempting. Doing nothing is a decision.
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Combat strategies win wars and help gain competitive advantage in business
Business marketers must know how to play offense and defense, and when it’s best to flank foes. Combat strategies win wars and help gain a competitive advantage in business. The competitive nature of business is such that it’s understandable for business people to compare marketing to war.
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What we can learn from Xerox and brand failures
Company failed (and failed again) when it strayed from its established core position. The basic positioning principle applies regardless of the size of your business or whether you sell to consumers or other businesses.
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