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Test, learn, tweak to formulate business strategy
Learning to write and solve equations is the foundation of formal education for many of us. There are thousands of equations and formulas that guide work in many industries, from making special alloy steel to building spacecraft that can travel to the end of our solar system and beyond.
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Positioning and Papa John's: Backstory of how positioning propelled pizza giant
Papa John’s had brand positioning, but didn’t know it until a chance conversation. Positioning and Papa Johns go way back. John Schnatter, the founder and namesake of Papa John’s Pizza, started making pies in an oversized closet in his family’s tavern.
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Walking line between corporate social responsibility, social division
We care more today about supporting companies whose values are aligned with our values. Corporate social responsibility is important. The reason might be due to the power of social media. Maybe it’s what matters most to millennials. Maybe it’s where we are moving as a society overall.
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Lots to learn from the hedgehog and the fox
To understand the spiny hedgehog and the sly silver fox, we must go back nearly three millennia. It started with a verse from 7th century BC Greek poet Archilochus: “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows only one big thing.
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Positioning in Digital Marketing: Start with positioning to win online search
In the 1970s, Jack Trout and Al Ries first coined the term “positioning” for use in the field of marketing. It made an immediate impact, and nearly a half-century later, the term has become ubiquitous in the business world.
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Sears' saga found in snowblowers
Former Sears executive Steve Goldstein was so shocked when he found snowblowers for sale at his company’s Miami store that he wrote the book, “Why are there Snowblowers in Miami?”
That is but one of myriad anecdotes in Sears’ 120-year history, yet it reveals much about the thinking of those who…
Old-Fashioned Approach Still Works for Adam’s Men’s Clothier
Friendly faces, quality products, on-site tailoring and competitive prices make store Stark County’s men’s clothing king. Adam Goldman took a shot at opening his own men’s specialty clothing store 26 years ago. The lessons he’s learned serve him well today.
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Harrison Paint Thrives on Making Others Look Good
Company’s products protect and beautify surfaces throughout the Midwest; new Belden Village design center showcases products. When brothers and business partners Mark and Patrick Lauber heard of the opportunity to take over Harrison Paint in 2000, it seemed like a perfect situation. There was just one minor issue.
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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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Advertise During a Recession?
Fast-food giant McDonald's made a critical choice during the early 1990s recession that ultimately resulted in a loss of market share: McDonald’s chose to not advertise during a recession. Spending by consumers was declining, and the fast-food sector was hit particularly hard.
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