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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?
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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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2024 Super Bowl Ads Winners and Losers
If you read our “How to Critique Super Bowl Commercials” PositionistView article last week, you know we have a fairly critical eye when judging the commercials. Along with a crazy overtime Chiefs’ win, the ads also provided plenty of chatter at our watch party.
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Google Punishes (And Rewards?) AI-Generated Content
Over the past year, the presence of AI-generated content has exploded across platforms like Google, including everything from generative fill to social media posts to blog articles. With numerous programs available to users, plenty have benefited from meeting today’s content marketing volumes.
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Marketing to AI
My brother texted me the above screen shot, and it made me ponder the question: Who is the arbiter of truth? Are we really turning this over to machines to poll the world to see the majority opinion and publish it as “the truth”?
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