My answer to this question started off as a tweet, but once again, the density of thought (see MW post DENSITY OF THOUGHT) required by the twitter medium escaped me. Forgive me. First of all, some perspective. We should acknowledge that very successful companies often experience [...]
I hate it when truth gets in the way of a good story. I recently had a long and interesting chat with the senior marketing person at Audi Canada during the period I wrote about in an Oct 5th post on this blog. Now I need to revise my [...]
Marketing gurus and practitioners are constantly talking about how vitally important it is to project a consistent brand image. And it is. Everyone understands this best at the literal level, which has resulted in the creation and enforcement of corporate or brand identity guidelines. These can [...]
I’m embarrassed to admit I was never a fan of the Seinfeld show, despite the fact that I admire its phenomenal success. For some reason, I never sat through a complete episode. I’m sure if I did, I’d be hooked like most of North America [...]