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by John • October 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. Marketers, who work for the likes of P&G or Unilever, periodically check brand awareness and brand attributes to measure progress. So, why shouldn’t marketing investments in brand equity require the same accountability?
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Beauty Marketers: Best in Class. by John • August 15, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. The piece described a passionate marketing company who has believed in the power of advertising and branding for most of its 100 years. well, the marketer better be a disciple of the Church of Brand. Leadership.
by John • November 7, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 2 Comments. Because I had a few of the old cans in the refrigerator I conducted a side-by-side comparison through the eye of a marketer. Surely, I’m not the only marketer to see it this way. Human Resources. This Bud’s Not for Me. That’s right.
Praise and recognition: One of our basic humanneeds is to feel appreciated and valued. On a more optimistic note, there are many great leaders and organizational cultures such as Hyatt Hotels, Charles Schwab, Wegmans Food Markets and many more who have done much to inspire high engagement.
by John • November 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. But unlike finite measurements such as sales, market share, profit, stock price or market cap, momentum remains an intangible – a powerful one. Market share was responding but not profit.
by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Michael Jackson , the theme to “Billie Jean” and a phenomenal blend of marketing and entertainment drove the Pepsi brand to the pinnacle of contemporary culture. So, what are Pepsi’s marketers doing to revitalize it?
by John • April 18, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home.
Market(ing) Meltdown: Don’t Worry, Be Happy. by John • August 9, 2011 • Life , Marketing • 0 Comments. I’m going to admit at the outset that I’m not a stock market expert. In fact, I pay little attention to the daily moves of the market or the individual stocks in my portfolio. That is a marketing problem.
by John • November 13, 2011 • Branding , Life , Marketing • 5 Comments. On the first blanket is a large empty beer mug accompanied by the sign, “Why Lie, Need Beer Money.” They probably haven’t figured him for a good marketer. He’s making a living by following the 4 P’s of Marketing. Human Resources.
Brand Surgery – excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article. by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. The blemish is the abdication of strategic attention by the organization’s most senior marketing executives to the enhancement of brand equity. About John.
by John • September 19, 2011 • Branding , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. I retired from the CEO’s office in 1994 and from strategy and marketing consulting in 2008. Any marketer can play the social media game and do it well with the right concept – you don’t have to have the bank account of P&G or Kraft.
by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Leadership , Marketing , Strategy. Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership.
by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Steve Jobs managed to harness the resources of 49,000 employees to introduce and successfully market a slew of breakthroughs. Human Resources. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter.
Their marketing teams research everything to death. Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. The constraint in most of these companies is the fear of failure.
by John • May 23, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 3 Comments. Ironically, a great slogan’s constraint to longevity can be the boredom of the marketer. Marketers like change, but often they make change for change’s sake. I suggest the slogan has become generic to the market. Human Resources. Leadership.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. I was Nabob’s VP of Marketing, a 32 year-old disciple of an excellent turnaround CEO – a fellow by the name of Hugo Powell who eventually moved on to Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev ) as CEO. Human Resources.
by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. At that time, Bristol-Myers also marketed a slew of also-rans such as Ipana and Fact Toothpaste, Vitalis Hair Tonic, Softique Bath Oil and Mum and Trig Deodorant. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Old Brands. Last Stands. Where are they now?
Sensors are used to make products, infrastructure, and environments, more intelligent and more responsive to humanneeds. Sensors coordinate the activities of humans and machines as they work together, semi-automating business processes. Smart objects and wearable devices bristle with sensors.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
Kathleen and I go to the New Braunfels farmer's market nearly every Saturday morning. You can buy green eggs at this market. I sometimes wonder how long they continued to believe in it, or if any of them still do - ike our guy with the zany pickup truck at the farmer's market. There's always live music and a big crowd.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
Now I must admit that my Nabob Foods and Jacobs Suchard alumni would be the first to tell you that marketing occupied that prime piece of bone real estate. After all, I had come up through the marketing ranks. We do provide a people lens to decisions, and that is a needed lens. Marketing is important. Human Resources.
The giants dominated markets and gobbled up competitors; they also failed to cope with rapid change. The change-makers are small to medium size enterprises that either lead niche categories or are keen to knock the big guy from the top rung of a mass market. Human Resources. Did you like this? Share it: Tweet. Search My Site.
by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. At that time, Bristol-Myers also marketed a slew of also-rans such as Ipana and Fact Toothpaste, Vitalis Hair Tonic, Softique Bath Oil and Mum and Trig Deodorant. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Old Brands. Last Stands. Where are they now?
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Al thinks the stock market is pressuring the company for more top-line growth. Market share doubled, and the company went on to enjoy 15 uninterrupted years of earnings growth. Human Resources. Did you like this? Share it: Tweet.
When I teach my leadership and collaboration class to middle managers at the Canadain Marketing Association I say to them that the sociopath boss or colleague is a reality. Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. Search My Site.
by John • March 15, 2011 • Life , Marketing • 2 Comments. For starters, both of us blog about marketing, we scoff at the industry’s indulgent self-appreciation and we despise spin. ' I have joined Twitter in March this year and since realised how 'passé' is the Marketing unit I completed in 2009.
Below is a summary of how I helped five startups, three middle-market companies, and a business unit of a Fortune 300 company pivot for pandemic-influenced business settings. Being deprived of basic humansneeds that we naturally get from work, such as sense of connection, tribe, meaning, and purpose.
There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing.
by John • July 20, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing • 2 Comments. Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Leadership.
by John • March 7, 2011 • Life , Marketing • 0 Comments. One of my marketing managers recommended the company join Rick’s sponsorship group. The result: for the Man in Motion World Tour, $122,247 from Nabob Coffee; for Nabob Coffee, a staggering three-share point growth in national market share. Human Resources.
Social connection is a primal humanneed , as research has borne out. Put simply, communicate a Vision that inspires and unites people, Value people as human beings and not just means to an end, and give people a Voice to express their opinions and ideas. Photo by Online Marketing on Unsplash.
by John • April 14, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition. The natural competitive reaction is to join the discount fray and recover lost market share.
by John • July 24, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 3 Comments. Sometimes it is the marketers themselves that prematurely bring advertising campaigns to premature conclusions. Marketers operate in a dynamic world. It takes a tenacious marketer (or that marketer’s tenacious boss) to stick to a proven success formula.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
In today’s fast-paced market environment, the definition of insanity should probably read: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the SAME results. The real secret lies in the deeply humanneed to direct our own lives, learn and create, and better ourselves and our world. Change ceases.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humansneed a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.
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