Advertising, Market Research
Actually … No … Before we go any further, this is not about whether the Nike ad was good or bad, or whether you support Kaepernick’s, or Nike’s, stance or not. It is about being sure you have enough data before creating your headline or article. The...
B2B, Consumer versus Hi-Tech, Marcom, Market Research, Positioning, Product Marketing, Public Relations, Social Media, Websites
In an earlier post, I took exception to Marty Cagan’s take on marketing in high technology industries. However, there is one point we do agree on, and that is most people in high technology marketing really don’t know what they are doing. As a result,...
Consumer Purchase Decision Model, Hi-Tech Branding, Market Research, Positioning
On the 30th Anniversary of the introduction of Macintosh, I thought it might be helpful to examine some of the reasons for Mac’s success and how close it came to failure. I was not at Apple, but I worked with them for over a decade and many of the details are...
Market Research, Social Media
You should be very wary of what you read about social media and how it is actually used. Recently, Pew Research released two “reports” that headlined a high percentage of users were getting their news from Facebook and Twitter. That’s why you need to...
B2B, Brand Equity, Hi-Tech Branding, Market Research, Positioning, Product Marketing
Why Every Company Should “Borg” Apple … If They Can If you are not a Star Trek fan, the title of this post might perplex you. The Borg were a fictional alien race which “assimilated” other species into their “hive mind” of...
B2B, Consumer Purchase Decision Model, Hi-Tech Branding, Market Research, Positioning, Public Relations
By now millions of words have been written about Apple’s new iPhones that were announced earlier this week and their stock got hammered (for now). But why? Over several decades, I have observed a key phenomenon … The market for a company’s products is not...
Brand Equity, Hi-Tech Branding, Market Research, Positioning
Preference vs Relevance Most companies in high technology industries struggle to compete against larger and often-more established rivals. Many of these might also be large companies seeking to move from being an OEM supplier to an established consumer or business...
