Here’s an easy question: did you listen to music on your phone or another streaming device in the last few days? How about a podcast? If you listened to one recently, you are a part […]
Category: Chapter 2 – Elements of Marketing Strategy; Planning; and Competition
Online Shopping in 2019
Just as a product’s placement in a grocery store affects purchases – “eye level is buy level” – brand’s must continue to fight for shelf space in online retail. MarketingLand updated it’s 2018 guide, which […]
The Paradox of Choice
We make an estimated 35,000 decisions every day; what to eat, wear, buy, think, say, where to go, who to sit next to, and so on. We face so many decisions that we can even […]
How Marketers are Using Analytics Technologies
Marketing executives are planning to spend more and more of their budgets on marketing technologies year over year. In 2018, CMOs budgeted 29% to mar-tech, up from 22% in 2017, making marketing technology the biggest […]
Kickstarting Demand
Crowdfunding has become the budding entrepreneur’s best friend. Sites like KickStarter, GoFundMe, Indiegogo, Patreon, and countless others make raising funds simple and easier than ever. The crowdfunding industry has grown from $564 million in transaction […]
I Can’t Get No Food Truck Tacos
Any music festival-goes knows that maintaining their body with fuel during the event is a chore. In the midst of planning out logistics for when to see your favorite bands (and when to get to […]
Vudu Magic
According to a report earlier this year, Walmart wants in on the digital video streaming game. Not only would this be yet another subscription video service in the booming industry, but it would also be yet […]
Shopping Insights on the Consumer Journey
The upcoming holiday shopping season is projected to exceed $1 Trillion for the first time ever. Although its share is on the decline, brick and mortar stores still represent the majority of holiday retailing at […]
Nike Dreams Crazy
Odds are you heard about Nike in some capacity last week. They announced their 30thanniversary Just Do It campaign, starring former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Odds are you’ve heard about him too – in 2016 […]
Global Branding: Guinness Plans to Open First U.S. Brewery Since 1954
There are not many beers that are quite as iconic as a Guinness. The Irish stout, which any beer aficionado knows requires a very particular pour in order for the “storm” or surge to settle […]
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