As a startup or an SMB, the issues of “centralized” branding and global marketing are not even on the radar. But, as companies get bigger, the natural tendency is to centralize the global marketing function. Whether it is L’Oreal, Procter &...
The Cults of Perfection and SecrecyA couple of days ago (Sept 28) both the US Intelligence and Apple did something simultaneously and quite counter cultural: they both admitted that they had made mistakes. Both the US intelligence and Apple have a history of not...
Over the last ten years, what are the two most inspiring business successes out there? Great, enduring but how copiable? I would imagine that in a poll, in the Western world in any event, the two most common answers would be Apple and Google. What do you think?...
In the “old” world, we were in a push environment. The only thing that counted was the product. The battle was for share of shelf space in a confrontation between distributor and brand. And, in on the television, we had (especially in countries like...
A book I wish I had written! “Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead” (Amazon). Talk about a book that I wish I had written. As a long time fan of the Dead (“Deadhead”) and a travelling businessman, I feel like my involvement with the Dead...