Strategy

Discounting’s Carbon Footprint – Part 1

Posted on Apr 16, 2013 | 1 comment

Although my wife and I are recycling and employing other green practices, I’m not a ‘green’ fanatic. While I’ve long lamented the inefficiencies that ‘sales’ and discounting engender, until now I’d never viewed those inefficiencies from the green perspective.  I was astounded at what I found.

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4K HDTV: A Step Too Far?

Posted on Apr 9, 2013 | 0 comments

Sony’s announcement of its smaller, more affordable 4K Ultra HDTVs raises a perennial question “How do you know there’s a market for this improvement?” At what point will consumers no longer be willing to pay for higher definition?

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How to Evaluate a Brand – Part 2

Posted on Mar 18, 2013 | 0 comments

My apologies for the technology blip last week.  For some reason the EverBank graphic didn’t appear in the initial email reminders to readers which makes it difficult for you to comment.

As promised I’ll share my thoughts with you in the form of responses to the questions I posed.  Here they are:

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How to Evaluate a Brand

Posted on Mar 12, 2013 | 0 comments

Headline – “EverBank completes branding overhaul.”  The following image appeared in the article.  I like the look, but wondered “What does it tell me about the EverBank brand?”

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More importantly, what can you learn from this rebranding effort?

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Selling Into Dead Markets

Posted on Mar 5, 2013 | 0 comments

 

I’m sure you’re wondering “Who in the world would do that?”  More people than you might imagine.  Here’s what triggered this post.

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