A glimpse into the minds of the Positioning Pioneers

  • Brands as rungs on the ladder of life. (April 2003)

    April 2003 One of the typical questions marketing people ask themselves is, What’s the lifetime value of a customer? Presumably a company benefits by...

  • Marketing is not communications.

    March 2003 A recent 5-page foldout magazine advertisement opened up with the following 39 attributes spread out over two pages: Renegade, fearless, unexpected, bold,...

  • Coca-Cola gets real.

    February 2003 Coca-Cola’s launch of its new “real” campaign represents a watershed moment in advertising history. The owner of the world’s most valuable brand...

  • The myth of never-ending growth.

    January 2003 “We have to grow the business” is usually the first public statement of a new CEO. Growth solve s all problems, goes...

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