A glimpse into the minds of the Positioning Pioneers

  • Squawk Box

    Do you get up early? Well if you don’t set your TiVo to catch the beginning of Squawk Box on Monday moring around 6:10...

  • The More Expensive Side of Wal-Mart

    Have you seen the news? Wal-Mart is going to show us its more expensive side. http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/032206dnbuswalmartlab.7b6ef28.html In Texas, Wal-Mart opened a new store today...

  • The classic 1-2-3

    Strategy is strategy. Tactics are tactics. A strategy should never change. Tactics should be changed frequently to adopt the new ideas, new concepts, new...

  • Al Ries is the cover story

    Congratulations Al! You are the cover story in this week’s Marketing News magazine. The Art of Al Ries. From his position, Ries looks at...

  • Alta is for skiers

    Jumping on the hot new trend is not always the right marketing move. Take snowboarding, the hottest thing in winter sports. At most mountains...

  • Apple put all the chips on white

    It seems they are everywhere, iPods, Razrs, and Howard Stern. Brands with huge momentum and strength. And competing against them seems impossible. How does...

  • Starbucks and kid tunes? Oh my.

    The most important thing in my morning is my coffee. I love and need coffee, especially after a night when my baby and my...

  • Super Bowl Losers

    Go Daddy Now if you read my blog you know that I love the Go Daddy brand but just can’t stand the advertising. Last...

  • Super Bowl Champions

    Budweiser Another Super Bowl and another blowout by Budweiser. If only Budweiser could just keep this kind of advertising focus the rest of the...

  • Branding is the key to success

    I write to you from 30,000 feet on my way home from an 8-day trip across India. Al and I did a series of...

  • Brand Winner & Loser of 2005

    Winner: Razr The Razr is the only cellphone is focused on being a phone. It is small, sleek, stylish and selling like crazy. Since...

  • Just Open Your Eyes

    I have been reading a lot of Dr. Seuss these days. With a three-year-old boy, it is required reading. One particularly funny story is...

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