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  • GM & the Implication of the Opposite

    Sometimes the harder you try, the worse off you are. Why is that? Branding can sometimes be like trying to pick up girls. It...

  • Why stop at HealthCare?

    If President Obama truly wants to be a revolutionary leader he should not overlook other major issues plaguing our people. After he installs nationalized...

  • The Pitfalls of Misdirected Packaging

    Never overlook the power and importance of packaging. It is the last chance for a consumer to say yes or no to your brand....

  • Bud Light: What goes around finally comes around

    First of all, was it really humor that built the Bud Light brand? No. Second of all, have Bud Light sales really fallen? No....

  • Why the shoes don’t fit at Amazon.com

      With its purchase of Zappos for $847 million, Amazon will get free shipping but is it the right acquisition for the e-commerce giant?...

  • The Demise of Dell

    The personal computer is one of the most important developments of the 20th century. Its importance as a product, category and industry continue today....

  • The Classic Mistake

    Pizza Hut is now selling chicken wings and pasta as well as pizza. Kentucky Fried Chicken is now selling grilled chicken as well as...

  • Can 17 million iPhone users be crazy?

    Can 17 million iPhone users be crazy? Probably not. Was I wrong? Probably so. The iPhone has developed a loyal, vocal and proselytizing fan...

  • The Strategy for Swift

    The Swift School The current mission of the Swift School is “to prepare children with dyslexia and related language-based learning differences to be successful...

  • The Situation at Swift

      The story of Swift. The Swift School is a non-profit school in Roswell Georgia that teaches students in 1st thru 6th grades with dyslexia...

  • When the going gets tough, get giving

    When the going gets tough, get giving. These are tough economic times for everybody, especially marketing agencies and consultants. When things were quiet for...

  • We Do More! Well Don’t.

    Anytime a brand's advertising slogan begins with"We do more than _____," you know the brand is making a major mistake. This is exactly the...

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