Life or Death Direct Marketing

In the great world of marketing there are many subsets of practices and practitioners. Advertising, branding, promotions, public relations, and online marketing are perhaps the most widely known but there are lots of others. Theoretically they’re all concerned with...

Creating Something Out Of Nothing

At 5:45 last Sunday morning, I walked into the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on 53rd Street in Manhattan and joined the crowd getting ready to run the New York Marathon. I was amazed by the energy of groups of nylon-clad athletes waiting to head to Staten Island and the...

The Death of the Business Card

I’m sitting here in the mezzanine level of the Grand Ballroom in Collingswood, New Jersey, waiting for my turn to get up in front of the crowd and talk about Building Brand Value. It’s interesting to be in the balcony of this restored Scottish Rite temple watching the...

What’s hotter, a Ferrari or a Toyota?

Back in March I wrote about how Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer by not delivering on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai and Kia cars are cheaper, we don’t mind. If a Toyota is passed...
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