Archive for June 2009
Top 6 – June 2009
An economist, finance executive, and marketer walk into a PWYW bar. The finance executive says: “With pricing like this, how can this bar stay open?” The economist looks around and sees a customer paying and says: “That guy is irrational.” The marketer replied: “Perhaps, but he is predictably irrational, and therefore reliably profitable. Now, who…
Read MoreMulticultural Marketing: A Misunderstood Concept and Untapped Business Strategy
Newly released census figures show that the nation’s minority population has reached 102.5 million people, or one in three Americans. This burgeoning population—and the buying power it represents—makes effective multicultural marketing imperative for businesses to succeed. Yet many firms in our businesses community lack both a clear understanding of these diverse consumers and a disciplined approach to investing in and managing multicultural marketing. So, how can companies begin or improve multicultural initiatives?
Read MoreSuccess in Social Media
How is success in Social Media defined? Is it an input-equals-output argument? Can expenditures by companies in this area be justified? With so many individuals and corporations unable to attach logic to the concept, let alone the possibility of payoff, how does the use of the Social Media translate into black ink on the balance sheet? These are the questions imposed on businesses that seek to advance and flourish in the Internet Age
Read MoreIf a Business Lets You “Pay What You Want”, Could It Survive?
Come into most executives’ offices and say “I have a great promotional idea: Let’s let customers pay what they want. It will be great!” and your career there is all but over. Yet, experiments recently demonstrated that it was great, and more specifically, it was great for profits. How can this be?
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