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Recommendations for Average Marketers from Google

Scott Motyka wrote 4 days ago: Google has a think tank dedicated solely and exclusively to its brand development. Such resources ar … more →

Tags: Chapter 17: Integrated Marketing Communications, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, Google creative lab, Marketing environment, Marketing Recommendations

It Isn’t Just Actors Stealing the Show: Dealing with Piracy of a Popular Televised Series

Scott Motyka wrote 1 week ago: The production costs for HBO’s massively popular fantasy series Game of Thrones are reportedly among … more →

Tags: Chapter 03: Marketing Ethics, Chapter 05: Consumer Behavior, Consumer Behavior, DVD Sales, game of thrones, HBO, Marketing environment, marketing ethics, Michael Lombardo

Adding Dieticians to Supermarkets and Turning Grocery Stores into Wellness Providers

Scott Motyka wrote 3 weeks ago: Increasing numbers of supermarkets now feature a new type of employee who floats among aisles, offer … more →

Tags: Chapter 12: Services: The Intangible Product, Chapter 15: Supply Chain Management, Chapter 16: Retailing and Multichannel Marketing, Channel Management, dieticians, Grocery Stores, Retailing, Services

Recommendations for Mobile Marketers: The 2013 Mobile World Congress

Scott Motyka wrote 1 month ago: In response to the general worries about how to continue earning—or even increase—strong revenues as … more →

Tags: Chapter 07: Global Marketing, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, Global Marketing, Marketing environment, Mobile Marketing, mobile world congress, Telefonica

Netflix Seeks to Ensure Customer Loyalty Among the Very Youngest Consumers

Scott Motyka wrote 1 month ago: Netflix has had a rough decade so far. Beset by increasing competition from Amazon, Apple, and cable … more →

Tags: Chapter 08: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning, Chapter 11: Developing New Products, Targeting, Marketing, Netflix, Segmentation, Marketing environment, New Product Development, Disney

NASCAR and the NRA: A Match Made in Heaven or a Sponsorship Muddle?

Scott Motyka wrote 1 month ago: In signing a sponsorship contract with the National Rifle Association (NRA), the organizers of the T … more →

Tags: Chapter 03: Marketing Ethics, Chapter 08: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning, Gun Sponsorship, Marketing, Marketing environment, marketing ethics, NASCAR, NRA, Positioning

Bucking Some Trends: The 2013 Super Bowl Ads

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: In a game marked by some remarkable firsts—the first brother-to-brother head coaching game, the firs … more →

Tags: Chapter 18: Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Pro, advertising, Budweiser, Dodge, Go Daddy, Jeep, Marketing, Oprah, Paul Harvey

When Misfortune Favors Sales: A Rotten Flu Seasons Means a Rosy Sales Outlook for Clorox

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: The 2012–2013 flu season was a rough one, as health care providers—and anyone who missed their chanc … more →

Tags: Chapter 09: Marketing Research, Marketing, Clorox, Marketing environment, Marketing Research, flu

Dish Networks Wants In: The First Steps Toward a Smartphone Shaped Like a Satellite?

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: As a satellite service provider, Dish Networks has enjoyed great success and taken advantage of some … more →

Tags: Chapter 11: Developing New Products, Chapter 06: Business-to-Business Marketing, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, Marketing, AT&T, smartphone, Mobile Marketing, Dish Networks, Verizion

Shared Ads: The Top Viral Campaigns of 2012

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: Perhaps better than nearly any other indicator, changes in the world of viral advertising signal the … more →

Tags: Chapter 05: Consumer Behavior, Chapter 18: Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Pro, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, advertising, Marketing, Social Media, Top 10, viral campaign

Starting the Year with Predictions: Business and the Economy in 2013

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: Everyone knows it’s dangerous to make predictions—and even more risky to write them down for others … more →

Tags: Chapter 09: Marketing Research, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Market research, new year

Promising Service without the Screaming: The Planet Fitness Approach to Gym Memberships

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: It’s the start of a new year, which is always a great time for gyms. People make resolutions to get … more →

Tags: Chapter 09: Marketing Research, Chapter 12: Services: The Intangible Product, Gym, Marketing, new year, Services

The Blurry Line Between Advertiser and Content Provider: A Lexus-Sponsored Food Channel Show

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: In the early days of radio and television, corporate sponsors of entire shows were a common sight. E … more →

Tags: Chapter 01: Overview of Marketing, Chapter 02: Developing Marketing Strategies, Chapter 18: Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Pro, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, advertising, Lexus, Marketing, Marketing environment, marketing strategy

Labor Strikes, Austerity, and the European Union: The Post-Crisis Economy

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: As history books tell us, labor unions came into being to counterbalance the overwhelming power of e … more →

Tags: Chapter 07: Global Marketing, austerity, Economy, european union, Global Marketing, Marketing, Marketing environment

Putting Babar and His Family on Parade: A Promotional Campaign for an Old Childhood Friend

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: A royal figure’s 80th birthday seems a likely cause for celebration—even, or perhaps especially, whe … more →

Tags: Chapter 10: Product Branding and Packaging Decisions, Branding, Marketing, Marketing environment, Babar

Moving in Both Directions: Apple Introduces Both Smaller and Upgraded iPad Versions Nearly Simultaneously

Scott Motyka wrote 3 months ago: For its past several iterations, Apple’s iPad has just kept getting clearer, more technologically so … more →

Tags: Chapter 11: Developing New Products, Marketing, Apple, iPad, kindle, ipad mini, Nexus 7

Why Shopping Will Never Be the Same4 comments

Scott Motyka wrote 5 months ago: Retail experts believe that the current retail environment will change dramatically in the next 5-10 … more →

Tags: Chapter 16: Retailing and Multichannel Marketing, online shopping, Marketing environment, Retailing

Abercrombie & Fitch Losing Its Edge4 comments

Scott Motyka wrote 5 months ago: Abercrombie & Fitch was once one of the edgiest brands in America; its controversial catalogues … more →

Tags: Chapter 10: Product Branding and Packaging Decisions, Chapter 16: Retailing and Multichannel Marketing, Branding, Retailing, Abercrombie & Fitch, marketing enivronment

A List of Influence: The Retail Customer Experience Top 1002 comments

Scott Motyka wrote 5 months ago: A report published by a retail group each year provides a listing of stores, sellers, ideas, people, … more →

Tags: Chapter 01: Overview of Marketing, Chapter 09: Marketing Research, Chapter 3 (New 4e Chapter): Social and Mobile Marketing, Amazon, Apple, Customer experience, Marketing environment, Marketing Research


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