From the Desk of The Professor

Mindful Marketing, The Grateful Dead & Self-Actualization

Some people are doomed to live in a bubble of their own making. Certain political parties and politicians might come to mind, as may some ...
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Positioning Is Dead!

Redefining USP as “Unique Selling Personality” Focus, focus, focus. That’s what I like to hammer home to both my clients and graduate marketing students when ...
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Storytelling And The King Of Car Wash Parts

I was invited to a Fourth of July party at the home of a friend’s girlfriend’s sister’s boyfriend a few years ago. (Following me so far?) ...
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Target & Wal-Mart Go On A Diet: Better Choices, Fewer Empty Calories

There’s too much stuff. Too many retail outlets, too many products, too many brands and way too many line extensions. How many Gaps do we ...
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Ellie Kemper Transforms Buick

“Storytelling” is all the rage in marketing these days, to the point where it’s become a cliché. While the term is probably evoked in every ...
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2016: The Year Of Less

Life is like my golf swing. The more I simplify, the better it gets. I feel this with every fiber of my being and my ...
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