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Tesla's Chief Driver of Success: Masculinity

Tesla's Chief Driver of Success: Masculinity

Sensible man-of-action heroism as an experience.

Emotional Branding and Cause-Marketing: The Ideal Partnership

Emotional Branding and Cause-Marketing: The Ideal Partnership

It is that time of year again, and we are not talking about Christmas. It is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Then will come Movember, with thousands of men around the world growing moustaches to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues.

What Gives Red Bull Wings? Creating a Successful Market-Oriented Organization

What Gives Red Bull Wings? Creating a Successful Market-Oriented Organization

There is no question that from its inception, Red Bull has been an extremely special company. (Thompson, Rindfleisch, and Arsel 2006) at every touch point. But that’s not all; Red Bull takes a market-orientation and customer experience design approach, radiating the brand from the inside out. 

What's Inside a Tesla Battery, Sociologically?

What's Inside a Tesla Battery, Sociologically?

Fill it with meaning, not energy.

'Alex from Target': Can I Do This With My Brand?

'Alex from Target': Can I Do This With My Brand?

As #alexfromtarget is fascinating the Internet and creating a ton of brand buzz for Target, marketers may be asking: Can I do this with my brand? The answer lies in marketing's knowledge about diffusion and market creation.

Zombie Brands: The Science Behind Undead Market Icons

Zombie Brands: The Science Behind Undead Market Icons

When companies and products die, their brands often live on. From Napster and Pan Am to Woolworth and Mister Donut - zombie brands abound. They have been resuscitated, redefined, or kept alive by unusual means. However, zombie brands are not all made from the same cloth. Some are brought back as nostalgic fashion icons, others have been sustained by passionate fans. Yet others simply continue exist in other parts of the world or in our imagination.

When Brands Banter: Designing Doppelgänger Images

When Brands Banter: Designing Doppelgänger Images

From stories about Walmart as a corporate villain and pink slime at McDonald’s to jokes about Starbucks as “Starsucks” and Apple’s Bendgate. A brand’s meaning is not only created by the brand’s owner but rather by multiple stakeholders including journalists, celebrities, bloggers, activists, scientific experts, and consumers.

Why Brandy Melville Should Listen to Its Plus-Size Fans

Why Brandy Melville Should Listen to Its Plus-Size Fans

Brandy Melville offers fashion for "diverse California girls." And in Brandy Melville's opinion, this diversity is reflected in one size: small. "I don't think it causes a negative effect on the body image of any one of our shoppers because anyone can come in the store and find something. At other places, certain people can't find things at all." 

Teaching Consumers How to Rationalize on Your Behalf

Teaching Consumers How to Rationalize on Your Behalf

Focus group: Why are you using Botox? I use Botox because it’s so much cheaper and more effective than makeup, but also less painful than plastic surgery. Right? Probably wrong.

Re-envisioning Marketing: One Assemblage at a Time (Schulich Spotlight on Research 2014)

Re-envisioning Marketing: One Assemblage at a Time (Schulich Spotlight on Research 2014)

For Schulich Marketing Professor Markus Giesler, marketing is not the art of satisfying consumers. It’s the art of assembling markets. Is this why some of the world’s most successful companies are adopting his breakthrough approach? A journey into the world of market systems.