Today I deviate a bit from standard protocol and write about MBA teaching. That’s because I just saw a great ft.com interview featuring the Ross School’s Dean Alison Davis-Blake. She had an important message: Business schools must change their tactics for MBAs to get jobs.
Ever thought about why there is a nicely decorated table in every Pottery Barn? Objects have been traditionally marketed through the marketing mix using the four Ps to make products more appealing to consumers. However, objects can be more than something that is leveraged through product, price, promotion and place.
Once upon a time, the process for creating a record breaking band was very simple: find a talented artist, release an album, get it into heavy radio rotation, reach platinum sales, and stage a world tour. In 2014, however, for the first time in history, only one artist reached platinum sales: Taylor Swift.
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.
Poets & Quants has published its "40 under 40" list and, somehow, they listed me as well - along with some stellar marketing colleagues including Kathleen Vohs, Harikesh Nair, and Nina Mazar. Thank you Poets & Quants and congrats to the other 39 colleagues!
http://poetsandquants.com/2014/02/12/the-40-best-b-school-profs-under-40/
