... are draining the very lifeblood away from < /b> brands Brands are being bargained, belittled, bartered and < /b> battered Instead of being brand-asset managers, we are committing brand suicide through self-inflicted ... through brand managers But Larry Light, a < /b> brand expert, doesn’t think that brands are well managed Here is his plaint: “Brands not have to < /b> die They can be murdered And < /b> the marketing Draculas are draining ... votes Great brands are the only route to < /b> sustained, above-average profitability And < /b> great brands present emotional benefits, not just rational benefits Too many brand managers focus on rational incentives...
... are draining the very lifeblood away from < /b> brands Brands are being bargained, belittled, bartered and < /b> battered Instead of being brand-asset managers, we are committing brand suicide through self-inflicted ... through brand managers But Larry Light, a < /b> brand expert, doesn’t think that brands are well managed Here is his plaint: “Brands not have to < /b> die They can be murdered And < /b> the marketing Draculas are draining ... votes Great brands are the only route to < /b> sustained, above-average profitability And < /b> great brands present emotional benefits, not just rational benefits Too many brand managers focus on rational incentives...
... one customer at a < /b> time • From < /b> owning assets to < /b> owning brands Many companies are beginning to < /b> prefer owning brands to < /b> owning factories By owning fewer physical assets and < /b> outsourcing production, ... Marketing Insights from < /b> A < /b> to < /b> Z • From < /b> mass marketing to < /b> customized marketing The mass market is splintering into mini-markets and < /b> your company now has the capability of marketing to < /b> one customer ... for buying, selling, recruiting, training, exchanging, and < /b> communicating • From < /b> single-channel marketing to < /b> multichannel marketing Companies no longer rely on one channel to < /b> reach and < /b> serve all...
... today most advantages don’t stay relevant and < /b> few are sustainable Advantages are temporary Increasingly, a < /b> company wins not with a < /b> single advantage but by layering one advantage on top of another ... means that there are good and < /b> bad consultants and < /b> your task is to < /b> be able to < /b> tell the difference orporate Branding There is great payoff in building a < /b> strong corporate brand Sony can put its name ... manufacturer Caterpillar’s brand personality triggers such associations as hardworking, resilient, tough, bold, and < /b> determined So Caterpillar has been able to < /b> launch Cat jeans, sandals, sunglasses,...
... small Each branch manager had one task: to < /b> help clients increase their wealth The branch manager did not simply take their deposits and < /b> make loans The branch manager taught them how to < /b> save better, ... you are, too.” But don’t make too big a < /b> claim Holiday Inns ran a < /b> campaign a < /b> few years ago that promised “No Surprises.” Guest complaints were so high that the slogan “No Surprises” was mocked, and < /b> ... industries to < /b> exploit database marketing could achieve a < /b> substantial competitive lead There is a < /b> growing threat to < /b> effective database marketing that is coming from < /b> the inherent conflict between customer...
... company creates a < /b> growing band of angry people bent on discrediting the company to < /b> whoever will listen mage and < /b> Emotional Marketing Companies are increasingly turning to < /b> image and < /b> emotional marketing ... on assets (ROA), free cash flow, economic value added Financial Marketing 63 (EVA), market capitalization, and < /b> cost of capital must be as familiar to < /b> them as sales, market share, and < /b> gross margins ... dignity and < /b> worth.” At a < /b> board meeting, coffee was accidentally spilled on the carpet and < /b> a < /b> janitor was called in Bill took the cleaning solvent from < /b> the janitor and < /b> knelt down to < /b> clean the carpet...
... obstacles and < /b> risks stemming from < /b> tariffs, language differences, cultural differences, devaluation and < /b> exchange control risk, and < /b> bribery But there are also gains By going abroad, companies actually ... opening sales offices abroad, (4) setting up factories abroad, and < /b> (5) establishing regional headquarters abroad In expanding abroad, companies tend to < /b> exercise loose administrative controls initially, ... 78 Marketing Insights from < /b> A < /b> to < /b> Z A < /b> major bank announced a < /b> new savings plan in the newspapers but hadn’t explained the plan to < /b> its branch managers An engineering firm made a < /b> decision to < /b> sell...
... in generating a < /b> stream of referrals Some companies believe that they win customer loyalty by offering a < /b> loyalty award program A < /b> loyalty program may be a < /b> good feature as part of a < /b> customer relationship ... Are the goals reasonable and < /b> reachable in the light of the situational analysis? • Does the strategy seem adequate to < /b> deliver the stated goals? 114 Marketing Insights from < /b> A < /b> to < /b> Z • Are the tactics ... corporate balancing act: Cut back and < /b> grow Trim down and < /b> build Accomplish more, and < /b> it in new areas, with fewer resources.” Everyone in a < /b> company has a < /b> different agenda The advertising manager...
... cars, and < /b> in elevators, bathrooms, and < /b> next to < /b> gas pumps Yet as ads proliferate, they are in danger of being less noticed Your media efficiency can be greatly enhanced by moving toward database marketing ... four ways to < /b> obtain something that you want: steal, borrow, beg, or exchange Using exchange (giving something to < /b> get something) is the most moral and < /b> efficient way and < /b> is the heart of marketing One ... is to < /b> manage outsourcers.” Essentially I was proposing that they become a < /b> virtual organization Yet a < /b> company may go too far in outsourcing What makes a < /b> great company is that it has created a < /b> set...
... time and < /b> creativity, but it ultimately can a < /b> better job than “big bang” advertising Public relations consists of a < /b> whole bag of tools for grabbing attention and < /b> creating “talk value.” I call these ... friends And < /b> hearing from < /b> others about a < /b> product carries much more weight than reading about the product in an ad A < /b> company planning to < /b> build a < /b> new brand needs to < /b> create a < /b> buzz, and < /b> the buzz is created ... Body Shop, Blackberry, Beanie Babies, Viagra, and < /b> Nokia not through advertising but through news stories in print and < /b> on the air We started to < /b> hear from < /b> friends about these products, and < /b> we told...
... reputation, raise brand awareness, increase customer loyalty, build sales, and < /b> increase favorable press coverage.55 Companies are increasingly borrowing the auras of celebrities to < /b> add radiance to < /b> ... promotions tend to < /b> be used more by weaker and < /b> smaller brands than stronger brands Smaller brands have fewer funds to < /b> spend on advertising, and < /b> for a < /b> small cost they can get people to < /b> at least try their ... should be managed within the existing organization or deserves to < /b> 164 Marketing Insights from < /b> A < /b> to < /b> Z be set up as a < /b> separate business In the latter case, Nirmalya Kumar calls it a < /b> strategic segment...
... saddle than the horse It's better to < /b> stop and < /b> accept a < /b> small loss, rather than continue and < /b> risk losing everything Better untaught than ill-taught It's better not to < /b> be taught at all than to < /b> be ... Don't judge a < /b> book by its cover Don't judge by appearances E Early to < /b> bed and < /b> early to < /b> rise makes a < /b> man healthy, wealthy and < /b> wise Easier said than done What is suggested sounds easy but it is ... meet A < /b> well-done job takes time Good management is better than good income Great minds think alike Great oaks grow from < /b> little acorns Large successful operations can begin in a < /b> small way H Half a...
... doctors and < /b> dog catchers, lawyers and < /b> landscapers, and < /b> the wealthy and < /b> the wanting This breadth of market participants guarantees an element of unpredictability and < /b> excitement Fundamental analysis ... indicator and < /b> the McClellan Oscillator are created using moving averages of advancing minus declining issues Example The following chart shows the DJIA and < /b> a < /b> 40-day moving average of the Advancing-Declining ... reliable variation of the ABI is to < /b> divide the weekly ABI by the total issues traded A < /b> ten-week moving average of this value is then calculated Readings above 40% are very bullish and < /b> readings below...
... are draining the very lifeblood away from < /b> brands Brands are being bargained, belittled, bartered and < /b> battered Instead of being brand-asset managers, we are committing brand suicide through self-inflicted ... through brand managers But Larry Light, a < /b> brand expert, doesn’t think that brands are well managed Here is his plaint: “Brands not have to < /b> die They can be murdered And < /b> the marketing Draculas are draining ... votes Great brands are the only route to < /b> sustained, above-average profitability And < /b> great brands present emotional benefits, not just rational benefits Too many brand managers focus on rational incentives...
... murdered And < /b> the marketing Draculas are draining the very lifeblood away from < /b> brands Brands are being bargained, belittled, bartered and < /b> battered Instead of being brand-asset managers, we are committing ... such as B- 47s or power plants or selling to < /b> large national and < /b> global accounts Today’s companies increasingly assign national and < /b> global account managers to < /b> manage their largest customers Account ... votes Great brands are the only route to < /b> sustained, above-average profitability And < /b> great brands present emotional benefits, not just rational benefits Too many brand managers focus on rational incentives...
... murdered And < /b> the marketing Draculas are draining the very lifeblood away from < /b> brands Brands are being bargained, belittled, bartered and < /b> battered Instead of being brand-asset managers, we are committing ... such as B- 47s or power plants or selling to < /b> large national and < /b> global accounts Today’s companies increasingly assign national and < /b> global account managers to < /b> manage their largest customers Account ... votes Great brands are the only route to < /b> sustained, above-average profitability And < /b> great brands present emotional benefits, not just rational benefits Too many brand managers focus on rational incentives...
... knowledge management capabilities This statement reveals that far from < /b> capturing the text of a < /b> case and < /b> making it accessible to < /b> others in the organization, CBDS applications merely abstract certain ... However, Boland et al (1994) argue that information systems have been less successful at informating—that is, supporting the cognition and < /b> decision-making of organizational actors—than in automating—that ... knowledge-informing data across space and < /b> time Another will be to < /b> have the good sense to < /b> avoid being distracted by the siren-call of the latest fad and < /b> to < /b> maintain credibility as a < /b> discipline REFERENCES Alavi...