A couple of years ago, my wife and I strolled into Forth & Towne, a new fashion chain from Gap Inc. targeting women over age 35. It was solemn and dignified with muted lights and muted music — and muted people. While other stores in the mall percolated with excited shoppers (this was 2006), the [...]
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Divide and Conquer: Segment Your Market without Pissing Anyone Off
December 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · How To Tips
Tags:branding·customer segmentation·Forth & Towne·Gap Inc.·Gen Y·marketing·Patagonia·profiling·RAV4·Scion·stereotypes·targeting·The Gap·Toyota
Exorcise Your Memory: Ghosts of Xmas Past? Cool. Ads of Xmas Past? Not So Much.
November 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Random Observations
As this economy continues to just lie there, unmoving and unappetizing as cold turkey giblets, some businesses are trying to save money by re-airing their old holiday commercials. After all, those ads cost a lot to produce, so why not wring the last morsel of value from them?
Tags:ads·advertising·commercials·Heineken·holidays·Oklahoma Sooners·television·Toyota·Xmas
To "The" or not to "The"? That is the Question in Product Naming
October 24th, 2008 · No Comments · How To Tips
As a USC Trojan, I have a twisted interest in the Ohio State University football team this season. I was thrilled when my Trojans throttled them earlier this season 35-3, but this weekend, I’ll be rooting for the Buckeyes as they play Penn State. (Penn State is ranked higher than USC, and therefore must be [...]
Tags:automobiles·Buckeyes·cars·communications·Dan Neil·grammar·language·marketing·Ohio State University·Toyota·Trojans·University of Southern California


