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Mar 2013
A number of distinctions set socially good brands apart. And the really fascinating part: their business model really works. In the spirit of April’s Earth Day (which is just my cover for pouring out...

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13
Sep 2012
Post #2: More Details on Disruptively Ditching Dogma The last post should have gotten you thinking about disruptive brands that come to mind… but this post, enumerating five more characteristics that disruptive brands exhibit,...

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30
Jan 2012
How valuable are your customers? Maybe a better question is how valuable are your best customers? The quest for the most valuable customers started in the 19th Century with Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto. Pareto...

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23
May 2011
When Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994, could he have imagined how the company's gravitational pull would make it the center of the e-commerce universe? The company conquered the online sales of goods from...

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26
Apr 2011
Imagine drilling down into the guts of a product without ever opening the package or avoiding the painfully long wait times while a sales person checks the inventory to see if an item is...

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21
Mar 2011
The internet and mobile devices have undoubtedly changed the how consumers learn about new products and inform buying decisions. Mobile devices, in particular, are merging the in-store shopping experience with the digital world through...

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7
Feb 2011
If you could reduce your product packaging costs by 38% while offering a more sustainable solution to your customers, would you think twice? Many companies are taking bold steps to incorporate sustainability into their...

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2
Feb 2011
Ad spending has reached nearly $450 billion per year and the fastest growth areas in digital are social media and ecommerce. In 2010, we saw the rise of flash sale sites, such as HauteLook...

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24
Jan 2011
Ever want to have the thrill of being a drug dealer, smuggling cargo across the border or be kidnapped by terrorists? There is an undercurrent of people that want to explore, have fun and...

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17
Jan 2011
Exchanging $50 for a shirt you really really want is a fair trade, right? Not exactly. Some consumers are seeking more from brands than a simple exchange of currency for goods. Yes, loyalty programs,...

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