Success & Failure
Tale of the Starbucks Lid
I have a quick story for you that involves my mom, dad, a latte, and creative problem solving. Mom and dad were out-of-town on a business trip. In the hotel room, minutes before they had to leave for a dinner event, [...]
Ideas: Popular vs. Big
La Ferme : Paris Cafe/Restaurant
Bumped into a really neat restaurant concept in Paris - La Ferme. (Translates from French to English as "The Farm"). [click for larger view]They specialize in healthy, organic* foods (*called "bio" in Europe). Their logo is a quirky uddered cow. Signage [...]
Freshness
New Apple iPod Touch and Starbucks Partnership
For all those people that commented how "un-hip" it was of Starbucks to install music-CD burning stations in the age of mp3s, this announcement may make up for that... First... Apple has re-launched their line-up of iPod devices, including the new [...]
Take Responsibility
Life Cycles
As stated about three-quarters of the way into your Marketing 101 book... Products, like people, have been viewed as having a life cycle. The product life cycle concept describes the stages a product goes through in the marketplace. [click for larger [...]
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