Will TikTok Take Over the World?
Will TikTok become a new retailing powerhouse? It looks like it is going to give it a try. TikTok rose from obscurity to became the…
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Chapter 03 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Place
Amazon’s Amazing Statistics…
Scott Galloway provides a short video where he shares some crazy statistics about Amazon. For example, did you know that within 45 minutes of an…
Shortage of Warehouse Space…
This short (9 minute) Planet Money podcast titled “Full (ware)house” covers some interesting trends in the warehouse space. One current situation is that in spite…
Social e-commerce is huge in Asia. It’s coming to the U.S.
My kids have started talking about social e-commerce. Of course that is not the term they use, but buying via Instagram is growing fast. âSocial…
#M4BW | Chapter 01 | Chapter 09 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 19 | Place | Sustainability | Video
Seattle’s Zero-Emissions Last-Mile Delivery Hub
Earlier this month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report on the climate. It was not encouraging and clearly points…
#M4BW | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Place
How Can Supply Chains Reduce Climate Change (#M4BW)
As regular readers of this blog know, the recently published 17th edition of Essentials of Marketing includes several examples each chapter of companies, brands, or…
Chapter 12 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Ethics | Place | Price | Promotion | Retailing
Mattress firms creating value (?) with financing deals…
The mattress industry is a pretty crazy (check out “The Great Mattress Conspiracy: Why Are There So Many Mattress Stores?” on Endless Thread, podcast and…
Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Place
Delivering convenience and high quality meat from a vending machine
Students don’t often think about how Place and choice of distribution channel can differentiate a product or deliver value (often through convenience). And not too…
Chapter 03 | Chapter 05 | Chapter 08 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 12 | Competition | Place | Product
Snap Kitchen’s Healthy and Convenient Meals Gain Foothold
Snap Kitchen is trying to find that sweet spot many consumers want — tasty, convenient and healthy food at a fair price. There is a good…