Gen Z’s Favorite Brands
I survey my students before each semester. I ask them about where they are from, their major/specialization, and what they want to do when they…
Product
Chapter 08 | Chapter 09 | Legal | Product
Swiss Court Ruling Protects Lindt’s Chocolate Bunnies
Building strong brand preference is the goal of most many marketing managers. Unfortunately, after that happens, competitors may seek to hitch their own brand to…
#M4BW | Chapter 09 | International | Product
“Jugaad” frugal innovation for new product development (#M4BW)
This short article, “Corporate America must learn to innovate frugally to get through the coronavirus crisis,” (Fast Company, March 27, 2020) provides some great tips…
Internet of Things: Comfort vs Privacy in a Connected World
The Internet of Things (IOT), which we cover in one of our What’s Next? boxes (see Chapter 8) offers some promising consumer benefits. IOT connects devices (your…
Advertising | Chapter 09 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Logistics | Product | Product life cycle
Welcoming unwelcome innovation
In my Principles of Marketing class I ask my students a simple True/False question: “Good marketing means giving customers the products and services they ask…
Chapter 04 | Chapter 09 | Chapter 13 | New-product development | Product | Product life cycle | Segmentation
Promoting differentiation in a mature market
Bloomberg’s short article/interview entitled “A Folding Bike Helmet That Looks Good and Still Shields Your Brain” shows inventors can still find room to innovate, even…
Chapter 05 | Chapter 09 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 17 | Consumer behavior | Price | Product | Product life cycle
Smartphones top $1000 price point
Smartphones revolutionized the world and it wasn’t long after the first smartphone was released that everyone wanted one of their own. For years, smartphone manufacturers…
Chapter 01 | Chapter 05 | Chapter 08 | Chapter 09 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | New-product development | Product | Promotion | Publicity | Social media
“We wanted [our restaurant] to be Instagrammable”
Most industries report a decline in the effectiveness of advertising as a means to tell customers about their product. As we note in chapter 16,…
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…