Marketing trends come and go, sometimes as swiftly (and pitilessly) as the evening tide. Experts croon about them at the beginning of a year, and in the middle of the same year bloggers cheerfully take
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The What And Why of “Cluster Sampling”
First, let’s be honest. Although it is now a commonly used term, if you’re not familiar with “cluster sampling”, it can come across as a bad episode from the Twilight Zone. There’s something eerie about
Continue ReadingIs Your Creative Just Creative – Or Does It Sell, Too?
Creativity is indispensable to branding and any marketing strategy in general. It was Albert Einstein who famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” The problem is when creative departments overlook “knowledge” in their initiatives.
Continue ReadingMarket Research Myths That Harm Your Brand
Market research is the fuel that propels products, services, and even ideas. In fact, market research might even be more important than the fuel metaphor, since crashing a campaign or initiative is more severe than
Continue ReadingBranding and the Starbucks controversy
By now, most of you are probably aware of the disastrous event at Starbucks — where two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia store for not making a purchase and refusing to leave the premises.
Continue ReadingRise And Fall Of Tech Innovation: 2018 Failures
How Big Data, Internet of Things, and Virtual Reality Rose and Fell We just love disruption in the digital age. From the iPhone to ridesharing, and everything in between and beyond, consumers are always eager
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