Sep 27, 2011

Consumers emotionally connect with brands

"Consumers emotionally connect with brands when the brands repeatedly provide something that the consumer wants, desires, or needs."


Go to Fastcompany:
How Starbucks Transformed Coffee From A Commodity Into A $4 Splurge

Sep 20, 2011

Samsung TV should add Kinect Style control


This story confirms that Samsung TV should innovate around its TV ecosystem by adding Kinect style feature for TV navigation and menus before Apple TV wows us again.


Sep 6, 2011

Demand Creation / 4 Dimensions of Improvements


"A product's launch is merely the first step in a series of attacks upon the indifference of the market. On launch day, great demand creators jump into the next phase by asking themselves: How fast can we get better? While rivals might focus on technical improvements, demand creators know that there are at least four dimensions of improvement that matter: Technical (performance, design, capacity), emotional (see "Magnetic," above), affordability (productivity enhancements, lower price, better value), and content (new add-ons, plug-ins, deeper library)."

May 4, 2011

Good products don't make winners, winners make good products


"Some people think companies would bounce back if only they had the right products and services for the times. We reject that thinking, because products have limited life spans, and even the best soon become obsolete. It is not products but the processes that create products that bring companies long-term success. Good products don't make winners; winners make good products."


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Simon