Aaron Shields’s Mind Terroir

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Entries Tagged as 'Apple'

A Phone by the Same Name

September 1st, 2009 No Comments

Even if the myTouch is the most customizable phone on the market, the features that are being sold aren’t significant improvements over what is already on the market. The brand promise is weak.

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Godin Misunderstanding Apple

June 23rd, 2009 No Comments

Godin’s saying that Apple’s advertising isn’t effective, but technology only succeeds if the marketing works. And, Apple’s obviously succeeding, so I’m not sure I follow the logic.

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Motivating Positive Word of Mouth

June 16th, 2009 No Comments

Driving long-term, positive talk requires innovating around what customers love about your brand and exceeding their expectations.

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Enhancing Creativity Through Reading

June 9th, 2009 3 Comments

Through this two-step, process, you’ll be actively training your mind to become better at associating ideas, and also building a stronger network of interdisciplinary ideas in your mind.

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Why Neuromarketing Doesn’t Have All The Answers

June 1st, 2009 1 Comment

Neuromarketing helps downstream as a final test, but real power comes from knowing where to start upstream. And, it saves time and money, too.

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Employees’ Passions and Skills: Your Greatest Business Assets

May 26th, 2009 No Comments

Great innovation starts with constructing a team that is passionate about what’s being solved (passion does not equal position in the company) and has members with diverse skills that meet the needs of the problems in unique ways.

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Drucker, Apple, Palm, and The Purpose and Functions of Business

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Next time you make a product or design a new marketing strategy, instead of trying to outdo the main competition look to what you do best and what your best customers love about you and innovate from there.

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The Importance of Consistency in Branding

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Too often companies change the heart of their marketing campaigns in an effort to inject newness into their branding strategies in hopes of capturing attention. The latest neuroscience research reveals why changing the core of your messaging can be detrimental to your brand.

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A Tribe By Any Other Name…

May 15th, 2009 No Comments

Building loyalty and a mass movement behind your brand isn’t about being all things to all people, it’s being one thing to people who already have an inner psychological motivation to embrace what you stand for.

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