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8 of the Biggest Marketing Mistakes We've Ever Seen

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We looked into the biggest mistakes from many popular brands -- but glossed similar instances of faux pas from smaller companies, because, well, we don't want to hurt the up-and-comers. In early 2011, a tweet was sent out from Kenneth Cole's Twitter account trying to promote their new spring collection. Getting Lost in Translation.

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8 of the Biggest Marketing Faux Pas of All Time

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In 2007, Cartoon Network launched a guerilla marketing campaign in which they set up LED signs in various places throughout cities to promote one of their cartoons. In early 2011, a tweet was sent out from Kenneth Cole's Twitter account trying to promote their new spring collection. Turner Broadcasting. Kenneth Cole.

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Everything You Need to Know About Brand Management

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Brand equity is important because a valuable brand can support higher prices and increase your merit among investors, shareholders, and potential buyers. If your business sells a physical product, your packaging is a critical part of your branding. Matchstic is a Georgia-based brand identity agency. Brand Loyalty. Lucidpress.

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11 Underdog Brands That Differentiated Themselves From the Competition

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Once the duo started selling their ice cream in local restaurants and supermarkets, their competition, Haagen-Dazs (the Pillsbury Company), took notice. He called on his mother and together they began experimenting with different ingredients until they came up with a recipe concocted of “nutritious, wholesome ingredients to sustain energy.”.

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The last 22 (part IV)

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I don’t feel you’re selling the book enough – you don’t make people WANT to buy the book. “Improve your dating skills” and “increase your dating success” are very vague, and vague doesn’t sell. Goal: Sell the product. Goal: get people to sign up for the mailing list.

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Decacorns & Unicorns in 2020: Founders Fund Keith Rabois and SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

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” So all the people who were whining, jumping up and down about the evils of short-termism and public markets, which I never really believed in any way, maybe you’re just factually wrong. Does it not all bubble up to even the best cloud stocks? Keith Rabois: It’s unclear which stocks a ball is up to.

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SaaStr Podcast #222: Ben Braverman, Flexport CRO Discusses Why Specialization Does Not Lead To The Best Customer Experience

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Got linked up with a guy who had taken a company public on the Frankfurt Exchange in the 80s. We ended up founding a company together called FortKnock, which was a touchscreen authentication system. Some of the same investors ended up placing me at URX, which was sort of the deep linking standard of 2014.