Category Archives: Product Development and Design
Learn Through Videos and What Jack Dorsey Really Have to Say About Square.
Recently, I watched a video on the OpenCourse website in China on my tablet about a presentation called “The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration” for Stanford University by the founder of Twitter. His name is Jack Dorsey, and he worked … Continue reading
Coca-Cola’s Leading Edge Product Development Innovation
Coca-Cola a Global Leading Beverage Company Embraces Product Innovation The Coca-Cola Company, incorporated in September 1919, a global leading beverage company with over 500 brands recently introduced its ground breaking product innovation Coca-Cola Freestyle™ a revolutionary, new, interactive touch screen fountain capable … Continue reading
Do Us a Flavour and Win $50,000
What do you get when you cross Canadians with potato chips and add money? Lay’s is banking on it creating the next great chip flavour. The Lay’s® Canada Do Us A Flavour™ Contest premise is that consumers submit a new … Continue reading
Tweeted Hot Wheels® and GM Chevrolet Very Own Twitter Vending Machine
For the first time in Canada, at the 2013 40th Canadian International AutoShow, a new marketing strategy for Hot Wheels® and GM Chevrolet, in conjunction with Twitter, was created to increase product awareness and development for their Hot Wheels® Camaro® … Continue reading
Build it and they will come. Better yet, listen and they tell you how to build it.
Move over traditional marketing, there’s a not so new kid in town. Once upon a time we were influenced to buy the products with the best TV and print ads, or those endorsed by the most popular celebrities. Those tactics … Continue reading
Can Myspace Be Cool Again?
Can Justin Timberlake bring Myspace back? Justin Timberlake and his partners at Specific Media are trying to revive Myspace with a new design and added functionality. But can anyone save this social network that has seen its number dwindle to … Continue reading
Virtual Fashion Mirror – The Future of Shopping
As early as 2008, networking giant Cisco was well along in its social media evolution. Cisco was visible on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Cisco won Light Reading’s 2010 Leading Lights Award for Best Marketing using social media and shaving approximately $100,000 … Continue reading
Groupon: Collective Buying Power Gone Wrong?
Groupon is a company that offers coupons and deals to its users on a daily basis. The premise behind Groupon is to use customer feedback to gauge demand for products and services. Interested parties purchase the coupon and only if … Continue reading
Burger joint turns to social media to improve product delivery
Restaurant chains have always struggled with standardized systems and processes including recipes and the “right” way to make things for years. One company, Red Robin turned to social media to help stop the inconsistencies. USA Today reported that the company … Continue reading