Enlightened organizations ought to engage with their customers and suppliers on the design, development and production of their products or services.
Social media enables close, extensive engagement that can lead to new products and services appearing in the market quickly, with few quality issues and at an economical cost.
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
GE knew what they were doing when they launched the Healthyshare app prior to the 2012 London games. This app was designed to help inspire people to “Get Moving, Eat Healthier, or Work Out Like an Olympian.” GE used this … Continue reading
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
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
