When selecting a primary source to produce your product overseas, you must ensure that the “core” compentancies/capabilities of the factory match the “vision” of the Design team and brand as a whole. This many times is where brands fall short, and compromise happens, whether in construction, materials or both. In falling short, you risk alienating […]
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Product Vision vs Reality…
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Act Global…Think Local
The ultimate compliment for a brand is when it translates globally. However, when you act global as a brand from a positioning, imagery and lifestyle perspective, you will need to be aware of the intricacies within differing regions of the world. The brand can and should be positioned with a single unified message, but when […]
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Out Innovate Yourself…
The ability to out-innovate yourself is a managed skillset carefully crafted into the mindset of truly “product driven” companies. This is neither a want or need, but a “must have” if you are to be an “authentic” leader within your product category. Many companies find this mindset difficult, if not impossible to follow through […]
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Artificial Intelligence…Emotion vs Data
With the development of Artificial Intelligence you would think Big Data would continue to sharpen the logical reasoning of AI, but providing more data does not make AI better, human reasoning and logic is the next evolution of AI. When this happens, you will find a slow, then rapid deployment of AI on roles you […]
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Out-Innovate yourself First…
The ability to out-innovate yourself is a managed skillset carefully crafted into the mindset of truly “product driven” companies. This is neither a want or need, but a “must have” if you are to be an “authentic” leader within your product category. Many companies find this mindset difficult, if not impossible to follow through […]
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Product Vision…to REALITY..
When selecting a primary source to produce your product overseas, you must ensure that the “core” compentancies/capabilities of the factory match the “vision” of the Design team and brand as a whole. This many times is where brands fall short, and compromise happens, whether in construction, materials or both. In falling short, you risk alienating […]
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Viral Marketing…
Strategic Viral, brand driven, marketing is one of the most strategic weapons available in the marketing Arsenal. This weapon, if deployed effectively and accurately, allows you to touch the “core” of your demo with messaging, imagery and a targeted “injection” that connects them with the brand. With the increasing use of digital & social media […]
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Creative Vision…
Companies that try to “milk” the Vision of their origins to long, suffer being eaten alive by their competition. Case in point…although Apple continues to thrive with a product life cycle created by Steve, this will soon turn into “Vapors” unless some new “Dent in the Universe” product is created. In addition to “milking” Steves […]
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Make a Difference…
Many people say when the timing is right I will serve. However, if you wait for the right time you may never serve for a greater purpose. Recently I had the privilege and honor of learning I will serve on the Board of Directors for the “Make A Wish” foundation (www.wish.org). This is an organization […]
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Being RemarkABLE
Being Remarkable… Being remarkable has different meaning for each individual, however it encompasses many components. Each of which is unique and complementary to one another, and very few have the insight or risk taking demeanor to achieve all areas of being remarkable. Always pursue being REMARKABLE whenever and wherever you can throughout throughout your career […]
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