Best Buy’s New Logo Isn’t a Brand

After 30 years, Best Buy has redesigned its logo as part of a rebranding effort. So what. According to Whit Alexander, newly minted chief marketing officer, “It’s really about building more aggressively toward serving customers and helping change lives...

A Weak Brand Can Sink the CIO

The CIO, or chief information officer, builds, grows, and maintains an enterprise’s IT (information technology) infrastructure. This web of pipes and access points serves employees, customers, investors, channels, and reporters — and must do so reliably,...

The Folly of Rebranding Weinstein

Unless you’re living under a rock, you likely know that The Weinstein Company (TWC) has ousted its cofounder and CEO, Harvey Weinstein. Reason: Sexual harassment of the highest order. Harvey has produced a plethora of notable movies, including The Crying Game,...

Techies Think CEOs Lack Vision

George H. W. Bush lacked vision — one of the reasons he was a one-term president. In fact, when pressed about it, he retorted, “Oh, that vision thing.” Vision begets purpose and direction. I make a huge point in Brand Is Destiny: The Ultimate Bottom...

Validate Your Product Path

Product development is a critical function at every company. How it operates determines success or failure for CEOs, investors, and customers. How does it work at your company? Is it tactical or strategic? How do you know? Newsflash: If this function isn’t...
 

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