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The Most Successful Brands Focus on Users — Not Buyers

Harvard Business Review

Respondents were more likely to hear about legacy brands through advertising and traditional media, compared to digital brands which are more often discovered via social media and direct word of mouth. Vail Resorts remade their entire marketing strategy with a program called EpicMix. Tesla vs. BMW.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

Both candidates are making attempts to lure Hispanic voters, and yet their cumulative total spending on advertising to Hispanics represents only 4.3% — a low number when you consider that 1 out of every 10 eligible voters is Hispanic. Think profit center, not cost center.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

Both candidates are making attempts to lure Hispanic voters, and yet their cumulative total spending on advertising to Hispanics represents only 4.3% — a low number when you consider that 1 out of every 10 eligible voters is Hispanic. Think profit center, not cost center.