Zero Budget Addicts
I’m really interested in the theory of Zero Marketing Budgets. Not why it’s done, but why it isn’t done more often. Don’t get me wrong, I love clients who like to spend money, but is it justified, or are they just doing the same as you did last time. Have...
What do the most innovative companies in the world have in common?
The most innovative companies are driven by design. Some people struggle to see the value in design or the return on investment. So an American company created the Design Value Index, that tracked publicly listed companies. Results showed over the last 10 years design-led companies have maintained significant stock market...
What? I thought customers wanted to engage?
Harvard Business Review recently did a study of more than 7,000 consumers and found only 23% of the consumers said they had a relationship with a brand online, and 77% made comments like “It’s just a brand, not a member of my family. Interestingly what consumers really did want when...
How Boaty McBoatface proved the public can’t be trusted
I’ve been fascinated by the crowdsource naming of a new British research vessel. Opening the naming of the boat up to the public through social media must have seemed like a stroke of genius and a great way to engage, but once again social media proved they don’t care. And...
Arnie’s 5 rules of life
1. Vision. Clear vision of where you want to go 2. Think Big 3. Ignore the nay-sayers 4. Work your butt off 5. Give back
10 Reasons Why Facebook Bought Instagram
Why would Facebook pay $1 billion for a company with no revenue? Here are the top 10 reasons: Because it could. Because it didn’t want a competitor to snap it up first. Because Facebook’s mobile app sucks. Instagram’s doesn’t. Because Facebook is having a midlife crisis, and the acquisition of...
What’s the world’s no.1 brand doing now?
Apple has spent US$4.7 billion on R&D in the automotive and related sectors. That’s more than the 14 largest vehicle manufacturers combined spent in connected car R&D. And it’s more than Apple spent on the iPad and iPhone R&D prior to their launch. I wonder what shiny new thing they’re...
Do social media numbers stack up?
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Status Update is the new Status Symbol
Kids today seem to be more interested in experience than ownership and having to share that experience to prove they’ve done it. Take Instagram for example, what a perfect way to update their experiences with others. It’s proof “I’ve been there” or “I’ve done that”. And that Instagram went from...