"Win-Wins" Between Consumers and Marketers

Winning outcomes for businesses don’t have to come through profits, they can manifest through uplifting customers and creating positive rippling effects that extend beyond the bottom line. In this episode of Marketing Connections, we look creating win-win outcomes between consumers, marketers and businesses.

Smart phones  and wearable devices are ubiquitous, all the time, even where and when they shouldn’t be. So how have they changed us? In this episode of Marketing Connections, we explore how personal devices shape and change our behavior and our lives.

Did you ever get a bill for something you assumed was one price but the cost shot up because of a bunch of fees?  On this episode of Marketing Connections, we look at price transparency and which industries tag on fees so we pay more than expected.

Authenticity is highly valued in our society. But sometimes the more brands, influencers and politicians try to present themselves as authentic, do they sometimes risk coming across as inauthentic? On this episode of Marketing Connections, we look at authenticity and the expectations that come with it. 

How set are you in your ways? These days most us fall into routines. So what does it take to change your mind? And not just in a small and superficial way, but in a deep and lasting way. In this episode of Marketing Connections, we explore what it takes to move the needle on real and meaningful changes in preferences.

What’s normal changes constantly.  What was once considered exotic or odd may now seem average and conventional. But how does this happen? On this episode of Marketing Connections we look at market creation, and how societal attitudes about certain industries change.

Brands are constantly trying to come up with new ways of making their products attractive to customers. But with consumers more interested in meanings than fads, what is considered beautiful isn’t as clear as it used to be.  On this episode of Marketing Connections, a look at the power of aesthetics in consumer decisions, including what’s underneath the surface. 

The oxford dictionary defines dignity as the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.  So how does that translate to the marketplace?  On this episode of Marketing Connections we look how marketers can take practical action to treat people with respect and how that can have positive results.

Guilded cages keep us safe and stress free. But they are still cages.  So is it better to escape them and take some risks?   On this episode of Marketing Connections, a look at comfort zones. We look at why taking risks can pay off for  a 200 year old brand or a start up, what propels us to take risks, and when it's better to stay in your comfort zone.