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Guía práctica del SITP: ¿un desastre no anunciado?

  Tomando “el Tinto” en Armenia Para las fiestas de fin de año estuve visitando el Eje Cafetero. En particular Armenia y sus alrededores. Clima perfecto, gente amable y paisajes espectaculares. El...

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What is marketing? 72 marketing definitions

Heidi Cohen is a marketing consultant and speaker. Among the many interesting content she has posted on her blog, I found this wonderful marketing definition collection. Thank you Heidi for this great...

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Lovemarks: when brands go beyond reason (and when a marketer markets himself)

“Parity had invaded all elements of the marketing mix: price, design, quality, distribution, service, you name it. Excellence had become ubiquitous. Communications focused on performance, benefits,...

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¿El “día sin carro” como promoción del uso de la bicicleta o como...

¡En el día sin carro todo se vale si no es en carro! “El día sin carro”, un balance no tan positivo Hace unos días tuvo lugar la nueva versión del “día sin carro” en Bogotá. El mensaje que encierra la...

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Lego: excellent customer service or brilliant viral marketing?

Luka is a 7 year old boy who bought a “Lego Ninjago kit” with the money he received for Christmas. He was so happy with his new toys that he carried with him some of the figurines of the set everywhere...

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Tumblr vs. WordPress: Where to Blog?

As I recently moved from tumblr to wordpress I copy-paste the post below on the differences between the two platforms, from http://www.flashmint.com/wp/2012/09/tumblr-vs-wordpress-where-to-blog/...

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La civilización del espectáculo

En el mundo de la imagen y de lo efímero, en aquel marcado por la frivolidad y el amarillismo mediático –en fin, en un mundo que ya no piensa- parece más legítimo que nunca reflexionar sobre el rol de...

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Legal marketing: contradiction or strategy?

THE MIRROR A frightful man enters, and looks at himself in a glass. “Why do you look at yourself in the mirror, since you can view yourself only with displeasure? “The frightful man answers me: “Sir,...

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Back to the basics: Principles of Marketing

“Today’s marketing is all about creating customer value and building profitable customer relationships. It starts with understanding consumer needs and wants, deciding which target markets the...

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Servicio al cliente: 10 empresas que no pasan y 10 que se merecen un premio

El servicio al cliente a veces pasa por ser un mito por lo fácil que es encontrarse con marcas que, literalmente, nos maltratan como consumidores. Sin embargo este mal servicio es responsabilidad de...

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Zara: fashion, business and success

“Inditex is one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, welcoming shoppers at its eight store formats -Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe -...

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“Lagartos” y “lambones”, malas estrategias de marca personal

Los lagartos (asociados a lambones, lamedores, trepadores o en España a los que hacen la “pelota”, entre muchas otras expresiones) existen en todas partes: en el sector público y en el privado, en...

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The mysterious marketing of Daft Punk

If you are minimally active in social media you’ve probably heard about the forthcoming stuff by the French robotic duo “Daft Punk”: “Random Access Memories” set to be released on the 21st of May. The...

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QR codes, the next big marketing thing?

“QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode first designed for th automotive industry in Japan; a barcode is an optically machine-readable label that...

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Pass the sustainability baton and rebrand it ‘sexy’

I share this excellent article by Vicky Grinnell-Wright, Co-Curator of UK Dream and Head of Citizen and Consumer Sustainability Practice, (15.05.2013). I absolutely agree with the idea that is...

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¿Las marcas? ¡Puro cuento!

Érase una vez, a finales del año pasado, un experto en marcas que publicaba un libro que prometía la ambiciosa aventura para el lector de descubrir “el primer modelo estratégico en Colombia, inspirado...

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“Lo Bueno Funciona”, sobre RSE y Marketing

La Responsabilidad Social Empresarial es, en muchas ocasiones, vista como una estrategia oportunista, como “un greenwashing” o lavado de imagen, para las empresas. De hecho muchas veces se interpreta...

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We are all weird

I am not sure that we do are all weird, but, of course, I do completely agree with the thesis stated in the book by Seth Godin entitled this way. “We Are All Weird: The myth of mass and the end of...

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Colombia: el boom del lujo en un país en vía de desarrollo

Hace un par de semanas asistí al espectacular evento organizado por Bomberg, marca de relojes suiza que lanzaba oficialmente su llegada al mercado Colombiano. Motos, tatuadores y boxeadores en una casa...

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Centro comercial Andino: ¿cambio de imagen o de identidad?

Con la lluvia de marcas internacionales que están instalándose – o que están en proceso de- en Colombia, los proyectos comerciales están viviendo un verdadero boom. En este contexto, el Centro...

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