Crowdsourcing: The Next Digital Age Phenomenon?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Crowdsourcing site Kickstarter
I attended recently what might be termed a crowdsourcing event.
It was a Meetup.com group involving a presentation at a popular New York bar by Pepsi’s Gatorade brand team.  At the end of their presentation, the Gatorade folks solicited ideas for revamping the sports drink’s image from a room of social media and marketing [...]

Do Mets Need a Brand-Boost at Citi Field?

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

How many disgruntled fans swear off their team after a devastating loss, only to return as vociferous advocates the very next day? How many brands in other industries could withstand repeated bad customer experiences with a product and have those same customers remain steadfastly loyal?
Sports franchises represent the ultimate in brand engagement. Most [...]