Tag Archives: mobile marketing

MIT Sloan Review on procedural understanding vs. strategic vision

http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/procedural-versus-strategic-approaches-to-social-media/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mitsmr+%28MIT+Sloan+Management+Review%29 In my recent post on the importance of recognizing the distinction between functional and strategic expertise, I cautioned against falling into the trap of assuming the youngest among your colleagues were inherently more qualified to run your mobile operations. The column from MIT’s Sloan Review that I link to here, while focused on social […]

One Mobile Mistake Every Business Leader Should Avoid

“Put Mary in charge of our TV advertising. She watches the most television.” “I want Jeff running our print advertising. He has the most magazine and newspaper subscriptions of anyone in the company.” “Lisa clearly needs to manage our events marketing. She always knows the hottest shows and venues in town.” “Find the youngest people […]

Why iOS 7 – The Latest iPhone Software – Is Both Safe And Risky At The Same Time

A business school professor of mine once did an entire class on companies that plan their product lines’ obsolescence. These firms proactively anticipate when their products will no longer remain competitive and therefore include a road map for phasing them out. Having an obsolescence plan can help a firm navigate the really tough decisions involving […]

Twitter: An Unlikely Savior From Foot-In-Mouth Disease

Today, Indiana Pacer center Roy Hibbert ought to be reflecting on a big win in the NBA playoffs against the defending champion Miami Heat. He’s earned a day to rest up, ice his knees, and watch reruns of AMC’s “The Killing.” But that’s not what Roy Hibbert’s doing today. Instead, he’s been slathered up in prepared statements to […]

Five Easy Ways To Make It Easier For Customers To Find Your App

The mobile apps business reminds me of a child prodigy. On the one hand, we see the potential to do amazing things. On the other hand, kids are kids, and even tremendous young talent can make their parents want to pull their hair out from time to time. So it is with mobile. Customers increasingly […]

The App Developer’s “Home” Opportunity Is Android’s “Home” Dilemma

Count me among those who felt that Facebook could have gone the way of MySpace. Looks like that was as solid as most of my NCAA “March Madness” predictions. One of the company’s few mobile missteps was the introduction of Facebook Home. It’s an app that came preloaded on the HTC First handset. It delivers a […]