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The Container Store sells lots of empty boxes. Close to $650 million dollars worth of boxes and other storage stuff in 2011. But if you ask Kip Tindell, CEO and co-founder of The Container Store, he’ll tell you the company sells time more than it does boxes.
From Seth we learn of Manu’s take on the organizational charts of Apple, Oracle, Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Fun and bitingly smart doodles. Organization charts are important. But too many of them lose focus on who the real boss
“Anybody who tells you to have a fallback plan are people who had a fallback plan, didn’t follow their dreams, and don’t want you to either.” — John Mayer [SOURCE]
No decision is too small to sweat for Apple. We see that in the design of their products and in the design of their retail stores. Apple’s attention to the smallest of details is similar to Disney’s attention to small details in all its theme parks. Which is interesting because “… more people now visit Apple’s 326 stores in a single quarter than the 60 million who visited Walt Disney Co.’s four biggest theme parks last year”
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work.” — Thomas Edison, inventor extraordinaire
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a profile on Restoration Hardware and its reemergence as a great brand. Much of the article centered around the design and management style of Gary Friedman, Restoration Hardware ceo and chairman. “Great brands don’t
I recently happened upon a social media tip from an obviously knowledgeable person. Problem was, he had too much knowledge. “Too much knowledge, how could that be bad?,” you ask. Too much knowledge becomes bad when it becomes a curse
The Brand Autopsy Archive Project 1,400 posts since December of 2003. That’s a lot of HMOs (hot marketing opinions) served up on the Brand Autopsy blog. For this week, we’re going to revisit five vintage posts from the Brand Autopsy
Peggy Noonan was writing about political change but it applies to business change. Almost all revolutionary change inside a business is a battle of internal politics pitting the young versus the old. Young ideas versus old ideas. Younger generation versus
Looks like the Starbucks Petri Dish experiment has ended for 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea. According to reports, Starbucks is returning/rebranding this location to become a Starbucks Coffee, again. When 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea opened up in July 2009,
I believe passion and a sense of purpose fuel successful marketing messages, whether delivered via a product, a service, an experience, or a presentation. My background includes a decade working deep inside the marketing departments at Starbucks Coffee and Whole Foods Market.
