Category: Management

  • It’s about marketing stupid!

    It’s about marketing stupid!
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    As an individual, not being able to see where you are going is dangerous. As an organisation, not being able to see is also dangerous, so much so, that such an affliction has its own name. It is called marketing myopia. The concept, originally proposed by Theodore Levitt in the early 1960s demonstrates the connection… Read more

  • JW Radio Interview: The NZ Red Meat Sector: Part 2

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    We continue our interview with James Wilkes, Doctorate of Business Administration graduate, Otago University, about the red meat sector. Wilkes acknowledges that everyone in the sector is trying to do better, but he thinks the marketing system itself is a little outdated. He discusses his project and notes he realised it’s not about trying to… Read more

  • JW Radio Interview: The NZ Red Meat Sector: Part 1

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    Listen to NZ radio station Magic Talk’s interview with James Wilkes as he discusses insights into the New Zealand red meat sector. George says Wilkes was among the first to complete a Doctorate of Business Administration degree from Otago University last year. Wilkes says he also has a Masters of Entrepreneurship from the same university.… Read more

  • Mass Production and Marketing Myopia.

    Mass Production and Marketing Myopia.

    According to the Bruce Mclaren website Ford entered eight cars at Le Mans in 1966, three by Shelby American, three by Holman-Moody and two by the British Alan Mann team. These entries followed a Ford decree laid down after the 1965 fiasco that no team, no matter how good, could be expected to take care… Read more

  • BMW versus Mercedes versus Customer

    BMW versus Mercedes versus Customer
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    BMW versus Mercedes versus Customer For 10 straight years Bavarian-based BMW has been the world’s top-selling premium carmaker. But shock, horror…the icon from Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz is hot on BMW’s trail and on track to take BMW’s crown this year. The irony is Merc have achieved this dethroning by de-emphasizing their market share mission. They simply… Read more