Bringing Brands to Life

This post was originally published in 2014. By Nancy J. Sirianni Brands are created by companies, but it’s the end customer who ultimately determines what the brand means to them. So, how do customers come to truly understand a brand and what it stands for? Service brands are experienced on a personal level, with employees …

Unraveling some of the Mysteries of Factors Driving Innovation Success

By Douglas Olsen Innovation is often cloaked in some degree of mystery – a black box where “change happens” and the world is transformed. Success is often fleeting, and, when failure does occur, there is usually a multitude of views as to what went wrong, with the only commonality being “it was the other guy’s …