Tag Archives: marketing plan

The Cost of Forgetting Who You Are

In the summer of 2012, we learned of turmoil at JC Penney following the company’s unveiling of a completely overhauled strategy. After a devastating sales year, JC Penney is announcing that they are bringing back the sales campaigns that were scrapped in an attempt to rebrand and reposition the once proud and venerable department store. [...]

When B2B Goes B2B2B

In a world of incredible scale, the internet and its power to connect us is truly amazing. The connected world is now generating mind-boggling amounts of data every minute of every day – a breadth of available data that is vast enough to hold the power to predict user behaviors and market trends. Armed with [...]

Sticker Shock

Earlier this year, JC Penney unveiled a rebranding and a new strategy that eliminated discounts and coupons in favor of an ‘everyday’ low pricing structure along the lines of Walmart and Target. The shift didn’t necessarily come as a huge surprise, after former Michael Francis, a former Target Executive, took the reigns as president in [...]

Be Contextual. Be Relevant.

We see the statistics. We hear the industry buzz. Yet, many of us fail to harness the power of social media to be contextual and relevant to target consumers. What are you waiting for? Build your own country.