The Morphing Advertising Media. Profit From the Change!

The old adage that The Customer is King! lives on and will be so for many more centuries to come…

Recognize that your consumers of today are very different from those in the 70s. They are more educated, extremely well-informed, and shrewd to say the least. They know their options and can afford to choose the best products suited to their needs.

One can say that the marketers of today are a very privileged lot with so many more marketing channels to sell their wares. However, the onslaught of overwhelming number of new channels probably served to confuse rather than to help the marketers of today.

We are at the point of Channel Explosion! Every other day, you will read in the news of some innovative internet strategies taking off like wild fire. And the inventors are young web or IT enthusiasts.

We are entering into the next media evolution, with an explosive number of new consumer touch points and media avenues. Channels range from traditional mediums like TV commercials, radio, press advertisements, trade and magazine advertisements and varying forms of direct marketing collaterals. New age mediums include a wide spectrum such as the internet, instant messaging, instant chat, skype technology, just to name a few.

The Old mediums are Dead! Or, Are They?Traditional channel mediums will never die. They form your foundation and allow you to understand the basic functions of each medium, be it TV or radio advertisements, press ads or any other forms.

And some Old habits die hard. If it is your habit to read the morning papers in the subway on your way to work, you are more likely to continue doing that than peering through a tiny screen to read its online version. Also, of course, your morning papers are cheaper with many other usages to boot!

Ever heard of Satellite TV or for that matter, Internet TV? The google box or rather, the Television as a mass medium has been slowly and quietly evolving, in the advent of technology, with online broadband television. Operators commonly use a subscription-based video-on-demand (VOD) business model, a service which provides viewer immediate access to their favorite shows via digital streaming or downloading. 

The Radio, a technology-centric medium has also evolved over time. From its analogue days, it has proudly evolved into its current digital form, leveraging on the massive opportunities in mobile over satellite, and tapping on the free and extensive coverage of the internet.

To be fair, the so-called Old mediums are evolving, as they enhance their mass coverage leveraging upon fast growing technology. So … Hold that the death knell just yet!!

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Meet the Challenges of the Future Through Change Management Training

The future throws unexpected roadblocks in the way of growing a business. One way of counteracting this change is through a group of courses that management needs. They are p3o training, business analysis training and change management training. When the workplace changes and transitions, these courses will have management ready to deal with it, and react to the natural resistance involved.

Change management training will expose your managing team to the basics and the steps involved in the changes. Your managers will be trained in how to react to the changes and to adapt when necessary in order to implement the changes.

Change management training courses are hands-on seminars that will educate the rising managers in when and how to choose an action that will lead to change. Following this choice comes the implementation phase, and then the change must be monitored. All change is not good, and all change is not bad, in fact change is neutral. This is the reason it needs monitoring as to the effects the changes might bring about.

There is always resistance to change, it is natural. The change management training stresses how this resistance can be overcome in the most effective manner. All through the process the manager must show commitment and creativity where the change needs fine tuning. Good communication is important when change is implemented, and all levels of workers need to be on the same page.

When the team completes change management training, and the other seminars they become important parts of your business. They are now able to cope with situations more independently with less guidance from those above them.

Zu Ludwig Erhards Zeiten hie es noch: Geht es der Wirtschaft gut geht es auch den Menschen gut. Heute dagegen so sagt etwa Hessens Ministerpräsident Roland Koch laute die Gleichung für immer mehr Menschen: Je besser es der Wirtschaft geht desto schlechter geht es mir.
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Reputation Management LLC – How to Change an Opinion

Managing your reputation involves using tools and language to improve and/or control how the public views you, your company and those who work for your company.  Reputation management canâ??t simply be approached from a technology standpoint, or a communications standpoint.  This means that you canâ??t simply rely on blogs and/or the Internet for reputation management, and you canâ??t simply rely on press releases or well-planned events.

Tools

Reputation management and online reputation management require the use of certain tools to help repair, create or manage public perception.  Those tools include blogs, social networking, SEO/SEM and more.

Blogs

Having a quality blog works in a couple of ways.  It offers you a medium with which to talk directly to the public, without having to go through the newspapers, magazines, radio or television where your message can be distorted.  You can link your blog to your Website, have as a link on your Website or have it as a completely separate Website.  If you post regularly, not only will that benefit your search engine optimization (SEO), but it will communicate with your public without any outside interference.Being able to talk directly to your audience will greatly enhance your reputation management capabilities, because you can affect opinion with minimal effort.

Social Networking

Websites such as Myspace, Facebook, Twitter and others offer a way to create a community based around or involving your company.  As another form of communication with your audience, social networking sites (also known as Web 2.0) can help you create positive public opinion based around open communication and shared experience.  Quality reputation management doesnâ??t just focus on force feeding messages, in a perfect world it involves encouraging other people to basically market your business for you.  Social networking can be a tool that accomplishes just that, because itâ??s based around shared experiences, shared opinions and so forth.  It also doesnâ??t require the resources that a national publicity campaign would.

SEO/SEM

Search engine optimization and search engine marketing are possibly the two most important tools for online reputation management.  SEO and  SEM utilize pay-per-click technology, keyword usage and even HTML coding to successfully keep your companyâ??s name and services in the top Google search lists.  Keywords should target words related to your company.
Communications
Using your language properly is vitally important.  Whether itâ??s properly seeding your Web content with keywords or writing a persuasive and eye catching press release, writing your content effectively can mean the difference between molding public opinion and being ignored.  Itâ??s important that you highlight exactly where youâ??d like your reputation management to go in terms of how you want to influence opinion.  You can write a great press release, or have a Website with great content, but if you arenâ??t making strong statements and giving positive information, youâ??ll be wasting your time.  
Outline your goals and try to see what your competition is doing. This may help to give you some ideas as to where you want your messaging to go.  Reputation management can be a huge asset to your company and/or business, if the tools and language involved are used properly.

Automobile market in 2010 the first change various car brands are optimistic SUV market

Recall, modification, development of a new car to open in 2010, Zhongshan SUV market restless

    FAW Toyota RAV4 [Review Photo Forum] February 28 issue of starting recall of vehicles, and Yong-source car UFO Zhongshan Taiyuan 4S shop opened on March 3, and Dongfeng Honda’s new CR-V3 to be listed on the 5th, and Shanghai Volkswagen-made passers-by view [review image forum] will be held on March 26, Zhongshan on the market. March, 2010 Zhongshan auto market in the SUV market recall, there are new stores, with modification, a new car, Zhongshan in 2010 the first automobile market began to change in the situation from the SUV market.

    RAV4 recall affects sales

    ”Subject to recall events, the February RAV4 less than marketing, Joint Toyota shop for all Toyota vehicles in February traded dozens of vehicles only to know Toyota triple the average monthly sales of up to 200 about cars. “FAW Toyota Zhongshan, director of marketing Carnival in triple 4S shop told reporters,” Fortunately, since the entry in March, whether to charge or have a significant rebound in trading volume. ”

    Carnival in description, RAV4 listing in April last year, has been in short supply, source of supply. Affected by the recall of events, SUV increasingly fierce market competition.

    New store opening win in the price

    3, Yong-source car Zhongshan Taiyuan 4S shop opened, Yong-Yuan Motor Co. Chairman Wang Gang, said in an interview, “We are optimistic about the market SUV, the SUV, which to some extent on both car comfort of another off-road vehicles off-road performance, it is necessary that we live. We believe that permanent source of car will have good performance, Zhongshan SUV market. ”

    ”UFO to occupy a certain market share killer is the price,” Yong-Yuan car Zhongshan Taiyuan 4S shop chairman Lin Wei said in an interview, never released the source vehicle emissions 2.0L UFO, priced at 80,000 to 90,000 yuan.

    Rivals push new price increase

    RAV4 recall, the natural benefit to competitors. “Now, in the win over [Review Photo Forum] shop to buy CR-V need to buy a 10,000 yuan fine increases, this competition model FAW Toyota RAV4 recall does have a great relationship.” Dongfeng Honda win up shop in the market Manager Lin Wang Yu said.

    2009 Honda CR-V [Review Photo Forum] total sales of over 10 million units, ahead of the same type of car, the new CR-V today officially listed. “The new CR-V compared with the old models, in addition to the appearance of some changes, the performance configuration changes little, the old section of Dongfeng Honda CR-V may increase, because the old models will be discontinued, This old love section of the riders who really is a boost factor. ”

    Car market has not pre-100 Taiwan

    ”Concept initially for domestic transit time to market for the March 26, passers-by view of the current booked in September went, way before the concept of all imports to domestically produced, the performance will still be able to protect, the price is estimated at 250 000 to 35 million the way than the concept of cheaper imports several hundred thousand or so. ”

    Shanghai Volkswagen Zhongshan set to create 4S shop, general manager of German Luo told reporters, “passers-by view of the many car owners are changing from the view of pedestrians from buying imports, Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-way view hot book recalling Toyota’s RAV4 is not directly related . ”

    While the veterans of various car brands have emphasized their brand positioning, emphasizing its own brand of cost, own brand and other brands of changes in the market has no direct effect. However, changes in the market tells us that the major car manufacturers are optimistic about SUV car market, imported SUV in many cases to homemade; in major joint venture brands lowering the prices of SUV market situation; in their own brands and private enterprises Qi Qi among the SUV market, where in 2010 the first automobile market began to change in the situation from the SUV.

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Seven Habits of Creative People, and How They Change the World

Marcel sits alone, at his workstation with his head in his hands. It is Monday morning and he cannot believe he is here, in this same situation yet another day, another month, another year. He had sworn to himself that this year would be different. But it wasn’t. It was the same. He is not sure which is more soul-destroying: the problem that causes his unhappiness, or his sense of powerlessness to change it. He knows that if he could just solve this one problem, everything else would fall into place. The trouble is, no matter what he tries nothing seems to work. Marcel doesn’t need money to change his world. What Marcel really needs is a bit of creativity.

One of the joys of adulthood is that as time passes we gain more and more experience from which we can draw upon to solve our problems. We learn through our experience for example, what is the best strategy for getting the kids to school on time (most days!), what is the best way to approach our partner on a sensitive issue, what is the best day of the week to fill up the car, and what is the best time of year to plant the petunias.

By contrast, in childhood we have relatively few experiences on which we can draw from. Creativity is the force that enables children to solve problems for which they have no experience. Children practice creativity daily because they depend on it to navigate through the multitude of novel situations that they experience in the world. However, as we grow older, we have less need to rely on our creativity as our primary problem solving method. Despite the popular notion that “everyone is creative”, unless it is practiced, developed, nurtured and cultivated, our creativity becomes latent.

The shift from creativity to experience is not a bad thing. It is arguably far more economical for us to be able to draw from our experience and get it “right” the first time by predicting the consequences of our actions, rather than relying on the trial and error approach required to turn a creative vision into reality. We learn that there are certain rules and laws, norms and expectations that will help us solve the given problem much more efficiently. Much of our problem-solving becomes automatic, highly efficient and relatively painless as a result.

Invariably however, we come across a problem-solving challenge that our experience has not prepared us for. When the answer cannot be found by searching back through the experiences we have had, or the lessons we have learned, there is a tendency to define the problem as “unsolvable”. War, global warming, increasing interest rates, price of fuel or changing market economies are all examples of problems that are “too hard” and have become unsolvable. For others the “unsolvable” problem is how to simply get through the day against the backdrop of internal turmoil, depression and sadness. For others, it is not single problem but the sheer number of them, and the seeming futility of one person’s action, that overwhelms us. It may not even be a “negative” problem, but a vision for which we simply have no familiarity with the ways that it might be translated into reality.

Interestingly, it is in the face of these types of challenges and problems that children – whose creativity has not yet been squandered or squashed – offer us the most promising solutions. By calling on children we can discover the possibilities for our so-called unsolvable problems:

“We don’t like it that our fathers must be soldiers and shoot other children’s fathers.” (Engbrottsskolan, Ctvidaberg, Sweden).

“There comes an army; here comes another. They meet in the middle and declare PEACE.” (Holy Cross Primary School, Western Cape, South Africa)

“The war is not around him but trapped inside his head. War is not battles; it is struggles without end.” (Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, US).

“The condition of the heart can alter the perspective of a person. The condition of the hearts of a nation can alter the state of mankind-PEACE.” (Walnut Ridge Middle School Library, Walnut Ridge, AR, US).

Creativity is therefore essential to all people. More than merely a good artistic ability or an active imagination, it is a combination of process, product, thought and action. It combines trial and error, imagination, and freedom that ultimately reconfigures what used to be, into something new. Creativity therefore matters not only to dancers and painters, but to any person who – like Marcel – longs to see something change, to experience the hope of new possibilities. Whether we want to make a difference in our world, in business or simply in our own lives, creativity is deeply needed in many homes, communities, hallways and offices today. To be asked to change the world and to confront the “unsolvable problems” is to be asked to cultivate the habits of creativity and foster them in ourselves and our children. 

The good news is that even the most latent creativity can be reawakened. One of the pioneer researchers in creativity – E. P. Torrance – extensively studied creativity in both children and adults. He found that people with a highly creative approach tended to have particular styles in their approach to problems, situations and relationships, such as a certain type of flexibility and fluency. Many other researchers (particularly in early childhood education and in business) have also studied what it means to be creative, and there are some remarkably consistent themes. Here’s what the research says about habits that build creativity:

Habit #1: Take delight in deep thinking

Creativity requires us to not accept things at face value. Like the child who becomes engrossed in watching an ant struggle against a bread-crumb five times its size, deep thinking allows us to ponder and observe rather than judge. By suspending judgment and allowing ourselves to become completely absorbed in our curious, to contemplate “what is?”, “what else?”, “what if?”, “what about?”, and “why not?”, we begin to see beyond the standard answer and open ourselves up to new possibilities.

Habit #2: Demand imperfection

Creativity is not simply a thought, but requires an action. The most imaginative visions are not creative until they are translated into being. However, particularly in Western cultures, there is an increasing emphasis on achieving individual perfection with little tolerance for getting it wrong. To foster creativity, we have to be willing to place a higher importance on immersing ourselves in the world, than we do on being perfect. Whatever we define as “perfect” is highly specific to cultural and historical contexts. Because perfection depends on the achievement of these arbitrarily constructed rules, and creativity depends on something beyond the rules, we can never be truly creative whilst in pursuit of the perfect. We tend to tolerate imperfection in others more readily than in ourselves and our children. Therefore, freeing ourselves from the chains of perfectionism requires, above all else, the cultivation of self-compassion, laughter, and a bit of perspective.

Habit #3: Get to know yourself

Our world is filled with barriers that limit our opportunity to cultivate our creativity. Social judgments and expectations, dogmatic rules and bureaucracies, and simply the need to curb our passion so that we can earn a dollar and put food on the table are all common creativity inhibitors. By far the most significant personal cost of “being creative” is the risk of become alienated from the community to which you belong. History is filled with creative geniuses who are pathologised as “eccentric”, “mad” or – as increasingly the case of highly creative children in schools today – a nuisance, a problem, oppositionally defiant, or learning disabled.

Practicing creativity therefore requires that we also cultivate our acceptance that – in working toward something new – we are likely to challenge the comfort zones and expectations of those around us. For most people, the practice of creativity as an all-or-nothing endeavor is profoundly costly in personal terms. To practice every-day creativity requires that we learn to discern when to push and when to pull back. Every person has different thresholds for alienation, isolation and criticism. Knowing ourselves and our limits allows us to take risks, but always ones that we can live with. Make your creativity energizing, sustainable and for the “long-haul”, rather than isolating yourself and making your creativity a source of misery.

Habit #4: Use your strengths

Creative people are usually interested in everything with a particular focus in one area. Discover a strength you have and immerse yourself in it. Explore it from every angle. Pull it apart. Put it back together. Contemplate, play and challenge everything you can about it. Be curious about everything, and consider in what ways and contexts your strengths could be applied and connected to other areas. Give yourself permission to change your mind. Discover every possible use for what you’ve got. Use it. Reflect on it. Use it some more.

Habit #5: Find a Creative Role Model

Creativity is one of the key learning strategies we have to survive our early childhood. The difference between someone who is creative, and someone who is not, is simply whether creativity has been allowed to flourish or wither beyond the early years. Instead of sitting back in the hope that creativity will discover us, we need to actively seek out sources of inspiration for creativity. Surrounding ourselves with people who navigate through their own lives with creativity provides valuable insight into the genuine nature and nuance of creativity (rather than the sanitized and contrived Hollywood version). Observing, discussing, and sharing stories with (or about) the people who inspire our passions can help to identify the core values and strategies that might be useful in our own creative development. (It also helps to strengthen and buffer us against the criticism that can sometimes be directed toward creative action).

Habit #6: Challenge the myth of independence

In a culture obsessed with “making” children independent from birth we do great damage to our creativity. Creativity is a collaborative process and everything that is created is simply a new version of what was before. The creation of a new person, for example, comes from the splicing and reconfiguration of its parents’ DNA. Likewise, to approach any problem creatively, we have to be able to connect all parts, to be able to discover unexpected interactions and inter-relationships that we might not otherwise have seen. People who are creative tend to have a tendency to see most things (including themselves) as one part of a bigger whole, where they can actively influence and shape the world they live in. In order to be creative we need to challenge ourselves to see interdependcies, rather than seeking to be alone and isolated in the world.

Habit #7: Maintain a strong Play-Ethic

A strong work-ethic is a highly valued quality by many. However, it is in play that all the parts and pieces flow into the totality of creativity. Businesses whose bottom-line depends on high levels of creativity such as soft-ware developers and advertising agencies – understand this principle extremely well. These workplaces more closely resemble a child’s playground of color and freedom rather than an office where a genuine Play-Ethic and culture is actively fostered and encouraged.

Play (which is distinct from competition and sports) enables us to let go of pre-imposed dogma. In play we are free to move in multidimensional and illogical ways (mentally and physically), to try out different combinations and roles, to laugh at ourselves, to act without fear of failure, shame or measurement, and to be wholly led by our curiosity and our sense of discovery. In play, we can truly connect to each other, to the problem at hand, and to our hearts. Far from being limited to games and children, introducing a sense of play into any context that we want to change is the most direct way to be creative.

With the possibility that as adults we may re-learn to play creatively we have the greatest hope of solving the unsolvable and changing the world in the process.

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U.S. Market for Multicultural Women: How African-American, Latina and Asian-American Women Are Driving Change in the American Consumer Economy, The, 2

Many Americans marveled in 2009 as an African-American woman assumed the duties of First Lady and a Latina donned the robes of a Supreme Court Justice. Yet, historians likely will find that Michelle Obama and Sonia Sotomayor were not only icons for multicultural women of their own generation in the first decade of the 21st century, but also were precursors of an emerging wave of increasingly empowered multicultural women in the decades to come.

Already accounting for nearly a third of the women’s population, multicultural women will be in the majority in a little more than 30 years. Barely 20 years from now, multicultural women will predominate among 25- to 44-year-old women-those most heavily engaged in the life tasks of building careers, forming households and families and raising children.

Black, Hispanic, Asian-American and other multicultural women already wield buying power in excess of trillion and are the primary decision-makers in the vast majority of their homes. This completely new report provides marketing executives with a roadmap to tap into the growing economic clout of multicultural women.

 

Research Methodology

This report is based on information collected directly from firms active in the multicultural women’s market as well as a comprehensive analysis of relevant industry and trade publications. The principal primary research source used in the report is the Experian Simmons Winter 2009 National Consumer Study. Census Bureau sources include the latest available population estimates and projections as well as data from the 2007 American Community Survey and March 2009 Current Population Survey. Other U.S. Government sources include the Consumer Expenditures Survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Office of Immigration Statistics.

About the Author

Dr. Robert Brown and Ms. Ruth Washton have written more than 30 reports analyzing demographic trends and marketing strategies in key consumer segments. Topics have ranged from kids to mature consumers to multicultural groups such as Hispanics and African Americans. Dr. Brown and Ms. Washton have co- authored several Financial Times Business Reports on strategic business issues and have provided market and competitor intelligence studies for clients in a variety of industries. Dr. Brown has a B.S. from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. degree from The George Washington University. Ms. Washton has a B.A from Skidmore College and an M.A. from the State University of New York.

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