Wonderful cartoon from “marketoonist” Tom Fishburne to kick off 2012… “Product proliferation” or “line extension” is one of the biggest mistakes made in the conventional marketing arena… …and there are useful lessons for direct response marketers. Line extension sounds such as sensible and logical strategy. The justification is usually along the lines… 1. It’s a […]
Marketing Anniversary – Sony Walkman 30 Years
Meant to post about this yesterday, but got sidetracked. Anyway… …30 years ago yesterday on 1 July 1979… …the very first Sony Walkman went on sale in Japan. This really was a breakthrough product in how people could choose to listen to music. Sure there had been portable transistor radios before…