2014 sees two significant anniversaries for McDonald’s. First up, it’s the 40th anniversary of the opening of the first store in the UK as I noticed when I happened to pop in to my local Mickey D’s for a quick breakfast. Now, I’m not a particularly regular patron at the Golden Arches but I’ve got […]
Marketing Lesson From World’s Greatest Swindler…
I’ve been following the case of convicted swindler Bernie Madoff with some interest. The amounts involved are quite mind-boggling… …he’s reckoned to have defrauded his victims of over US$65 BILLION (around A$100 billion!). Now, many (if not all) great swindles rely on a shrewd understanding of human nature… …and so can provide marketers with some […]