If semiconductor shortages, recession risks and the once-a-century shift in propulsion weren’t enough to keep auto executives up at night, here’s one more sleep disruptor: Consumers are keen to buy an Apple car before one even exists. Click here to read the story at Bloomberg.com. Discussion Questions: What is a Read more…
Early in the pandemic, people couldn’t get enough pizza. Now, not so much. Papa Johns’ sales are still up, but growth is slowing. In the second quarter, sales at its North American restaurants open at least a year grew just under 1%, down from 5% in the the same period Read more…
Airbnb says it will use new methods to spot and block people who try to use the short-term rental service to throw a party. Click here to read the story at nbcnews.com. Discussion Questions: Based on information from this story, what is anti-party technology? What is the difference between a Read more…
This week Samsung unveiled its fourth generation of foldable phones the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. Click here to read the story at medium.com. Discussion Questions: What is product management? Why is product management an important function of marketing? What is a product life cycle? What Read more…
More than eight decades after the beverage was founded in the hills of Tennessee, Mtn Dew is taking over the Adventure Center at Doe Mountain, the main entry point to 8,600 acres of mountain wilderness that sits outside the town of Mountain City, Tenn. Click here to read the story Read more…
For years, Arby’s has claimed to have the meats. Unless it’s a burger. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: What is a slogan? Why do company’s use slogans in their advertising? How might that demonstrate the concept of branding? What is Arby’s slogan? How do you Read more…
Old Navy set out to make clothes shopping more inclusive for women of all body types. It ended up with too many extra-small and extra-large items and too few of the rest, a mismatch that frustrated customers and contributed to falling sales and a management shake-up. Click here to read Read more…
There are ancient traditions, such as the one that indicates that the cereal is eaten with milk. It doesn’t matter if they are corn flakes, rice or wheat, what tradition says is that you have to accompany them with milk, right? Tropicana, the North American manufacturer of fruit drinks, challenges that Read more…
It’s first-quarter earnings call season, nerds. These calls offer a cornucopia of data for fast food industry obsessives, highlighting the highs, lows, and tragic failures of the industry on a quarterly basis. Click here to read the story at thetakeout.com. Discussion Questions: From a business perspective, what is a quarter? Read more…
Lemon Perfect founder and CEO Yanni Hufnagel didn’t know it yet, but his hydrating lemon water brand was about to go viral in 2020, all thanks to an unexpected appearance of the Dragon Fruit Mango bottle in the door of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s limo. Click here to read the story at techcrunch.com. Read more…