What role does aligning a celebrity with a product enhance the brand?

Branding pioneer David Ogilvy once stated that creating an effective brand “gives your product a first-class ticket through life.” Examples in the last 15-20 years of successful product branding include Apple (“Think Different”), Nike (“Just Do It”), The DeBeers Diamond Company (“A Diamond is Forever”), GEICO (“15 Minutes Can Save You 15 Percent”), McDonald’s (“I’m Lovin’ It”), Walmart (“Save Money, […]

Are strategic alliances a way to enhance a firm’s technological capacity or are they used more commonly to maintain pace with technological developments in a company’s industry?

Discussion 1: “Strategic Leadership” Students will respond to the following: o Explain why the strategic control exercised by a firm’s strategic leaders is important for long-term competitiveness. o Explain how strategic controls differ from financial controls. o As a strategic leader, would you feel ethically responsible for developing your firm’s human capital? Why or why not? – Do you believe […]