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Why Porsche Should Have Said Yes.

by Stephen Denny on June 14, 2010

Think of a game of chicken. You remember the movie, Rebel Without A Cause, with James Dean? Two “youts” in stolen cars, driving headlong towards each other on a deserted road. The first one to swerve out of the way is the “chicken.” Seems to be an odd choice of game theory played out in [...]

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Red Bull Racing and Creating Cultures of Speed

by Stephen Denny on May 12, 2010

In 2010, new Formula 1 governing body rules eliminated refueling in pit stops, which ironically returned the race to a test of speed not just for the drivers and machines but for the pit crews who change four tires in under 3.5 seconds. I spoke to Ole Schack, the #2 mechanic on Red Bull Racing’s [...]

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“The brilliance of the strategy was that they were filming these people when they were doing the test. The thing that was creating the wow factor was that when you removed the box that was hiding the two cans, the Coke drinker, who looked like a Coke drinker, would say, Oh my God, I can’t believe [...]

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Dear CMO: “Snapple was a freight train. Everybody was saying in those days colas are dead everybody’s dead and this is the new stuff. We came up with this brand Fruitopia. I remember a reporter asking at a press conference, saying this is a me-too brand. And I said, you bet this is a me-too [...]

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Note to CMO: Jim Koch & What Giants Can’t Do

by Stephen Denny on November 16, 2009

Dear CMO: “Could a giant do what we do? It would be difficult because it’s not what they’re good at. They’re good at mass producing, very cost effectively, beers that appeal to the mass market… it’s not outside their capabilities, but it’s like McDonalds… could McDonalds make filet mignon? Sure, but it’s not the business they’re [...]

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