Posts Tagged ‘marketing’

Red Bull Racing and Creating Cultures of Speed

TweetIn 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 […]


Training with Bare Knuckles + Customer Insight

TweetThere’s a reason why taping your wrists is a lousy way to train on a heavy bag. You will never, ever get in a fight with a heavy bag at the precise moment that you’ve just taped your wrists and put on your gloves. This is why so many training programs are useless when it comes to […]


The 3 Hidden Gems in the Pepsi Challenge: More Notes from My Conversation with Sergio Zyman

TweetMy interview with Sergio Zyman on the Pepsi Challenge is included in my upcoming book, Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry, to be published on March 31, 2011 by Portfolio. Join my advanced notice mailing list here.   “The brilliance of the strategy was that they were filming these people […]


Bob Parsons on Controversy, the Upside of Outrage and Why His Ads Are Better Than Yours

Tweet“In some respects, it seems like I’m one of the few guys in the world who understands that ads are meant to sell stuff.” Bob Parsons, founder and CEO of Go Daddy. I make it a habit to defend Go Daddy on principle because of that quote, above. I don’t need to, in all honesty, […]


Abandoning Your Competition (and Taking Your Customers With You!)

TweetConvincing your customers that they’re doing it wrong is often an uphill battle. We’re all resistant to change. And when your customer base is comprised of highly educated people who are in positions of authority, this becomes even harder. How do you teach these hard to persuade experts that there’s a better way? You let everyone […]