Will You Help Me?

Asking for help may be the most powerful yet underutilized resource available for innovators. Researchers Francis Flynn and Vanessa Bohns found that people grossly underestimate the rate that others are willing to help when asked. As a result, we more often fail to...

Marketing Innovation: Going to Extremes

What do you say when you have nothing new to say?  That is the dilemma marketers face in mature categories where the product's features and benefits are well understood.  Even more challenging is when your product is virtually the same as the...