by Drew Boyd | Oct 15, 2012 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
Nissan’s latest innovation takes the lowly car horn and elevates it to the status of “smart.” The 2013 Altima has a new feature that’s likely to surprise buyers. It’s called Easy-Fill Tire Alert. The car’s tire pressure monitoring...
by Drew Boyd | Aug 27, 2012 | Advertising Tools, Consultants, Innovation Method, Technology
Marketers have such a wide array of social media apps to choose from that it can be overwhelming. Tools such as Go2Web20.net can help sort through the maze and narrow down the search to catergories of apps such as mobile, Facebook, gaming, and so on. But to squeeze...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 16, 2012 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Jared Diamond
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Look at this word, then see what mental picture you get: HAMMER. Like most people, you probably see a person’s hand wrapped...
by Drew Boyd | Apr 30, 2012 | Consultants, Creativity Tools, Design Thinking, Evaluation Ideas, Technology
How do you attract new customers while retaining current ones? For many categories, you attract new customers by showing high satisfaction with current customers. Put the current customer first and you will increase your appeal to new customers. The challenge is when...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 18, 2011 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Ideation
On average, one of every three bites of food you put in your mouth depends on “animal pollination” – the movement of insects, particularly bees, between plants. They play a crucial role in flowering plant reproduction and in the production of most fruits and...
