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When ‘Push’ Marketing Goes Too Far

Beyond Philosophy

A couple of years ago, our local newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ran a disturbing story about how a mortgage loan company in Phoenix had sent spam advertising messages which appeared on the screens of thousands of wireless phone customers. Not only were the messages not requested, but these customers had to pay to retrieve them.

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What Target Is Doing to Regain Consumer Trust – – And One of The Most Effective Things They (and GM) Could/Should Do

Beyond Philosophy

Time in the store equates to spending on coffee and other products, so Starbucks began testing wireless recharging mats at various locations. Domino’s learned from its community that providing a movie makes a great accompaniment to a pizza delivered to customers’ homes; and, in the U.K,