Richard Holland's Blog – March 2014 Archive (4)

Why Steve Jobs Hated Branding and Marketing

A recent interview with former Apple VP of Worldwide Marketing, Allison Johnson, offered up some interesting insights into the legendary businessman Steve Jobs. In her interview, she explained how the two words that Jobs hated most were “branding” and “marketing.” According to Johnson, people equated branding with…

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Added by Richard Holland on March 27, 2014 at 9:47am — No Comments

Why Do Overwhelmed Employees Affect Engagement ?

An interesting article on the Forbes website shared the results of a recent study by Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends. The study was the result of an extensive survey of over 2,500 companies in 90 countries. Based on the survey results,…

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Added by Richard Holland on March 20, 2014 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

Who Wants A Truck? Jimmy Fallon Does!

Last week, the newly appointed host of “The Tonight Show” mentioned on the air that he was in the market for a new truck. Of course, manufacturers couldn’t resist the golden opportunity to try and convince the star to choose theirs.

 

Ford responded first urging Jimmy to check out the 2015 F-150, within minutes of his proclamation.

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Added by Richard Holland on March 13, 2014 at 7:02am — No Comments

New NHTSA Labels Present Challenges to Dealers

Warranty work is a large part of any service department’s revenue. The recent announcement by the NHTSA mandating manufacturers to use specific labeling on recall notices could prove to be very helpful to dealers; helping them get the work faster and at a lower cost. However, there are challenges associated with this and dealerships need to be prepared to handle them. With…

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Added by Richard Holland on March 6, 2014 at 10:41am — No Comments

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