Two-thirds of the companies in BCG’s 2022 global innovation survey ranked climate and sustainability (C&S) as a top corporate priority. But only about one in five is ready to act. Click here to read the story at bgc.com. Discussion Questions: What is innovation? Why is innovation important in business? What do you Read more…
Kellogg’s wants you to add water to its new cereal. Really. The company’s new “instabowls” look like traditional single-serve bowls — little tubs of cereal, designed to be eaten dry or with milk. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: Based on information from this story, describe Kellogg’s new Read more…
Steve Jobs famously induced John Sculley to quit his job at Pepsi and become the CEO of Apple by asking him if he wanted to keep selling sugar water or if he wanted to change the world. Click here to read the story at macworld.com. Discussion Questions: What is innovation? Read more…
If semiconductor shortages, recession risks and the once-a-century shift in propulsion weren’t enough to keep auto executives up at night, here’s one more sleep disruptor: Consumers are keen to buy an Apple car before one even exists. Click here to read the story at Bloomberg.com. Discussion Questions: What is a Read more…
Early in the pandemic, people couldn’t get enough pizza. Now, not so much. Papa Johns’ sales are still up, but growth is slowing. In the second quarter, sales at its North American restaurants open at least a year grew just under 1%, down from 5% in the the same period Read more…
This week Samsung unveiled its fourth generation of foldable phones the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. Click here to read the story at medium.com. Discussion Questions: What is product management? Why is product management an important function of marketing? What is a product life cycle? What Read more…
Amazon still makes most of its revenue from orders placed through its online stores, and most of its profit from its cloud computing arm. Both of those businesses were built almost entirely in house. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions: What is an acquisition? Why do companies Read more…
Taco Bell’s newest location ditches the dining room and has four drive-thru lanes instead. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: What is place as it relates to the marketing mix? How might this story demonstrate the concept of place? Based on information from this story, describe how Read more…
Amazon.com is laying out plans to launch thousands of small satellites capable of beaming high-speed internet service to earth—an initiative that puts it in direct competition with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, as well as terrestrial-based internet-service providers. Click here to read the story at barrons.com. Discussion Questions: What is competition? What Read more…
The vehicle was designed with the company’s new e-4ORCE electric motor and is approximately the size of a large shoebox with a wooden tray built on top. Click here to read the story at yahoo.com. Discussion Questions: What is innovation? How might this news story demonstrate the concept of innovation? Read more…