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Branding Lesson Found In GM's Rubbleby Derrick Daye
GM's financial quagmire and bizarre labor and bureaucratic practices notwithstanding, branding (or lack thereof) was a big part of their problem.
However many MPGs your car gets, or what quality ratings it receives, cars, like most products and services (perhaps even more so), have a large emotional component that isn't an optional extra. Your brand either stands for something in the mind of the car buyer or they walk away from your brand and drive another home.
We're not just jumping on a fallen giant. We've been saying this for years and as loyalty metrics are leading-indicators of consumer behavior and profitability we weren't surprised to see GM steadily lose market share, from 54% to 19%.
GM lost touch with car buyers, but that shouldn't have been surprising to folks either. They had too many brands, many of which had neither emotional resonance nor meaning. Everyone knew them (so much for awareness ratings), but nobody knew them for anything other than "cars." Experts have pointed out that GM practiced "launch and leave" branding, i.e., companies spend billions upfront to introduce a vehicle, but then fail to support the brand with sustained, meaningful advertising. And to complete the self-fulfilling marketing loop, with a shrinking market share GM couldn't possibly give its multiple brands and models the individual attention they so desperately needed. That explanation's fine as far as it goes. If you really pay attention to what GM did you'll find that they weren't really very good at branding or marketing. Not when they had to actually compete.
We turned to our Customer Loyalty Engagement Index to look at the emotional driver in the automotive category – "Right Car For Me" – to see how major auto brands ranked on that critical dimension, and here's what the top-20 ranking looks like:
1. Toyota
2. Mercedes
4. Subaru
5. Cadillac*
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7. Honda, Volkswagen
8. Hyundai
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13. Ford
14. Chrysler
15. Mercury
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17. Chevrolet*
18. Buick*
19. Volvo, Saab*
20. Pontiac*
From a brand perspective, kind of creepy, huh? Now GM's brand lineup is being halved, with the company jettisoning divisions like Pontiac, but from a brand perspective the bottom line will not improve if they can't figure out how to imbue the metal with some emotion.
The Brand Keys bottom line: Real loyalty metrics – being leading- indicators and all – might have helped them. They still could when they get around to "reorganizing" the GM brands and decide to stop talking to themselves and start looking at the category through a consumer windshield.
GM's bottom line? The stock fell steadily from about $70 at the start of the decade. It closed at 75 cents a share on Friday.
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Needless to say, General Motors has made many mistakes over the years, so it's hard to say that any of their decisions where the one that contributed most to their decline.
But I think that poor brand architecture could have been a heavy contributor to GM's struggles over the years. They have had too many vehicles making it a challenge for them to manage and for consumers to comprehend. My opinion is that trimming the line years ago could have given consumers a starting place to get to know the GM brand in ways deeper than the metal.
Another branding lesson from the automotive industry is this: why do these companies take the time and effort to create and build brands like GTO or Taurus, and then kill them ? This has always mystified me, unless they were deemed to be beyond the point of resurrection. The choice to be in too many brands with too many vehicles, also resulted in a lack of critical focus on their most important brands. It's great to see at Ford that Mr. Mullally rightly asked the obvious question: why did we kill the Taurus ? Now, the key is to really invest in product and brand building activities to make it "for someone like me."
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I agree, and it gives players something to look forward to like we used to have with mounts at a higher level and class quests.
Well played Blizzard, well played.
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English: Nick Saban after the Alabama vs. Arkansas game, thanking the Alabama student section. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The SEC may be considered the strongest conference in college football, but so far the 2012/13 bowl season hasn't shown it. Through Thursday's games, in fact, the SEC is batting a mere .500 (a 3-3 record), with surprising losses for Florida (to Louisville) and LSU (to Clemson), and Mississippi State falling to a Northwestern program that had not previously won a bowl game of any kind dating all the way back to 1949. Now admittedly 3-3 might be considered a decent tally for most conferences, but not so for the SEC which has won the previous six national titles and holds a very impressive 8-1 mark in BCS title games, with the lone loss coming against another SEC team when Alabama defeated LSU in last season's championship showdown. The SEC also has a record 16 BCS bowl game victories over the years, four better than the next best conference (the Big Ten), while posting a BCS-best .666 winning percentage in BCS games. The conference everyone outside of the South East loves to hate these days still has plenty of time to improve on its .500 mark in 2012/13, with three more bowl appearances, including a second consecutive national title showdown for Alabama when the Crimson Tide take on Notre Dame Monday night. A win for the Tide would not just give the SEC a seventh straight national crown, but would also be Alabama's third national title in just four years under the guidance of head coach Nick Saban. Saban reassured Tide fans this week when he took himself out of consideration for any of the multiple NFL coaching vacancies. Meanwhile, Alabama's SEC rivals, No. 9 Texas A&M, the only team to defeat the Tide this season, will play No. 11 Oklahoma in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Friday night, with Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel leading the way, while Ole Miss will face Pitt in Saturday's BBVA Compass Bowl, giving the SEC a total of nine teams in this season's bowl games, more than any other conference except the Big 12, which also has nine. The ACC, meanwhile, has thus far fared better than any other conference with four wins in six games, including notable victories for Georgia Tech (over USC), Florida State (over Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl) and Clemson (over LSU). The BIG-12 and PAC-12 each also have four wins to go with four losses apiece, with the BIG-12 going for a fifth victory when Oklahoma takes on Texas A&M. The Big Ten, meanwhile, closed out the bowl season a disappointing 2-5, with Northwestern (over Mississippi State) and Michigan State (over TCU) the lone victors, while the Big East has posted an impressive 3-1 record so far, with Pitt looking to join Cincinnati, Syracuse and Louisville as winners and make it four out of five. When it comes to the big games, however, no other conference could match the PAC-12 in 2012/13, with the West Coast conference taking two of the five BCS games, as Oregon cruised past Kansas State 35-17 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Thursday, following Stanford's impressive 20-14 win over Wisconsin in Tuesday's Rose Bowl, the Cardinal's first Rose Bowl win since 1972. The ACC and BIG East each also has one BCS win this season (Florida State and Louisville).
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Police in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and San Francisco are confiscating condoms from sex workers and transgender women, undermining health department campaigns to reduce HIV.
Don't take away people's condoms!
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We'll have more on that soon - particularly interesting is the fact that it goes against years of successful public health initiatives when it comes to HIV/AIDS harm reduction.
just another way they killing people.
Not to mention condoms found on people, particularly trans people, are frequently used in court by the NYPD as evidence of sex work, making it more likely that people will not use or carry protection when they need it.
That is just fucking horrible. What legal grounds do they have to do that? They are causing a public health risk and taking away someone's personal property - condoms have a monetary value) someone should sue the police department. That is harassment!
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OMG why the hell would a cop take away condoms from an adult?
This makes no sense.
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How to close couchbase connections in multi threaded environment
I am interested in how to close a connection to Couchbase.
I am using the current version of the couchbase client in python.
Each write to the database is done by a task in celery so needs a new instance of the couchbase client to do the write.
The only way I have found to close the connection is to set it to None. There does not seem to be any warning in the documentation about doing this even though not doing so caused massive load on my server and huge disk space usage to the point that I was about to give up up on Couchbase.
The workload is one set multi, every 5 seconds with 100 documents. The data size is currently around 700 MB for 500000 documents. Before setting the client to none, the server was using 50GB to store 700MB of documents.
There is no .__exit__ attribute on the client so it is not possible to do the standard pythonic
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Could someone enlighten me as to best practise when many connections must be made and broken? I ask this question mainly for the benefit of others as there are a lot of stories of high disk and cpu usage out there and it would be great to improve documentation in this area.
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Currently there is no context manager available for Couchbase, and this is because internally constructing a new Couchbase instance is fairly expensive.
However depending on how you've configured celery there are some other alternatives:
- If you're using individual processes, ensure the new Couchbase instance is created after the new process, not before
- If you're using threads, the Couchbase instance is thread safe (just be sure to set the
lockmode=LOCKMODE_WAIToption in the constructor).
If you absolutely must create a new Couchbase instance for each operation, there is an undocumented
_close() method which will destroy any underlying network resources created with the current Couchbase object.
Can you give me some more information as to why you're making a new object each time?
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We loved Rebecca's post yesterday on What Makes You Smile In Your Home. We have plenty that makes us smile but we started thinking about how things in our home rarely change. We've been here for almost three years and haven't changed much (except a roommate). We are definitely the type of personality that loves wearing the same type of clothing every day (to clarify; same type, not same clothes). We have also noticed that we aren't alone in that category. Many people in the public eye never stray from a uniform. Take Michael Kors for instance. Same black jacket every single week on Project Runway. While we welcome change in our lives we started to wonder, is it important for our apartment decor to change with our lives?
Our look is definitely an eclectic mix consisting of vintage finds. To make our decor choices even more charming, lighting has always taken on a personality of its own in our space. Whether it be the actual lights that we have had since day one or the moody, soft lighting we love to create.
These two yellow stools are just a few of the many things that we've always had in our apartment. We can't imagine parting with them (not only are they giving off the vintage vibe we love, they're colorful and scored at a thrift store). Plus they're perfect for seating extra guests when we have a big group over for dinner.
We have four of these vintage chairs, all painted robin's egg blue. We can't imagine if we ever moved, not wanting to keep them this fun and chic color.
Since we love our eclectic, vintage style (and can't imagine changing our ways) does that matter? We always have been a creature of habit but if we love our style and decor, is it okay to keep it the same? Does your apartment "wear a uniform" like ours or is it always changing?
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I think the key is knowing whether your decor is consistent because it remains relevant to your life, or whether it is something you're clinging to out of fear or worry. I mean, it seems that the real question becomes whether your relationship to the things in your home is healthy. If your home is a place you love to be, where you are both comfortable exactly as you are and safe to explore who you want to become, then why would you change it?
Lizzapearl, extremely well stated.
I completely redesigned my home over the past 12 months and it was an overdue change [2 years post-divorce, 15 years post-college, 6 years post-relocation to another state]. I made styling choices that reflect my matured taste and different priorities. For example, I sold grandma's dining table with two leaves. It seated 12, but 99% of the time, I only need to seat 2. I pared down to a pedestal table for 4 and it is one of the top-5 best decisions I've made.
Somone made a comment on a bedding post that one's style choice would be a flash-in-the-pan from one year to the next. When you're 20, that may be true. Now that I'm 40 my tastes tend to be more stable and I'm making purchases that I hope will be with me for several decades or more.
Changing your home style every year would be slavery to design trends and fads, and a reflection of poor judgement about one's own taste.
I think it all boils down to a tasty, "Know thyself and to thine own self be true".
Kors wears the same outfit for continuity, not because it's his entire wardrobe.
But do you have an eclectic vintage style because you want to? Or are you hanging on to old stuff because it's what you can afford and you might as go on with it?
If you won the lottery, would you stick with all your old favorites? While I wouldn't run amok at Restoration Hardware, I know I've got things that I've hung on to because I can't afford to replace them.
Who you are at 28 isn't always the person you are at 43.
I don't think that just because you don't change anything, it means you're stuck in a rut. You like it, keep it the way it is. Don't clog a lot of landfills because you feel you 'should' change something, or because of a trend. Of course it's ok to keep it the same!
I'm still transitioning from filling the list of "Things I Need but Don't Have" to buying things that really fit my style. My tastes have stayed essentially the same since HS, though, so it's easier than it might be. Thankfully, my Victorian writing desk fits just fine with my clean-lined couch and penchant for Asian stools.
I think as long as you're keeping things because you love them, you're fine. I hope to die with that desk and chair still in my home because they're beautiful and make me happy. I like to update accessories on occasion but the essential character of my home stays the same.
I was stunned to hear that a couple I knew bought all new stuff when they bought a new home -- not because none of their previous belongings fit/worked in their new home, but because she said, "isn't that just when you do when get a aother home?" and althought it was formed at a question it was clearly a statement about what she thought was fact. "Everyone does it, that's just how it's done."
everything looks better with a kitty on it.
I just coughed up a fur ball.
Have to admit, too, that I am getting a little fed up with the "I found it in a thrift store so it must be great" mentality. But I do love those stools.
I think the fact that they are still with you speaks to their multi-function, their flexibility. But guess what? You can buy stuff that does that in new furniture stores, too! ;)
I'm 45 and still have many things I got right out of college. What's gone by the wayside are the cheap "filler" furnishings -- the particleboard bookshelves, the crappy make-do couch, etc. I replaced them with better pieces as I was able to. But the antique Shaker chair (my first "real" antiques purchase), the textiles I bought in Central America, the paintings by friends, my grandmother's china -- all those things are still here. They're what make it "home."
I think a truly great home has heirloom quality pieces in it. I love it when you enter a home and it looks like they've spent years collecting pieces and building a look that suits them. It actually really bothers me when I see a place that looks like it was furnished in a single shopping spree.


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hare Krishna
first of all i wanna remind u that what is Vrindaban. this is the holy place of Hindus. Vrindaban is not only about the Spiritualistic place but also it provides the vedic study to the people. now i wnna focus on how new Vrindaban can takes place into the student. there should be established a university which ll provide the essential studies with vedic study. i m from bangladesh i have never ever the Opportunity to visit there. but if Krishna give me the capability to visit there than i must visit there and suggest that.
Comment Posted By shubhra On 10.12.2007 @ 15:59
jaya jagthnath!
i think this is one of the most hard job to arrange a ratha yatra in a muslim country..
all the best…
i pray fo you to Lord's Krishna for giving you more support to do these kind of activties
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Delicious. I vegan-ized it by adding almond milk and earth balance instead of milk and butter.
Moroccan Pumpkin Soup (Chorbat al qara'a)
This is a French–influenced variation of a popular seasonal pumpkin soup, and it makes a fine first course for any dinner spread or as part of a Moroccan meal. While fresh pumpkin is more traditional in this recipe, butternut squash is easy to prepare and a good alternative.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 2/3 cup soup, 1 teaspoon yogurt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro)
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- Calories: 91
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 2.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 2.2g
- Carbohydrate: 17.4g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Cholesterol: 6mg
- Iron: 0.9mg
- Sodium: 392mg
- Calcium: 84mg
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- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 teaspoons plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- 2. Place half of squash mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Pour pureed mixture into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining squash mixture. Return pureed mixture to pan over low heat. Add milk and butter to pan; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve with yogurt and cilantro.
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I am becoming quite the Zee TV watcher these days. Perhaps it is the lack of anything else to see, the fact that I am a closet masochist, or simply that I miss good old desh and watching Zee makes me feel warm and fuzzy and oh-so-desi. Yeah, all that mush. The other night however, Zee couldn't find their regular print of Love In Goa (1983), starring Anuradha Patel and Master Mayur. Yes, the same pimply-faced adolescent who often played Amitabh junior, most famously in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978). So they mended their ways, atoned for their sins, and blessed us with — Jewel Thief (1967).
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The movie begins in style — A mannequin adorned with jewellery. An unknown man passes by. As he moves away, the mannequin's neck is bare. Music builds up to a crescendo with an evil laugh permeating the background! And there onwards begins a thrilling ride. Who is the jewel thief? Is it Vinay (Dev), the commissioner's son and a jewellery store employee? Or his look-alike Amar? As Vinay tries to find Amar and prove his innocence he finds himself falling in love with Shalini (Vyjayantimala), who says she is Amar's fiancee. As he searches for his clone, the boss's daughter Anjali (Tanuja), takes a liking for him, while Shalini's brother (Ashok Kumar) doubts his every move, leaving one wondering if Vinay is taking everyone, including the audience, for a ride. The climax, set in Gangtok, culminates in the jewel thief's grandest heist of all — the king's jewels. The stage is set for a thrilling finish, with an elaborate song and dance number in 'honton pe aisi baat'.
Jewel Thief remains one of my all-time favorites from Bollywood, a masala potpourri of sorts. Crime caper plus film-noir plus musical from a master storyteller — Vijay Anand. A man, who along with Guru Dutt (Baazi (1951), Jaal (1952)) and Raj Khosla (CID (1956), Bambai Ka Babu (1960)) gave Dev some of his most memorable and atypical roles. The man's output was varied yet consistent — be it his directorial debut, the road film Nau Do Gyarah (1957), a romantic Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963), a philosophical Guide (1965), a slick thrilling Teesri Manzil (1966), or a masala mix like Johny Mera Naam (1970) — each movie is a complete entertainer, with excellent music to boot.
Which comes to another of his traits — song picturizations. Think aaj phir jeene ke tamanna hai and you'll see Waheeda and Dev amidst bales of hay in the back of a truck. Sing pal bhar ke liye koi humein pyaar kar le and you'll think of Dev romancing Hema through an unending series of windows. Think vaada to nibhaaya, O mere raaja and you'll remember Dev and Hema pretending to romance as they dupe the cops. Listen to dil ka bhanwar kare pukaar and you'll flashback to Dev and Nutan inside of the Qutub Minar. Or hum maine kasam li and you'll think of Dev and Mumtaz sharing a bicycle. Each song memorable, but the scene on the screen just as unforgettable. That's Vijay Anand for you!
So here I am sitting with my packet of Marie biscuits, watching Jewel Thief. Two of mankind's great creations. *chomp chomp* The doll-like Tanuja is singing raat akeli hai to Dev Anand in Asha Bhosle's heavenly voice. And suddenly, I have this major hankering for some nice adrak chai. So we have to pause for a short commercial break. When we return, we shall dissect the scene on the screen. And since no amount of talk about Jewel Thief is complete without gushing effusively about its soundtrack, we'll do some of that as well.
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Another way to accomplish security is to apply encryption to the data itself. In this case there is no secure tunnel like the VPN, but the actual data sent is secured. There are several encryption techniques available, like SSL, WEP and WPA. (These latter two are used in wireless networks.) When using SSL, also known as HTTPS, a certificate will be installed in the device or computer that encrypts the data.
A firewall is designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be hardware or software, or a combination of both. All data entering or leaving the intranet passes through the firewall, which examines it and blocks data that does not meet the specified security criteria. For example, using a firewall, one can make sure that video terminals are able to access the cameras while communication from other computers will be blocked. Some network cameras have built-in IP address filtering, a basic form of firewall that only allows communication with computers that have pre-approved IP addresses.
Network video systems can take a number of different forms depending on the requirements of the individual installation. No matter what form your network takes or what elements you choose to deploy, it is important to work with a well recognized and reliable vendor to ensure all components work well together and you have maximized the system's functionality.
About the author: As the general manager for Axis Communications, Fredrik Nilsson oversees the company's operations in North America . In this role, he manages all aspects of the business, including sales, marketing, business expansion and finance. He can be reached via email at email@example.com.
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