Month: January 2013

  • McDonald’s new packaging, a QR code and telling brand stories

    The next time you visit a McDonald’s restaurant, especially in the US, check the packaging for information about the nutritional value of the food you’re about to eat. While you can read concise info on the packaging itself, more interesting…

  • A leadership call to action to build trust

    The broad decline in trust in business and political leadership we’ve seen over the past few years took a deep dive during the last twelve months as, today, less than a fifth of people believe that a business or government…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #687: January 21, 2013

    Intro: Edelman Trust Barometer 2013 published today: we’ll have some commentary next week, FIR Interview with PRCA’s Francis Ingham re-set for this week, snow permitting; Quick News: Sociability of CEOs of large companies has nearly doubled, seismic change in consumer…

  • The numbers game of cloud storage

    Digital storage in the cloud for your documents, music, photos, videos and more is becoming a commodity with more choice for more space at less cost. Especially for individuals and small- to medium-size businesses, arguably the pioneer in this area…

  • Trust in a name makes the difference

    What’s the deciding factor in choosing which branded product to buy (or whether to buy one at all) at the point of sale? It’s a question I pondered in relation to an experience I had this weekend, and whether it’s…