Like vanilla ice cream, popular stuff often gets a reputation for being boring, and as the top sedan in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, Camry was facing the same reputation problem. People saw buying a Camry as a rational, economic decision — not necessarily an exciting experience you’d tell a friend about….
Video: How Toyota turned around word of mouth about their “boring” Camry
How to create interesting content on a “boring subject”
This is a guest post from Gary Vaynerchuk — well-known entrepreneur, social media innovator, and author of “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I answered this question in episode two of #AskGaryVee. That was quite a while ago now, so I…
Does being good make you invisible?
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I hope you’re not good. Good is fine. Acceptable. Meets my expectations. Good is boring. In fact, for most of us — it’s invisible….
Think your industry is boring? Think again.
This is a guest post from Gary Vaynerchuk — well-known entrepreneur, social media innovator, and author of “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. If you follow my blog, you know that I’m all about content, content, content. Companies need to become…
How do you sell what no one wants to buy?
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Most of us don’t have the luxury of selling ocean front property, the coolest laptop, the latest in tractor technology, or porsches. But in most…