Welcome to Alhaji’s Blog! In this week’s blog we will be exploring a few product launch blunders of the 21st century and the apparent reasons that birthed such mistakes. Last week, I had the privilege of reading an interesting statistic on a Wall-Street online journal that concluded with apparent facts that most new products launched onto today’s market fail to deliver an expected results. However, one contrivance I have come to discover in my area of expertise as a Consumer […]
A loud reverberating sound nearly sent my heart running to my anus. This was followed by a serenade of gay sounds from a thousand Talking drums weaving through the tunes emanating from the Kakaki, Jembe and the Algaita. As flamboyantly dressed musicians played on, it was as if they were possessed by the heavenly beings. The musical instruments spoke different language yet the harmony and chemistry they produced together was indescribable. There was joy and unbridled excitement in the […]
What does today’s consumer have in common with Nwanza, the bird? A lot as we did find out soon. In today’s world, there are a thousand ads and offers grappling for the average consumer’s attention and interest. There’s that well garnished Indomie noodle popping into his eyes from the television screen and as he switches to his mobile he is attacked by some myriads of sponsored Facebook advert from some fintech brand. In the midst of that, his auditory sense […]
Every now and then, you will have to conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis on your business, branded offerings or even for your client. Aside that, knowing what to lookout for makes your work far easier during that job assessment that requires case analysis. No doubt you must have been told that Strengths and Weaknesses are visible within the internal dynamics while Opportunities and Threats conceal themselves in external uncontrollable factors. I also imagine you are aware, every […]
Author: Kelechi Kalu Have you ever considered that middlemen and consumers buy for varying reasons? Have you considered that these differences in reasons and buying behaviors can affect how your brand fares in the marketplace? Have you considered that you or your trade team may just be a slight twist away from entrenching that brand in the trade? There is a scriptural maxim that declares, “Having done all to stand, stand forth therefore….”You may have done enough to send your […]
The sales of a business rises or fall with the quality of its Sales force leadership. Depending on the size and structure of the organization, we could have the customer Development Director, Head of Sales, National Sales Manager or even Brand or Marketing Manager holding overall responsibility for this key function. A good salesman makes good sales most times so also a good sales leadership keeps an organization’s figured up most times. It is Sales that pays the salaries and […]