Map Yourself on Customer Service Grid

Advancing technology has opened new possibilities for customer service delivery, giving companies more options when setting strategy.

Get Ready For the Feeling Economy

Being able to analyze data will not be the key to your success in the future. If you expect to have a viable career, you better get in touch with your emotions.

How Amazon Created a Shopping Summer Holiday

Maryland Smith experts explain how the Seattle-based Amazon created a summer shopping phenom.

Lee Iacocca and the Art of the Celebrity CEO

Lee Iacocca created the Mustang at Ford. He created the minivan at Chrysler. And in advertising, he forged a new template for the celebrity CEO.

Why Wireless Firms Love Family Plans

Allowing smartphone customers to bundle themselves boosts profitability for service providers, Maryland Smith research shows.

Boycotts Are Rough. Memes May Be Worse.

Brands who are called out on social media because of the causes they support risk not just a boycott, but also a higher likelihood that customers will go out of their way to lie, cheat and steal from them, says new research.

Why Freebies Sometimes Backfire

Consumers love getting something for nothing. The marketing strategy works great to grow revenue when done right but sometimes backfires.

VW Says Hello to the Light

You’d think by now, four years after its diesel emissions scandal broke, Volkswagen would be keen to change the subject. That’s what makes its latest ad campaign so surprising – and so compelling.

Identifying High Influencers in Social Networks

Those with high levels of influence on social media networks are prime targets of marketing practitioners and researchers. But what, exactly, defines a strong influencer?

How To Ace Your Interview With AI

Got a video job interview lined up with a big company? It's likely that you're meeting with an AI interviewer, not a human being. Here's how to charm that robot and move on to the next stage.

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