Consumer Marketing

Dora, SpongeBob Push Fruits and Veggies

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Nickelodeon is giving the likes of Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants an even bigger role to play in grocery store aisles. In a new licensing deal, the entertainment company plans to put images of Dora and SpongeBob on packages of apples, pears, cherries and edamame (soybeans).

COLLOQUY Corner: The Soft Side of Loyalty

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

If hard benefits represent the rational, tangible side of the value exchange in the eyes of your customers, then what about the benefits that appeal to the emotional, personal side of the relationship? Do soft benefits matter?