All posts tagged Netflix

Is Your Brand Strategy Getting Stale?

When you have a strategy that’s worked for a long time, it’s easy to get complacent. You think if business has always come to you, it will continue to do so. But just because you had a good brand strategy once does not mean it will be a good strategy forever more. Times change. Demographics [...]

How Choosing the Wrong Marketing Partner Damaged a Gaming Brand

Ahh, what a sad, sad story to read. A small gaming company comes out with a fancy new controller that is anticipated to be a big hit among gamers and an easy-to-use option for handicapped and disabled gamers. The company, N-Control, hired  social media management company Ocean Marketing to manage PR and customer relations during the [...]

It’s Hard (for Netflix) to Say I’m Sorry

A little over a month ago, Netflix sent out an email about their changing services and prices that really pissed off their customers. The social media sphere lit up with angry posts and tweets, Netflix’s stock price plummeted and, just last week, they had to revise their subscriber growth estimates by 1 million fewer. Then on Monday morning, I [...]

Be Nice To Your Customers (This Means You, Netflix)

It all started with an email. Hi Lauren, Your current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will now cost you $15.98 a month. Sucks to be you! Love, Netflix p.s. You can easily change or cancel your plans, if you like, we really don’t need you. So maybe the email didn’t say [...]