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When innovation led to a reversal of fortunes

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Jobs began by changing the company’s image and ran his “Think Different” advertising campaign, which glorified individuality. In 2004, CEO Knudstrop embarked on a back-to-the-basics journey, and went from a loss of $292 million that year to a profit of $117 million in 2005. Then, Microsoft invested $150 million (!) and Apple came back.

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Emotional Design with A.C.T. - Part 1

Boxes and Arrows

During the product development process, there is often a disconnect between design, marketing and usability for this very reason. Cognitive and Affective Responses to Advertising (69-89). Designing Pleasurable Products. Tybout and P. Cafferata (Eds.), Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. 3 Russell, J. 4 Van Gorp, Trevor, J.

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