Have you heard of “judo marketing”? I hadn't until I watched this video from the Wall Street Journal. Judo marketing is the practice of getting attention for a brand by mentioning a bigger brand—kind of like my headline.
Turns out there are at least three pitfalls to this style. In this two-minute video, marketing professor Ross Petty breaks it down for WSJ.
Good list, tho a bit US-centric. The world is full of unmitigated PR gaffes; Renault's F1 race fixing; UK PM Gordon Brow...