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Marketing the Future: Learn From the Mac’s Initial Missteps

Associations Now

production—and has been steadily losing market share to other apple varieties. We vividly remember the genius marketing of the original Apple Macintosh in 1984—but we forget that the device initially fell flat with business customers. On December 31, 1983, a minute-long ad played on a local CBS affiliate in tiny Twin Falls, Idaho.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

It should also be noted that the list reflects my interests: associations, events, travel, tech, government, education, social media, communications, marketing, public relations, and jobs. Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. Marketing Strategist.