Brand managers convinced themselves that they were following social trends as faithful servants of consumer need.
Whatever you think about Warren or his religious beliefs, he has discerned a consumer need out there.
He was saying both of them represented the cutting edge of technology that evolved to meet consumer need.
With the TL350, Samsung has addressed this unmet consumer need, and now gives consumers the ability to do both simultaneously.
ENGADGET: Samsung's PMA gifts: HD pocket camcorders, point-and-shoots with AMOLED screens
Many tech bloggers believe such a move would be a bad idea for Facebook, in part because there's no clear-cut consumer need for a Facebook phone.
"Consumers are clamoring for the ability to own digitally-delivered titles in high definition, especially in our HDX format, and we are excited to be the first in the industry to meet this consumer need, " said Edward Lichty, VUDU's EVP of Strategy and Content.
ENGADGET: VUDU first on-demand service to sell HD and HDX movies HD
Meanwhile, another consumer may need to visit a physical store.
FORBES: Which Is Better For Retail Sales, Online Or Offline Customer Engagement?
Watch the video below, or check out this handy explainer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 101: Why We Need a Consumer Watchdog.
Firms that make consumer products people need no matter what will also be popular.
There needs to be more of this, consumer and users need to have more say too.
"We do these investments because we feel they meet a consumer's need, " says Martin Nisenholtz, head of digital operations for the Times.
Neither then, nor now, does the American consumer's appetite need fuelling with tax cuts.
Too many Latino families have experienced the very reasons that we need a consumer agency in the first place.
WHITEHOUSE: A Conversation with the South Florida Latino Community
If marketers want to succeed in this challenging consumer environment, they need to focus on orchestrating this kind of coordinated strategy.
"Finally, there is a question of consumer acceptability - we need to have a better understanding of how consumers view trace contamination, " she said.
These postage-stamp-sized bits of flash memory are quickly turning into a major force for consumer electronic devices that need lots of storage in a small space.
And in that situation, what happens is, is that the protections you have, the consumer protections that you need, you're not going to have available to you.
That should start with the wholesale dismantling of the vast military-industrial complex and the reallocation of its assets and personnel to meet the crushing need for consumer goods and services.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Russia Hints at Blackmail Over Arms
Mitek's technology increases convenience for the consumer by eliminating the need to go to the bank branch or automated teller machine, and dramatically reduces processing and customer acquisition costs while increasing customer retention.
Thus if networking firms like Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) want growth in the consumer market, they need to convince millions of Americans to hook their kitchens up to the Internet.
Consumer advocates say all operators need to be more transparent about the cost of mobile bandwidth.
FORBES: Verizon Sends Subscribers Fact Sheets To Educate About Data Charges
For its part, Dice reports that consumer demand is driving the need for cloud skills.
FORBES: Demand for Cloud Skills Doesn't Stop at the Data Center Door
But for a sustained recovery, consumer spending and business investment need to take over.
Even when these companies deliver simple consumer electronics, we still need to figure out what all the buttons do.
WSJ: Are Multipurpose Devices Better Than Products That Perform One Function?
It means that we need more robust consumer and investor protections.
There are other crowdfunding sits and groups that, yes, specialize in companies that do consumer technology, that will need additional funding later, that are IP-heavy, and that are a little complex.
FORBES: 4 Signs A Company Is NOT A Good Candidate For Equity Crowdfunding
For rising stockmarket wealth to have a large impact on average consumer-spending there would need to be an even larger impact on the consumption of the minority of households with big shareholdings.
Unexpected shocks could knock the economy back off course, but a resilient consumer, depleted investments in need of rebuilding and a pending stimulus should prevent future quarters from looking nearly this bad.
应用推荐