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Meaningful

The Story of Ideas That Fly

Bernadette Jiwa

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Meaningful
The Shift in Business Focus+
The Power of Empathy+
Connecting Through Values+
Solving Invisible Problems+
The Story Strategy Blueprint+
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Question 1 of 7
What is the fundamental shift in how successful companies approach marketing and product development according to the book?
  • A. They focus on creating a need for a product they have already manufactured.
  • B. They prioritize aggressive advertising to outshine competitors.
  • C. They find out what customers need and what matters to them before creating a product.
  • D. They rely exclusively on tech-savvy developers to predict future trends.
Question 2 of 7
What fatal misstep did Apple make during the launch of the iPhone 6 that demonstrated a lack of customer empathy?
  • A. They forced the automatic download of a U2 album onto users' devices without an option to delete it.
  • B. They released the Apple Watch without testing how customers naturally move their wrists.
  • C. They removed the headphone jack, rendering millions of existing headphones obsolete.
  • D. They priced the phone too high for their core demographic to afford.
Question 3 of 7
Why does the clothing company Patagonia employ a full-time staff dedicated to repairing customers' old clothing?
  • A. It is a legal requirement for outdoor apparel companies in the US.
  • B. They want to connect with customers through shared values of longevity and sustainability.
  • C. Repairing clothes is significantly more profitable than manufacturing new ones.
  • D. It allows them to collect hard data on how their clothing wears out over time.
Question 4 of 7
According to the book, what is an 'invisible problem'?
  • A. A flaw in a product's software code that users cannot see but affects performance.
  • B. A daily inconvenience that has become so normalized people no longer recognize it as a problem.
  • C. A marketing challenge where a company struggles to make its brand visible to a target audience.
  • D. A financial discrepancy that goes unnoticed during a company's product development phase.
Question 5 of 7
How did IKEA apply the concept of understanding a customer's 'worldview' when expanding to South Korea?
  • A. They launched an aggressive digital marketing campaign targeting the country's youth.
  • B. They immediately opened 360 identical stores to establish market dominance.
  • C. They spent six years studying the unique culture and worldviews of the citizens before opening a store.
  • D. They translated their standard American catalogue into Korean without changing the room designs.
Question 6 of 7
What is the first step in the author's story strategy blueprint for building a meaningful relationship with customers?
  • A. Designing a visually appealing logo and brand identity.
  • B. Going beyond basic demographics to learn how customers spend their time and what problems they face.
  • C. Determining the exact price point that will maximize profitability.
  • D. Focusing entirely on the feelings a customer will experience after purchasing a product.
Question 7 of 7
What type of data does the author suggest collecting alongside hard data to better understand customers?
  • A. Soft data, such as feedback, stories, and body language.
  • B. Financial data, such as credit scores and spending limits.
  • C. Competitor data, focusing on rival companies' sales figures.
  • D. Historical data, analyzing market trends from the past century.

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Meaningful Summary & Overview

Meaningful (2015) is a guide to making customers central to your business. These blinks, by teaching you how to produce a product that truly matters to and empowers your customers, will perfectly align your brand with the demands of the twenty-first century.

Who Should Listen to Meaningful?

  • Entrepreneurs looking to boost business
  • Innovators
  • Marketing managers who want a broader perspective

About the Author: Bernadette Jiwa

Bernadette Jiwa is a brand-story and marketing strategist. She’s written an Amazon bestseller, and offers consulting to entrepreneurs, companies and business leaders, setting them on a path toward producing value for their customers.

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