January 16, 2024

Limited edition products, such as the Stanley x Starbucks quenchers that have taken social media and Target stores by storm, can play to consumers’ psyche, a University of Cincinnati marketing professor told USA Today. By labeling a product as limited edition or exclusive, companies can increase the item’s perceived value, said Joshua Clarkson, PhD, the Arthur Beerman Professor of Marketing in UC’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business.

March 12, 2024

The latest “it” product that’s captured the public’s attention is a $2.99 tote bag from grocery store chain Trader Joe’s, according to the Washington Post, which turned to a University of Cincinnati professor to explain the phenomenon.

April 3, 2024

Apple has been extremely successful in positioning the iPhone as the cool phone, Business Insider reported, and now the Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit that accuses the company of stiffing competition.