Daily Archives: October 6, 2011

RIP Steve Jobs.

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A legend, a hero, a man.   In vary degrees, aren’t we all?

For a marketer and especially a brand planner there are two quotes to live by.  One is by Wayne Gretzky, the other by Mr. Jobs.

From today’s wonderful New York Times obituary:

“Mr. Jobs own research and intuition, not focus groups, were his guide. When asked what market research went into the iPad, Mr. Jobs replied: ‘None. It’s not the consumers’ job to know what they want.’ ”  Rest in…