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FILTER RESULTS ►iStrategy Miami: Crucial Takeaways From the Digital Marketing Event
iStrategy Miami in April brought together an all-star lineup, including Facebook marketing expert Mari Smith, business development and marketing media executive Dorothea Bozicolona-Volpe of Social Espionage, and Ken Segall, formerlyShow More Summary
It’s time for the ‘iPod-ization of iPhone,’ former Apple creative director says
It's time for iPhone to "get the family treatment," former Apple creative director and strategy consultant Ken Segall says.
What Was Ex-Apple Retail Chief Ron Johnson’s Big Mistake At JC Penney?
Here’s some fantastic analysis on what ex-Apple retail chief Ron Johnson did wrong at JC Penney written by legendary Apple ad man Ken Segall, who completely rejects the idea that Ron Johnson didn’t understand JC Penney’s brand identity, and even wandered around quoting the company’s founder, who detested sales gimmicks. So what was the problem? [...]Show More Summary
Apple Inc. (AAPL) News: Ken Segall, Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY), H&R Block, Inc. (HRB)
Apple ad man Ken Segall takes issue with Apple’s iPhone naming scheme (TUAW) While serving as the creative lead of TBWA/Chiat Day, Ken Segall oversaw the creative direction of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s marketing efforts. Credited as the man who put the ‘i’ in iMac, Segall worked very closely with Steve Jobs and helped oversee a [...]
Does Apple's naming scheme for iPhone need to change?
Apple has been pretty ritualistic when it comes to naming the iPhone thus far, but is Apple training people to believe that an actual upgrade only happens every other year with incremental updates in between? Ken Segall, who coincidentally...Show More Summary
Apple ad man Ken Segall takes issue with Apple's iPhone naming scheme
While serving as the creative lead of TBWA/Chiat Day, Ken Segall oversaw the creative direction of Apple's marketing efforts. Credited as the man who put the 'i' in iMac, Segall worked very closely with Steve Jobs and helped overseeShow More Summary
Ken Segall: Apple Has Messed Up Its Naming Convention
Ken Segall may not be a household name when we talk about Apple, but for six years Segall had worked for Apple. He first started his career as a creative director for an ad agency that worked closely with Apple and from there he continued to work with Apple as a consultant, leaving in 2008. [...]
Steve Jobs' Longtime Advisor Admits Apple Has Screwed Up The iPhone Naming System (AAPL)
For six years, Ken Segall worked with Apple and Steve Jobs, first as a creative director at TBWA/Chiat/Day, Apple's longtime ad agency, and then as a consultant to Apple until 2008. In that role, he advised Jobs on how to name Apple's brands. Show More Summary
Apple's New Web Campaign Is Great News for Investors
Samsung has outspent Apple in marketing over the last 12 months, and some experts -- like former Apple ad exec Ken Segall -- believe that Apple could be losing in the marketing battle against Samsung. Apple's new "Why You'll Love anShow More Summary
Your iPhone Could Have Been the ... Telepod
Would you have bought a Telepod? Or a Mobi? Turns out those are two names Apple considered for its original iPhone, 9to5Mac reports. Ken Segall, former chief of Apple advertising, revealed the names to a marketing crowd at the University of Arizona last week. Apple's reasoning: Telepod : It sounded like...
Apple Almost Called the iPhone iPad
If Apple and Cisco hadn't amicably resolved their 2007 spat over the "iPhone" trademark, Cupertino's iconic smartphone might have ended up with a very different name. Former Apple ad man Ken Segall says that prior to the iPhone's debut, the company considered a few other names for the device. Show More Summary
Former Apple ad man talks Mobi, Tripod, and other rejected names for what ultimately became the iPhone
The iPhone could have gone by a number of other names, according to former Apple advertising lead Ken Segall. Segall, at an event at the University of Arizona, listed several alternative names for the iPhone that Apple was mulling around, and the reasoning behind each of them. Show More Summary
News: Apple considered naming iPhone ‘Telepod,’ ‘Mobi,’ ‘TriPod’
Ken Segall, former ad agency creative director for NeXT and Apple, recently revealed several other names Apple considered for the iPhone. “Telepod,” “Mobi,” and “TriPod” were all considered for the name of the device before Apple settled on the iPhone moniker. Show More Summary
iPhone could have been named “Telepod,” “Mobi,” “Tripod,” or even “iPad”
More product name trivia from Apple's former creative director Ken Segall.
The iPhone Was Almost Called Telepod, Mobi or Tripod
During a talk at the University of Arizona's Department of Marketing, Apple's former head of advertising, Ken Segall, let slip about some of the alternative names seriously considered at Cupertino before the launch of the iPhone. They're surprisingly bad. More »
Apple's original iPhone marketers pondered such names as TriPod, Mobi and iPad
Ken Segall, Apple's former advertising head who coined the iTerm for its product naming convention, told students at the University of Arizona that they could be pocketing a "TelePod" right now instead of an iPhone, according to 9to5Mac. Show More Summary
Apple considered calling iPhone the ‘Telepod’, ‘Mobi’, ‘iPad’, or ‘Tripod’, former Apple ad man reveals
At an event at the University of Arizona’s Department of Marketing, former Apple advertising lead Ken Segall has shared some additional details into the naming behind Apple’s massively popular smartphone. While Apple ended up calling its industry-changing smartphone the “iPhone,” Apple considered a few other names. Our own Scott Buscemi was on the ground at the [...]
Steve Jobs’ Ad Man Ken Segall Rips Apple Advertising
Noted advertising executive and former Apple ad employee Ken Segall doesn’t normally go out of his way to rip his former company in their current marketing efforts, but when he does, it’s probably best that you take his word. Segall has plenty of years of experience to talk on the Read more...
'Think Different' Campaign Creator Suggests Apple Needs to Step up its Advertising Game to Counter Samsung
Ken Segall, the creative director behind the Think Different campaign and author of Insanely Simple, a book about his experiences of that time, has suggested Apple is losing its way in its current advertising approaches, with Samsung...Show More Summary
News: Mix: Segall on ads, Gassée on iPad Pro, Richard on Apple
Ken Segall, former ad agency creative director for NeXT and Apple, argues that Samsung’s recent advertising blitz has been effective against Apple. Segall writes that Samsung has spent “a fortune to run its ads,” and that “Samsung’sShow More Summary
