Failure To Launch: A Fluid Podcast
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Podcast Overview
<p><strong>Failure To Launch is a podcast for brand managers, entrepreneurs and innovators about how the biggest brand flops, failures and f-ups have shaped our lives. </strong></p><br><p>This is an investigation into the long list of business innovations, products and ideas that turned out to be unqualified disasters. Were they just bad ideas obscured by a fog of hype? Did the audience just not get it? Were they too expensive? Or just advertised poorly? We aim to understand the forces behind these rises and falls.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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1/28/2023
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December 10, 2023
Biznos is bad at Quiznos
<p>How good are sandwiches? In this episode, we discuss the biggest restaurant franchise failure ever.</p><br><p><strong>Sources/</strong> </p><p>https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/brief-history-quiznos-collapse </p><p>https://1851franchise.com/what-happened-to-quiznos-4000-closures-but-theres-still-hope-2720837#stories </p><p>https://www.mashed.com/132827/the-real-reason-why-quiznos-is-disappearing-across-the-country/ </p><p>https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/06/17/is-quiznos-toast/?sh=62fa709822cd </p><p>https://adage.com/article/news/quizno-s-axes-spongmonkey-spokesthings/100023 </p><p>https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise/why-these-3-once-thriving-franchises-have-fallen-on-hard/235379 </p><p>https://www.cleveland.com/business/2009/11/quiznos_agrees_to_pay_up_to_95.html </p><p>https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303722104579240194214517248 </p><p>https://tms-outsource.com/blog/posts/what-happened-to-quiznos/ </p><p>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296396002792 </p><p>https://www.theage.com.au/national/super-resize-me-20050612-ge0byw.html </p><p>https://www.distractify.com/p/does-mcdonalds-still-have-salads </p><p>https://phvntom.com/mark-ritson-distinctiveness-doesnt-need-to-come-at-the-cost-of-differentiation/ </p><p>https://marketingscience.info/differentiation-versus-distinctiveness/</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
December 3, 2023
The Chips That Made You Poop - Part 2
<p>In this week's episode, we conclude our exploration into the failure of Olestra and WOW branded snacks.</p><br><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><ul><li>Nestle, Marion. <em>Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health.</em> Revised and Expanded Edition. University of California Press, 2013. </li><li><a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/fake-fats-promise-guilt-free-snacks-19900420-kam4s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.afr.com/companies/fake-fats-promise-guilt-free-snacks-19900420-kam4s</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Frito-Lay-testing-supermarket-shelves-without-8772823.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Frito-Lay-testing-supermarket-shelves-without-8772823.php</a> </li><li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra</a> </li><li><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48m731w1https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48m731w1https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 26, 2023
The Chips That Made You Poop - Part 1
<p>In this weeks episode we explore the creation and marketing behind Olestra a new fat substitute created by global powerhouse P&G.</p><br><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><ul><li>Nestle, Marion. <em>Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health.</em> Revised and Expanded Edition. University of California Press, 2013. </li><li><a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/fake-fats-promise-guilt-free-snacks-19900420-kam4s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.afr.com/companies/fake-fats-promise-guilt-free-snacks-19900420-kam4s</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Frito-Lay-testing-supermarket-shelves-without-8772823.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Frito-Lay-testing-supermarket-shelves-without-8772823.php</a> </li><li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra</a> </li><li><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48m731w1https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48m731w1https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB905730946910550500</a> </li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Failure To Launch: A Fluid Podcast?
<p><strong>Failure To Launch is a podcast for brand managers, entrepreneurs and innovators about how the biggest brand flops, failures and f-ups have shaped our lives. </strong></p><br><p>This is an investigation into the long list of business innovations, products and ideas that turned out to be unqualified disasters. Were they just bad ideas obscured by a fog of hype? Did the audience just not get it? Were they too expensive? Or just advertised poorly? We aim to understand the forces behind these rises and falls.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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