I’ve got some quick questions for loyal Marcana readers.
Which popular independent video game focused on mining and building sold over 500,000 copies?
What was the size of its budget for marketing and advertising?
The answer to the first question is Minecraft. The answer to the second is $0.
By any measure, Minecraft – a simple, independent game mostly [...]









What Makes a Company Valuable?
by JC Hewitt June 9, 2010Many companies consider that most of their strength comes from their brand. But traditional branding has come under criticism. It used to be possible to label a commodity like potato chips with a brand name strengthened by television, print, and radio advertising and mark up the products considerably. Generating that brand strength is no longer as easy as it used to be. And it’s impossible to measure.
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