April, 2011

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The Genius behind Toblerone | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. The Genius behind Toblerone. by John • April 18, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. Everyone likes to hear a ‘tale out of school’ or a bit of ‘inside information’. Here’s a rather fascinating little anecdote about a very famous global brand, Toblerone. Known for its distinctive packaging, triangular shape and honey-nougat-almond chocolate recipe, Toblerone has been around for over a hundred years.

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Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice | In the CEO.

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In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice. by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. Last week I posted my view on entrepreneurship within the corporation. Bottom line? With the exception of a few new-age notables, university graduates are not going to find entrepreneurial thinking within giant enterprises.

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The Entrepreneurial Corporation: Oxymoron? | In the CEO Afterlife

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In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. The Entrepreneurial Corporation: Oxymoron? by John • April 4, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 0 Comments. Recently, a business professor friend invited me to address a luncheon of university students enrolled in his class on entrepreneurship. “Your students would be better-served by a social media whiz-kid half my age,” I told him.

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Insider Insight on Price Fixing | In the CEO Afterlife

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In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. Insider Insight on Price Fixing. by John • April 14, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. You may have read the story about EU regulators fining P&G and Unilever to the tune of $456 million for price fixing laundry detergents in eight European countries.

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