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Marketing Success | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Lastly, don’t decentralize marketing…consistent messaging across markets, mediums and constituencies is critical. Marketing is not a part-time endeavor, and if you don’t have a qualified C-level marketing executive leading the charge, don’t just trust things to the most vocal staff member.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

In fact, advanced payments may be just the kind of proof that banks or equity investors need to open their pocket books. If you have an innovative edge and are willing to give attractive discounts, sometimes customers will make pre-payments against purchases; even if they are small they can relieve the cash pressures.