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If You Want to Raise Prices, Tell a Better Story

Harvard Business Review

What you almost never hear about is a fifth track, which I call story analysis: an analysis of a product''s capabilities to fulfill a profound human need, to tell a story that gives your customers'' lives richer meaning. It is also a book. Marketing Strategy' Not convinced? Consider this story. Dinner anyone?

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The Tragic Fall from Specialist to Generalist: Starbucks, the Latest.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Last week, legendary brand positioning expert Al Ries weighed in on Starbucks reported desire to move away from its powerful ‘specialist’ strategy. Al thinks the stock market is pressuring the company for more top-line growth.

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