Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

A few of many examples include PepsiCo’s 2006 acquisition of Izze, an all-natural, no-preservatives-added fruit soda; Unilever’s 2009 acquisition of salon haircare brand Bed Head; and Kashi’s acquisition of snack brand Pure Organic earlier this year. One response by established brands has been to acquire smaller companies.

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Marketing Price Brand 8

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Pink Demos Dr. John Sullivan FORA.tv

Business Model 141

Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied by a knowing smirk and air of self-evidence. Battle lines are quickly drawn. Having grown weary of both sides of the debate, I was curious; did Ford utter those words?

Innovation 15

Innovation Mass Marketing Price Market Segmentation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Both are comments I got about my book, back in 2009, about setting direction, collaboratively. It's not to create more jargon, it's to emphasize a point: that social is more than the stuff the marketing team deals with. Mass markets were a convenient fiction created by mass media. How does this work?

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

But despite this outpouring of expertise, many organizations still find marketing in the social era ridiculously hard to do well, if at all. Perhaps marketing in the social era is that kind of problem. The funnel is a favorite of marketers because it is linear, uni-directional, and transaction-centric.

Marketing 15

Marketing Brand Mass Marketing Metrics 15