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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

Figure 1: The Interbrand Best 100 Global Brands 2010 A look at two brands’ performances from this year’s table offers insight into how brands can navigate today’s marketplace. subprime mortgages, instead doing business the old-fashioned way, with 80 percent of revenues derived from retail banking.

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Smarter Retailing via (Un)conventional Thinking

Harvard Business Review

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday were successful days for the retail sector, these two days alone are not a panacea to the sector's performance challenges. Some retailers will continue this momentum. The difference between the two sets of retailers? Smart retailers jump out of the pot before it boils. Others will not.

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The Innovation Health Care Really Needs: Help People Manage Their Own Health

Harvard Business Review

Finally, health care, which has been largely immune to the forces of disruptive innovation , is beginning to change. Whereas new technologies, competitors, and business models have made products and services more affordable and accessible in media, finance, retail, and other sectors, U.S. jennifer maravillas for hbr.

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The Not-So-Secret Secrets to Making It Big: Five Surprisingly Doable Steps That Will Propel You to the Top

Strategy Driven

Your brain isn’t always as powerful as you think it is, and having a written record of your boss’s project analysis or your colleague’s sales strategy can save you from having ‘oh darn’ moments, and can set you apart from the pack and put you on a straighter path to success.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business Review

Specifically, our analysis found that the net benefits to ranchers ranged from $18 million to $34 million (12% to 23% of revenues) in net present value projected over 10 years. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues).

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How Good Was Steve Jobs, Really?

Harvard Business Review

Steve Jobs landed the number one spot in our ranking of the best CEOs in the world, published in HBR in January 2010. Unlike most rankings, it was based on a systematic analysis of stock-market performance among nearly 2,000 CEOs of the world's largest companies. Inflation-adjusted using 2010 as base year. million, a 35.4%

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S. metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. This type of approach has allowed the market to attract a diverse community that continues to inspire creativity and innovation.