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Coping With Change in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Upon returning to Detroit, he summarized his visit with the remark: "Call me when (India has) built some roads," according to Forbes correspondent Robyn Meredith in her 2007 book The Elephant and the Dragon. million in 2010, making it the world''s sixth largest car market. Be prepared to change course.

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Top Line Growth? There's an App for That

Harvard Business Review

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. They're failing to take control and develop a plan. Four main factors go into developing and positioning an app strategy: Brand. A brand also has to be aligned with the market profile of the consumer segment.

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Big Bets vs. Little Bets and the future of HP

Harvard Business Review

They then researched and analyzed the markets, segmented them, and developed products. If the idea got far enough, they developed marketing campaigns, sales strategies, and launched it. in 2010, and HP has been criticized for a decade-long R&D slide. A billion dollars kind of became a mantra.".

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