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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. Connecting Three Different Business Portfolios. Those three business portfolios are: The future state portfolio.

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44 Content Marketing Agencies Defined by 65 Marketers

Miles Anthony Smith

It has a lower cost-per-lead-acquisition than paid traffic when viewed over the long-term (2+ years). The truth of the matter is, businesses need to understand the channels their audience is on and want to consume content on and do a good job there. Instead, focus on long tail terms that are relevant to your audience but attainable.

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