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People Do Business With You…But Why?

Women on Business

According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” While most companies explain that they make great products, Apple is unique in that they begin by telling the consumer “ why ” they make their products. By Maribeth Kuzmeski Why do people do business with you? Many times it doesn’t seem clearly defined.

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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. What – This is what the company does to fulfill that core belief. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards.

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

He is no Jim Simons , using his mathematical genius to outsmart the market in (to an outsider) incomprehensible ways. His game plan instead looks something like this: Buy stock in a company. Sell stock in the company. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. Wait a while. He reportedly took home compensation of $1.7

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India's Decade of Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

President Pratibha Patil has even declared 2010-2020 as India's " Decade of Innovation." Biocon is one Indian company that is adapting well to this new global reality by embracing a polycentric innovation model. Many Indian companies we interact with confuse invention and innovation.

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