In the CEO Afterlife

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The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. Marketers, who work for the likes of P&G or Unilever, periodically check brand awareness and brand attributes to measure progress. So, why shouldn’t marketing investments in brand equity require the same accountability?

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Taking a Step Back Doesn’t Always Move You Forward

In the CEO Afterlife

That means nimbleness, laser-like focus, and market specialization. The answer is by out-spending their competitors and/or investing in acquisitions to increase market clout. 2010 – Kraft buys Cadbury. 2010 – Kraft buys Cadbury. They must do things differently. 1990 – Kraft buys Jacobs Suchard. 2000 – Kraft buys Nabisco.

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

Toward the end of 2010, the new CEO, Bob Dudley, promised “to move the company forward and rebuild confidence after the terrible events.” Yet since December 2010 the company has issued issued only 118, and few have to do with the spill and its aftermath. Suffice to say that public suspicion does not favor voluntary action.

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Branding the Aspiring Novelist | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • February 10, 2011 • Branding , Marketing , Writing • 3 Comments. USA Today reports she sold 164,000 e-books in 2010. Non-fiction writers require a ‘platform’, a means of marketing to an audience. Identify your differentiation and market your positioning with consistency in everything you do.

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