N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. They are important to me. Thank you for sharing Mike!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

While the rules may be shifting, the long-term sustainable advantage gained by building a strong brand – a brand that builds stability, trust, loyalty, and drives a premium price – remains consistent. The brand may continue to prosper financially, but until it gets its external perception in line, it faces obstacles in the long-term.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

SAS – Providing organizations with THE POWER TO KNOW ® SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Where can you find long-term strategies for your business? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011. .’ ’ Here are twelve draining behaviors to watch out for – and what you can do to counteract them and create a more nourishing workplace in 2011. Juliano Howard T.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Posted by Elinor Stutz on December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment Marketing professionals refer to strategy as your unique selling proposition while sales folk use the term ‘positioning.’ One past experience of long ago best exemplifies the process. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. They would be nuts to say “ no. ”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 10, 2010 · 2 Comments The clock is ticking: next year, in 2011, the oldest of the 76 million Baby Boomers turn 65. He has a marketing communications degree from Bradley University. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

Many established actors in the health care industry – including insurers, brokers and providers – are searching for ways to increase their market clout. In some cases, insurers have actually agreed to increase what they’ll pay so long as other insurers are forced to pay even more. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 28, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2011

Without adequate sales, any organization will fail – yet even star sales persons experience low conversion rates and long sales cycles. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Many small business owners seek long term tax strategies rather than year-by-year decisions that make planning for the future of their business impossible. Because of her extensive knowledge, Deborah has long served as a speaker and panelist on legal issues affecting new to the world and growing businesses. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2011

We need to take breaks when we’ve focused so long on a problem that we can no longer be creative. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Community Marketing becomes strategic to a respected organization. Actually, a Community Marketing strategy helps define the business purpose and elevates the concept. Figure 1: The Community Marketing Strategy The relational diagram involves the entire spectrum of people. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Women may make up more than half the workforce 1 but continue to be significantly underrepresented on corporate boards and in C-level executive positions, according to a major new study released today by Calvert Investments, a long-time leader in advocating for corporate diversity. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Source U.S.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

gives you the tools to take an eclectic approach to your marketing, and pick the best, most wildly successful marketing methods – traditional, online, or both — to win at achieving your marketing goals. Combine social media with traditional marketing techniques for breakthrough results! Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

While I think I’ve come a long way on that journey, I never fully understood what it takes to be a world-class communicator until I read Nancy Duarte’s Resonate. Some are just 140 characters long. You should spend just as much energy ensuring they are delivered in a way that is impactful. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Noer writes how the emotional impact of downsizing and the subsequent extra workload disturbs employee morale and productivity long after the fact. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. Base marketing initiatives on shared values and multiple-agendas.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2010

’ As I began to read marketing materials, it was clear I needed to create a multitude of product and service which seemed close to impossible. About the Author Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, LLC believes building relationships before the sale and continuing long after is the only way to sell and build a dynamic business.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The most important long term goal and benefit of Win / Loss is to increase a company’s new business win rate. About the Author Richard Schroder is president of Anova Consulting Group, a leading market research, sales training and consulting firm. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

But all too often, the long lag time between recognizing the need for a new solution and actually purchasing and implementing it leads to lost sales, lost opportunities, and lost productivity. Decision facilitation” enables a smoother, faster process that leads to a better outcome for both the marketing manager and the design firm.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

This emerging social era is about engaging everyone around you to redefine what you do and how you do it – including sales, marketing, R&D, customer support, and product development. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Dickens Jr.

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Look long-term at the effects of your short-term battles: the reality of peer relationships at the leadership level is that they are often competitive. While you’re competing to get more budget, headcount, resources for your team, the guy in marketing is doing the same. As the saying goes, leadership is earned, not given.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

"Off the charts" is both figuratively and literally accurate: the data for the last 100 years shows a tight regression of temperature and water availability in Texas.except for the 2011 drought, which is far off the line (three degrees hotter with an inch less rainfall than any previous year). And it's not a short-term problem, either.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

When you stop to think about it, you’ll realize that your fans and followers are essentially volunteering their time and energy to serve as developers, sounding boards, and advertisements for your company. Marketing 101 principles still apply. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you’re a man or a woman, it’s time to start embracing your feminine side (and yes, many women have squelched their natural leadership style for far too long). Find out what matters to the individuals and communities around you to engage with them and provide for them, on their terms. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Listening with their full attention, the audience members heard Mr. Halla talk about his concern about the economy, then lead to the need for managers to look for near-term opportunities for growth. Use a higher level of energy than you used in the earlier parts of the presentation. You can ask many different kinds of questions.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

Saudi Arabia in particular is not only a major player on oil markets and within OPEC, but also the region’s largest economy that shares its vulnerability to sliding global oil prices with its smaller GCC neighbours.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. But as long as you are fair, as long as you do what you say consistently, you will still be trusted. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 27, 2011

A long-time consultant is offended by something a new salesperson said on a conference call and is threatening to leave. And an employee in marketing is furious about being passed over for a promotion in favor of her coworker and is trying to discredit her. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

But she also realized that the company needed to develop greater marketing muscle to drive a commercial transformation. As she put it, “Our markets are going through dynamic change. It must be marketing. And she put marketing in charge of an organization-wide growth program. Who should lead our transformation?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. But as long as you are fair, as long as you do what you say consistently, you will still be trusted. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The result is the reconstitution or destruction of industries, creation of new market spaces, and reshaping of old industry ecosystems. For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. ” 6.

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