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Google: Too Big and Out-of-Control

Coaching Tip

Through the period of March of 2002 to March of 2011, my small executive coaching company, Signature, Inc., Since then, the company has been harvesting its dominant market share by raising AdWords "cost per click" advertisements to improve corporate revenue. has spent over $56,900 on Google AdWords advertisements.

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How Big Companies Beat Local Competition in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

You might think that emerging country companies are more ready to address the needs of and win customers in other emerging markets. is expanding rapidly via acquisitions of Issue Group and Cosmetica Nacional in Latin America, while China's Huawei has a large direct presence in India's telecom market.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

The result is the reconstitution or destruction of industries, creation of new market spaces, and reshaping of old industry ecosystems. In 2011 GE, the company famous for exporting great leaders, imported one when it recruited Bill Ruh from Cisco to lead GE’s push into software and analytics.

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It's Manufacturing's Turn for Special Treatment

Harvard Business Review

Thus, the decline of manufacturing is not completely a result of "natural" market forces. And one look at the trade deficit ($558 billion in 2011) clearly indicates we don't have as much as our foreign competitors to sell in return. Production engineering is hard to do without a factory (it's like being a cook without a kitchen).

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The Big Picture of Business: Been There, Done That

Strategy Driven

With a wealth of expertise available via outsourcing, one can quickly become a ‘kid in a candy shop,’ wanting whatever is readily available or craftily packaged. Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly.