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The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies. I’m not suggesting restructuring the entire brand management system.

Brand 168
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Brand Surgery ? excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article | In.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Indeed, a case can be made where specific restructuring is necessary to bring companies to the new economic reality. But before marketers embark on the operation, they must be sure the patient is in the hands of a capable surgeon.

Magazine 100
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Innovating Around a Bureaucracy

Harvard Business Review

Consider the story of the Business Transformation Agency of the Department of Defense, which was founded in 2005 under Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, and "disestablished" in 2011 by Defense Secretary Gates. Under Rossotti's guidance, the IRS reorganized from a geographic structure to four new customer-oriented operating divisions.