Women on Business

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Right now, the idea of kicking butt in 2013 is probably the last thing on your mind. All this self-focus has a purpose: you are your brand’s greatest asset. Expose yourself, expose your brand. With that in mind, the best thing you can do for yourself in that first week is to keep your schedule light.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2014

Coca-Cola learned not to tamper with a beloved brand in 1985 when it decided to re-stage its iconic brand with “New Coke.” Some commentators felt the move to New Coke was a marketing gimmick to regenerate interest and sales in the brand after sales erosion due to the “Pepsi Challenge” taste test campaign.

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Brand Marketing Engineering Competitive Advantage 58

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Scott Oldford – He is the founder of Limitless Business Group, a recipient of the 2013 American Express Innovator Award, and is widely respected for his leadership and business innovation acumen. SAP Business Innovation, and Huffington Post for his leadership, customer experience, and social media influence.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 26, 2013

Its diversified galaxy of brands for man and beast are iconic -- from chocolate favorites like M&M's and Snickers to Wrigley's Juicy Fruit and Lifesavers to pet-care products like Pedigree and Whiskas, as well as Uncle Ben's Converted Rice. Today, Mars has 11 billion-dollar brands and not everything at Mars is about chocolate.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 10, 2013

Bill Schley is the author of The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial Power (Wiley 2013). The story of how the Chairman of Rackspace, some Navy SEALs, a few Israeli Innovators and a branding expert got together to discover the heart of entrepreneurship.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 27, 2014

Our ability to make this shift requires us to develop the tenacity to keep pushing ourselves to be a better leader to those we serve; that we don’t rest on the accolades we achieved from climbing the mountain we now stand on, but that we use this new vantage point to discover routes we can take to begin climbing the next one.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support. He provides practical tools to “unleash” the hidden creativity in all of us.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2015

When we talk about the notion of lifetime value , we are talking about just that: Have we surprised and delighted a customer in such a way that they ascribe emotion to the brand we represent? He currently advises start-ups and established companies on brands, creative talent, e-commerce, and digital media strategy.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

In Oxford’s Michael Osborne and Carl Benedikt Frey’s hugely influential 2013 paper looking at the likelihood of automation for various professions, truck driving was one of the professions that were projected to be automated in double-quick time. million people employed as long-haul truck drivers in the U.S.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Look at More : A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth, and Change. Look at More by Andy Stefanovich details a framework for unleashing an organization’s creativity to develop new products, build brands and audiences, and grow market share. Momentum : active reinforcement of the creative behaviors supporting innovation.

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Resources Competitive Advantage Creativity Innovation 67

Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

If you want to learn how to develop an experimentation organization, read on. Consider Kohl’s, the large retailer, which in 2013 was looking for ways to decrease its operating costs. I enjoyed my discussion about all things experimentation. “If And finally, (7) Are experiments really driving our decisions?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When you combine artwork created by children with an organic bakery, you get an innovative campaign that generates 30,000 new Facebook likes and a handful of honorable awards. Building, supporting and engaging a growing fan base through social media is working for this innovative bakery. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Media Workshop Brand Creativity 50

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Whitney Johnson – Thinkers 50 award-winning Management Thinker 2015-17, Disruptive Innovation expert, author Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. General Thomas Kolditz – Founding Director Doerr Institute Rice University, formerly head of Leadership Development West Point. Behavior Sciences.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

More importantly, he offers concrete examples of how any organization—large or small, and regardless of industry—can innovate in ways that delight customers and attract top-level talent. What do leaders often get wrong when they think of innovation ? Many of them have little understanding of what innovation actually means.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. What policies and programs is your organization developing around badges? innovative alternatives.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members. Investing in research and development helps to establish this culture and ensure the company will remain ahead of the curve. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

A recent headline, “JCPenney Releases 2013 Sustainability Report,” reads like the punch line to a bad joke. But a different development is emerging in the area traditionally known as CSR. These and other great brands are making positive social change without engaging in typical CSR activities.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2013

Money: More leads generate more revenue; plus, customers are willing to pay more for a high quality brand. Writing about your company, products, services, or industry will help you to formalize and organize your thinking, which could spur innovative ideas or content for other aspects of your business.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In consumer business strategy – from branding to product development – addressing the emotional human needs continuum is crucial to success. By developing autonomy, children boost self-esteem. Or the brand of shoes we wear or the grocery store we frequent. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

A case study we just published on Samsung’s European innovation team offers some helpful insights. It details how in 2010, Samsung set up a small consumer-focused innovation team in London, headed by Luke Mansfield. Rather, it is to position themselves to create disruptive innovation. When Innovation Is Strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2013

"Innovation" has become a buzzword in the customer experience field. They also believe that innovation will help them achieve these lofty goals — and they''re investing accordingly. Sixty-nine percent of these respondents report that their companies have dedicated personnel for customer experience innovation.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

ADVISOR – I launched the Gitomer Certified Advisor program in the fall of 2013. They’re independent businesspeople who are now marketing their sales and personal development services using my intellectual property, both online and in the classroom. On the achievement side of life, my four words are: ADVISOR – DIGITAL – POWER – TIME.

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Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

The most successful artists in this new landscape have begun to look at new business models and new industries to strengthen their existing brands. They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. of course).

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Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

But today we’re a $15 billion global consumer and professional appliance firm that includes Frigidaire, AEG, Molteni, Electrolux, Zanussi, and Eureka among its brands. Individual regions build and execute integrated customer experiences and launch innovations based on the way consumers shop in their markets.

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Marketing Brand Globalization Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

The trick is, growth strategies have to fit the company’s current context, especially its brand promise and its target market. Even when companies do want to expand their product offerings, internal preparation and sequencing can matter more than the innovation itself.

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Productivity Products Decentralization Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

From targeted online advertising to more precise recommendation engines, consumer markets are bursting with innovation around machine learning and advanced analytics. The science of storytelling and brand performance. The service offers the possibility of enhancing an engineer’s marketability and growth and development.

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B2B Chemicals Venture Funding Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

During the summer of 2014 alone $3 billion poured into India’s e-commerce sector, where, in addition to local innovators like Flipkart and Snapdeal, there are nearly 200 digital commerce startups flush with private investment and venture capital funds. Nimble e-commerce players are simply working with and around the persistence of cash.

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Constraint Marketing Innovation Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. UK retail, like the rest of the developed world, is witnessing a few big long-term trends.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

2013 ) measuring the degree to which people view society as mobile and believe that work leads to success (e.g., “Hard work brings success in the long run,” “People have a chance to escape poverty”). Whole Foods) and to a control brand (i.e., What has changed so dramatically in one century? Trader Joe’s).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2014

Nike is often praised for their innovative brand campaigns and grassroots community development via running clubs. However, like many brands, Nike is struggling to translate their aspirations into a thriving online community, as embodied in their forum. million half-marathons in 2013, and 57.3

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Brands in other industries have realized that even though they may have minimal leverage on paper over parties with which they do business, they must proactively engage them on labor conditions. Rightly or not, their brand is likely to take a hit if major problems at a supplier come to light. In the 1990s, oil companies (e.g.,

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Supply Chain Compliance Franchising How To 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Demand is predicted to expand by as much as 40% in 2013. Free wifi places are fine as social gathering spots, but the random non-working others who share that space surely won't help you find new colleagues or generate development leads. They foster innovation. And for good reason. They make starting a business simpler.

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Entrepreneur Case Study Innovation Media 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The term “unicorns,” coined, in 2013, by Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures , is commonly used to identify venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. They attempted nearly 34 projects that failed before developing an iPhone app called Picaboo, which was subsequently rebranded as Snapchat.

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Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

In its “State of Human Capital” report , McKinsey found that people in HR still largely have “a support-function mindset, a low tolerance for risk, and a limited sense of strategic ‘authorship’” — all of which has led to “low status among executive peers, no budget for innovation, and a ‘zero-defects’ mentality.”.

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