Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For decades, we have heard that emerging markets are poised for huge growth that will yield even greater prosperity. Much like their famed Silicon Valley counterparts, emerging market accelerators aim to boost startups’ potential for raising growth capital.

Marketing 8

Marketing Venture Funding Entrepreneur IPO 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Championing change is hard.”

Innovation 82

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 82

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

the power of video testimonials and how to get and record them. For over twenty years, he has served as trusted advisor to executives and managers at dozens of Fortune 500 and smaller companies in the areas of management effectiveness, organizational development, and process improvement. Marketing & Sales StrategyDriven Podcast 21.5

Seminar 50

Seminar Webinar Competitive Advantage Article 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Business development. The process of strategy development is not esoteric. Business development. Prevention of leaks in customer information and losses in company market position. Provide printed information on your business… and a video, if at all affordable. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.

Crisis Management 79

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 79

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

Academics and practitioners have built on Christensen's work to develop robust frameworks that can help leaders to spot disruptive developments early and respond appropriately. Sifting through this work highlights three seminal moments in any disruptive innovation's development: Conception. 3-D printing. The Internet of Things.

Trends 8

Trends Disruptive Innovation Christensen Business Model 8

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. Instant success. I’ve certified more than 100 advisors.

Succession 50

Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

Or, as it turns out, even the vicinity of 1455 Market Street, the address of Uber’s San Francisco headquarters. For developers, that may be Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer site specifically for programmers. ” the fictional star couldn’t find anyone to share his excitement about his new job, a developer for GE.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Related Video. Four years ago, an Oxford University study predicted 47% of jobs could be automated by 2033.

Company 11

Company Survey Finance Engineering 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2018

We were working hard on getting product-market fit right, so anything we could do to get more customers and to find the right feature mix was a critical learning opportunity. If someone had a marketing grader idea, chances are I would say “yes” to it. I said “yes” to a highly fun and creative video series.

P&L 14

P&L Strategy Press Release Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Jessica Sklar, then the band’s intern and now Machine Shop’s Chief Strategy Officer, evolved the online discussions into in-person meet-ups and events at concerts, developing what came to be known as the “Linkin Park Underground.” of course). I met the band at this inflection point. Photo by Lorenzo Errico.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

After two decades of failed efforts to spur innovation and competition in Europe’s lagging communications sector, the European Commission has promised “an ambitious overhaul” next year as part of its far-reaching Digital Single Market initiative. As a result, the U.S. based, with the rest coming from China.

Price 8

Price How To Policies Report 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

October 2013) The Dark Side of Generic Drugs Dirty Medicine Fortune Generic drugs can be inexpensive and effective alternatives to their branded counterparts. In it, he traces the intersection of science and marketing that''s made junk food so delicious, so profitable, and so very bad for you. And we all know what happened next.

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Long-term Short-term CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

company that makes wearable HD video cameras. Back in the US, unable to find a suitable camera wrist strap, Woodman sets out to develop one himself. He then develops a video camera that debuts in 2007. In the years that follow, he develops increasingly cool yet affordable cameras with pro-like, wide-angle HD video.

Video 11

Video Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing Loyalty 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

If marketers want to produce content, they need to think like publishers. After all, content isn’t an extension of marketing, it’s an extension of publishing. were more profitable in the pre-digital age because of the fragmented broadcasting market, but they do make money today. Take web video, for example, which is booming.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist EBITDA Venture Funding Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. But others have been larger, such as the $200 million price Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten put on Viki, a video-streaming provider.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

That phrase is increasingly shaping marketing decisions, and for good reason. What marketers should do. Our research shows that video traffic on mobile devices in Europe, for example, is expected to increase six times by 2016 while digital video advertising spend will increase four times. "Mobile first."

Advertising 8

Advertising Loyalty ROI Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

” That phrase is increasingly shaping marketing decisions, and for good reason. What marketers should do. Our research shows that video traffic on mobile devices in Europe, for example, is expected to increase six times by 2016 while digital video advertising spend will increase four times. “Mobile first.”

Advertising 8

Advertising Loyalty ROI Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2013

As a marketer, I work to engage women online with brands and causes. of emails to my all-female marketing database are opened on iPhones, likely because many on my mailing list are busy moms who often aren''t in front of a computer. Ideally, a brand and a woman of influence interact directly, one to one. It''s her phone.

Strategy 8

Strategy Marketing Market Segmentation Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Thousands of very lucky individuals are seated in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center are at TED 2013. In the spirit of TED 2013, here are 10 amazing TED Talks that have helped me think differently about what business can be, how to be a better leader, and how to become a better global citizen. It's happening right now.

Godin 8

Godin Open-book Mass Marketing Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

In our HBR article “Big Bang Disruption ”, we describe the devastation of arcade pinball machines wrought in only a few years by Sony’s PlayStation home video console. Today, the company does roughly $50 million in total sales, with the home market accounting for over 80% of them. We could add our own favorite example: pinball.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Supply Chain Technology Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

IBM saw these online social systems for investing in new ventures and decided they would like to develop a similar system internally for selecting innovative projects. Given the success of the program in 2013, IBM’s CIO decided to invest $7 million to expand iFundIT in 2014.

Software 8

Software CIO Early Adopters Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

’ the questions must be asked, ‘WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?’” In 1921, two brothers started the company to serve the ham radio market.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In 2010, I wrote an HBR article predicting increased interest in supply-chain transparency: firms needed to develop strategies for knowing and explaining where stuff comes from. Across Europe, the 2013 horsemeat scandal generated widespread panic about contaminated meat. Let’s return to those videos with Grant Imahara.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Reputation Brand Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In the meantime, retail and wholesale markets have stalled around the country. The disruptive action did not originate in a small segment of the market; it was launched nationwide. Related Video. See More Videos > See More Videos > There are strong reasons underlying this degree of cash reliance.

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Total investment (internal and external) in AI reached somewhere in the range of $26 billion to $39 billion in 2016, with external investment tripling since 2013. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging. Furthermore, early AI adopters are 3.5

Survey 10

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Leaders have a large degree of autonomy and consequently develop the sense of ownership crucial to success. This is especially true in emerging-market countries where the workforce has experienced great change and dislocation. Rank is matched with empowerment. What can large corporations operating in Brazil learn from all this?

Teamwork 9

Teamwork Absenteeism Class Motivation 9