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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Mary Bilbrey, CHRO at JLL (NYSE:JLL) : Bilbrey leads a team of more than 90,000 professionals that deliver thought partnership, problem-solving, and tactical support to help drive JLL’s business goals and priorities. Prior to joining Verizon, she led HR for both Corning and PepsiCo respectively. Affiliates.

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Why the Print Catalog Is Back in Style

Harvard Business Review

Penney’s recent announcement that it is resurrecting its print catalog reflects a trend of retailers returning to the print medium as an important sales and marketing tool. While Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue have been mailing catalogs for years, now specialty retailers are picking up the tactic.

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Microsoft Taxes Itself

Harvard Business Review

The offsets become a tool, a last resort to be avoided, and both energy efficiency and using renewable energy (onsite or directly purchased) become the paths of least resistance and cost. Microsoft seems more interested in lowering overall carbon emissions and energy use, not just neutrality in and of itself.

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Competitive Marketing Strategies of the Digital Era

Strategy Driven

2020 demands an authentic approach to marketing, and you can make this possible by leveraging the latest tech tools and emerging channels. In the 21st century, social media forums are a lot more than entertainment tools. These tech-savvy tools are capable of delivering content and helping users with their purchases.

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For Better Retail Promotions, Ask These Questions

Harvard Business Review

The most common explanation for this lack of precision is that retailers tend to evaluate promotions at a high level, without drilling down to understand the impact of individual tactics within each promotion. The good news is that many large retail organizations already have the tools and data they need to craft more effective promotions.

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Hackathons Aren’t Just for Coders

Harvard Business Review

After all, its past hackathons have given rise to wildly popular features, such as its instant messaging feature Facebook Chat and Instagram’s time-lapse tool Hyperlapse. Armed with this information, the company developed prototypes for new tools that aim to help millennials avoid financial pitfalls and manage their money better.

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Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

Harvard Business Review

We may not be keeping pace with these pressures, but leading companies continue to evolve more sustainable strategies and tactics. This year, there were countless eco-efficiency stories about companies saving millions of dollars and developing new tools to make buildings, fleets ( Staples and UPS, for example ), and manufacturing much leaner.