Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

New ventures, for example, often complain that the corporate finance function requires them to meet budget or lose bonuses or funding; or they can’t recruit the talent they need because of the corporate job evaluation approach. The divisions pay for what they get, and contribute a negotiated amount to the development of the brand.

Mass Marketing 12

Mass Marketing Brand Disruptive Innovation Advice 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2014

If you’re in automotive, you might look at other highly regulated industries, like healthcare and finance, which manage to experiment considerably despite stringent regulatory environments. Consider investing more per customer, rather than investing in the operations that deliver quality. Look across adjacent industries.

Brand 9

Brand Productivity Products Mass Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Successful companies between $5 million and $50 million in revenues can't get the capital they need to expand their operations and hire more people in city neighborhoods where the best social program is a job. And it's easier to sell to a monolithic mass market than to the diverse and dynamic collection of markets that we call a city.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Its approach was the first to align the key actors in the ecosystem in a way that addressed the critical shortcomings — range, resale value, grid capacity — that undermine the electric car as a mass-market proposition. Note to Tesla owners: you are not the mass market). It declared bankruptcy on May 26.

Mass Marketing 9

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 9