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Why the Best Strategies Blend the Digital and Physical

Skip Prichard

And availability of merchandise is what allows a company to make a sale – or not. I describe System Leadership as the the ability to lead on both digital and physical areas. More tactically, we saw companies with strong stamina have multiple business lines over time in order to add diversity to their business models.

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Merging Two Global Company Cultures

Harvard Business Review

In the 1990s, P&G, like other companies, sought to take advantage of global scale and technology platforms, rolling out their products worldwide. Gillette’s merchandising expertise complemented P&G’s branding acumen. Healthy debate. Sometimes the cultural norms, values, and beliefs may inevitably conflict.

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Create Your Legacy as a Leader

Harvard Business Review

The surest way to build a company whose leadership will outlast your own is to focus your attention on the few essential things that your company can do better than anyone else.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Realities of Branding… Slogans that Mislead

Strategy Driven

What is their commitment toward literacy, social services, health care, the environment, multicultural diversity and other key issues that really create a better life? Communications is fundamental to maintaining, but technology is only as good as the people using it. ’ What they’re really selling: Retail merchandise.

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