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The Unnoticed Analyst: Can analytics succeed while going unnoticed.

Strategy Driven

Posted by Thornton May on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment The classic Harvard Business School case “Otisline (A)” 1 begins with the quote, “… our objective is to go unnoticed.” The case illustrates how information technology, innovatively, insightfully and courageously deployed, can change the structure of an industry.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operations officer of Facebook, called McCord and Hasting’s presentation the most important document ever to come out of Silicon Valley. Nordstrom has increased its sales by 50 percent from 2010 to 2015 through both online and offline sales. Adapted from.