N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

I was absolutely stunned to read the results of a survey published in the January/February 2014 edition of Chief Executive in which respondents (sitting CEOs) ranked the top 10 skills needed for effective leadership. Organizational/market/self awareness. Not very inspiring is it? Brand/Engagement. Leading change/disrupting mediocrity.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While Monero is one of the most well-known coins in the realm of crypto, it may be surprising to some people that the famous privacy-oriented currency started as a humble grassroots movement in 2014. CryptoNote was first described in a whitepaper written by Nicholas van Saberhagen (which is a presumed pseudonym) in October 2013.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. And, the winner of the 2013 Thinkers50, Clay Christensen, now sees his ideas of disruptive innovation used and applied by managers in their relentless quest for competitive advantage.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Yet, despite those fears, we’re living through what has been dubbed the Second Golden Age of Television, as companies like Amazon and Netflix have entered the market and invested huge sums in television shows and movies. The study focuses its attention on the app market, which is estimated to be worth over $100 billion globally.

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Innovation Download Pharmaceuticals Creativity 85

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 27, 2014

Biography: Joe McCormack is an experienced marketing executive, successful entrepreneur and author. His new book, Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less (Wiley & Sons, 2014) tackles the timeliness of the "less is more" mandate. There are currently facilities in Chicago, IL and Southern Pines, NC.

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Tips Storytelling Seminar Career 276

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 30, 2014

In the 2013 Top 10 Premier league players, only 2 (Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge) are English, the others are from Uruguay (Luis Suarez), Holland (Robin van Persie), Germany (Mesut Ozil), the Ivory Coast (Yaya Toure), Belgium (Vincent Kompany), Argentina (Sergio Aguer0), Spain (Juan Mata), and Denmark (Christian Eriksen).

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2014

As data-driven marketers are taking full advantage of collecting, organizing, and analyzing demand management, many are adopting the classic marketing waterfall model from leading experts such as Sirius Decisions. One size fits all’ marketing waterfalls are too rigid. One marketing waterfall view has become a catchall.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

It’s perhaps no surprise, therefore, that data from Rice University shows that market power today is more concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number of incumbents than ever before. It runs the risk that startups targeting niche problems get crowded out in favor of those forced to chase mass market problems.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mass Marketing Globalization 119

Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2020

These things do have their market among connoisseurs. In 2014, an auction house sold one such Parisian collectible for $300 thousand. Someone bought it in 2013 for an incredible sum of $10 million. million in 2014. The market’s quite crazy for Star Wars action figures if you have the rarest pieces.

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Video Books Marketing Trends 65

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Readers of this blog are aware of the problems created by using quotas: Achieved the goal by not the aim (2013) – The Futility of a Numerical Goal (2014) , Distorting the System, Distorting the Data or Improving the System (2013) , Dr. Deming on the problems with targets or goals.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Complimentary Resource – 8 Content Marketing Mistakes to Avoid. Complimentary Resource – Top 10 Social Media Truths For 2014. Complimentary Resource – Marketing Analytics Worksheet. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2014

Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Complimentary Resource – 8 Content Marketing Mistakes to Avoid. Complimentary Resource – Summer 2013 Mood Tracker Report: Empowering Employees to Improve Performance. Complimentary Resource – Marketing Analytics Worksheet. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Resources eBook Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 18, 2016

Edelman’s 2014 Trust Barometer found that 84 percent of respondents believe that business can pursue its own interests while doing good work for society. American Enthusiasm to Shop with a Conscience at Record-High, but Doubts About Corporate Impact Persist , Cause Marketing Forum, October 2013. Consider leaving a comment!

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Insurance Chief Executive Officer Brand Learning-by-Doing 51

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2014. Best Leadership Books of 2013. Blog Post ). H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. by Brad Lomenick Brad Lomenick reflects on his leadership journey in H3 Leadership. Building on three H’s— Humble (Who am I?) They were basically self-taught with a well developed love of reading.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

Most of the public is aware of the major Target data breach that occurred, in 2013, where a hacking of customers’ personal data and payment information affected up to 110 Million individuals (David & Best, 2014). Richard Milam is the Founder and CEO of EnableSoft Incorporated ( www.enablesoft.com ). References: Cosgrove, T.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2014

Some commentators felt the move to New Coke was a marketing gimmick to regenerate interest and sales in the brand after sales erosion due to the “Pepsi Challenge” taste test campaign. Similarly, Philip Morris renamed itself Altria when it was trying to position the company more as a food marketer and less as a tobacco company.

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Brand Marketing Engineering Competitive Advantage 59

Deming Institute

JULY 30, 2018

Vincent Barabba led the US Census Bureau, founded Market Insight Corporation and authored The Decision Loom: A design or interactive decision-making in organizations (among other books). 2013, Vijay Nair: Industrial Statistics – Research vs Practice. 2014, Sharon Lohr: Red Beads and Profound Knowledge: Deming and Quality of Education.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

On November 15, 2013, China announced dramatic new social and economic policies contemplating much greater reliance on market forces than it has in the past and inviting private-sector participation and foreign competition in industries long previously controlled by the central government. China will grow faster in 2014 than in 2013.

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Policies Class Health Care Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 1, 2014

With the recent launching of the WOSB/EDWOSB program, American Express OPEN, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) partnered to create ChallengeHER in 2013 for women business owners to learn about contracting opportunities under the WOSB Federal Contract Program. Consider leaving a comment!

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Open-book Budgeting Proposal Competitive Advantage 59

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. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Instant success.

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Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2016

It would be better to limit the rewards to those few that could show they materially improved the natural result of the organization and not just through the luck in the organization, industry, economy or stock market that lead to widespread good results for everyone. is ridiculously out of line with performance.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

In 1998, I advised the Disney corporation and reminded them that Walt Disney’s 100th birthday in 2001 would offer great marketing and positioning opportunities. Houston Symphony Orchestra, 100th in 2013. The Port of Houston, 100th in 2014. The Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, 200th in 2014. The Astrodome, 50th.

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Case Study Open-book Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Marketers are racing to create seamless customer experiences that make it easy for consumers to engage at every touchpoint as they navigate the “decision journey” and beyond. In addition, we took a fresh look at how our marketers are organized globally. An additional 250 marketing leaders are undergoing similar training right now.

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Marketing Brand Globalization Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 25, 2014

In our global market place we are now conducting business with people we have not and may never meet. On the other hand, a nasal whine, a raspy tone or strident volume can drive colleagues to distraction according to an article in the Wall Street Journal published in April, 2013. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Letter Competitive Advantage Content Article 64

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Some companies increase their social media staff to offer live responses during big events like the Super Bowl or the Grammys, but then they return to predominately one-way social media or content marketing. Here is a simple process from my book Social Media Strategy, Marketing, and Advertising in the Consumer Revolution.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Many companies start their search for global growth in an alphabet soup of emerging-market groupings such as the BRIC , CIVETS , MINT , Next 11 , and so on. There are several flaws in using such acronyms as the basis for entering overseas markets. Is that smart? Not really, suggests our analysis.

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Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

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. But a few years ago, delays in signing new hires were impairing its expansion; in 2013, the average time to hire was 100 days. Just one year later, Glassdoor named Genesys one of the Best Places to Work for 2015.

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Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The Hispanic market will represent $1.5 Business leaders who are contemplating how to reach such an enormous market segment, especially through their digital presence, often ask me the same question: “Do we really need Spanish, or can we get by with just English?”. Global business Marketing' population by 2050. Similarly, 72.4%

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Marketing Market Segmentation Content Customer Loyalty 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2014

For example, Austin, Dallas, Kansas City and Salt Lake City are among the fastest-growing hubs for high-tech startups in the country, according to a 2013 report by the Kauffman Foundation. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Geography can also factor in startup success and failure rates. Consider leaving a comment!

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Company Real Estate Strategic Planning Venture Capitalist 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

Then came the next wave, external social business, rooted in customer service, corporate marketing, and communications. In 2013, there was already executive commitment and discussion around turning internal social media projects into strategic imperatives owned by lines of business. Marketing Social media'

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Media ROI Corporate Accountability Guidelines 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Yet, unlike money, the market for personal data is relatively embryonic. A 2014 global survey by SafeNet found that nearly two-thirds of consumers said they would stop or avoid using a company that had experienced a data breach. Today, we are seeing similar responses to concerns over the secure and responsible use of personal data.

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Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

Spurred by an aging population, increases in chronic disease, and technological breakthroughs, the electronic medical device market is poised to reach an estimated $398 billion in 2017. Moreover, a major challenge is the continued presence in the marketplace of devices manufactured before 2014, when the FDA’s guidance was issued.

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System CIO Health Care Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012.

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Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

Our research points to one possible reason: employers increased skill requirements during the recession, when high-skill workers were more plentiful, making it more difficult to fill those positions as the job market began to recover. ” Of course, this theory predicts that skill requirements should fall when the labor market tightens.

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Education Skills Marketing Industry 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In August 2013, Icahn bought more than $1 billion worth of Apple shares. Since August 2012, Apple has been on a buyback binge, expending a total of $53 billion on stock repurchases through the third quarter of 2014, the last figures it has disclosed. But judging from Cook’s past actions, I fear he will do Icahn’s bidding.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012.

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Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

Businesses like Facebook are filling an internet access gap in emerging markets that others, including the public sector, may simply never be able to address. Despite having 200 million internet users at the end of 2014, India is not even among the top 10 e-commerce markets in the world, according to a recent eMarketer report.

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