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Know When to Kill Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

Others may simply see no alternative to trying to keep the brand going at any cost, even if that means aggressive discounting, cheap licensing, or other tactics that erode long-term brand value. There may have been another business that they could have started, utilizing the company’s assets (real estate, technology, staff, etc.)

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Law Firms’ Grueling Hours Are Turning Defectors into Competitors

Harvard Business Review

Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. Big Law’s commanding market lead in specific practices areas is also being challenged by boutique firms. Now even the overflow work from in-house departments has migrated away from Big Law, too.