N2Growth Blog

JUNE 2, 2014

The primary reason stated was because of the continued fall-out from the 2013 massive data breach. Someone who understands enterprise technology systems and has managed decisions relating to them. Getting back to Target, major kudos to the board for having excellent operational experience. And massive it was!

Chief Information Officer 298

Chief Information Officer Committee Public Relations Crisis 298

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There I observed a wide array of Abbott executives, scientists and managers. I was struck not only by their disciplined approach but also by their freedom to discover, develop and design within broad operating parameters—conditions I did not typically associate with large, for-profit corporations. And that would be a good thing. * * *.

Decentralization 284

Decentralization Organizational Behavior Short-term Public Relations 284

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2015

This continues a trend The Association of National Advertisers first reported in 2013. A brand manager at a Fortune 100 company expressed deep frustration to me: “We want to connect to our customers in a new way. But these companies aren’t getting rid of marketing – they’re just bringing it in-house.

Marketing 8

Marketing Advertising Trends Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The global sharing economy market was valued at $26 billion in 2013 and some predict it will grow to become a $110 billion revenue market in the coming years, making it larger than the U.S. Just in the last month, Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission issued a cease-and-desist order on Lyft and Uber operations.

Business Model 9

Business Model Hotels Venture Capitalist Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Public relations and communications professionals—and the academic programs that train them—find themselves operating in a radically new environment. As Emily Yellin describes in her book Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us , “public relations” was the phrase initially used to describe customer service.

PR 8

PR Public Relations Conflict of Interest Ethics 8