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Modern CMOs: Bridging Creativity with Commercial Acumen

N2Growth Blog

Moreover, it allows for unique value propositions that resonate with consumers and push the boundaries of conventional marketing without sidelining the company’s core business objectives. They appreciate original ideas but understand the power of these ideas lies in their scalability and alignment with business objectives.

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Diagnosing Business Problems and Fixing Them in the Most Efficient Way Possible

Strategy Driven

For example, if you believe that your business model is to blame, then you’ll need to pull up statistics that relate to your business processes. This can include sales numbers, your ROI on advertising and promotions, and click-through rates. In most cases, business problems will have multiple solutions.

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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

Winning at any cost is a signal that you have lost sense of the business objectives. Years ago, I worked on Pillsbury’s Refrigerated Fresh Dough advertising as a Leo Burnett Account Executive. Go ahead, hate your competitors. But don’t be so obsessed with them that you allow yourself to be drawn into an emotional price war.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Development of core business supplier relationships. Running the business. Objective analysis of how the organization has operated to date. Advertising plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Utilization of industry consultants or technical specialists. Make investments toward quality controls.

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Rethinking The “Ideal” Employee

Lead Change Blog

If recruiters really subscribed to truth in advertising, we’d see more verbiage like this. But let’s assume for a minute that a company has articulated measurable business objectives—not the pie-in-the-sky fluff that many organizations pass off as a “vision.” Don’t get me wrong. I like to work. .”

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Don't Let Mobile Apps Get Pushy

Harvard Business Review

Does your brand have a proper mobile channel strategy in place that fits into your brand''s overall business objectives? Advertising Marketing' Here are some guidelines that brands and mobile app developers need to consider: 1. First decide if the mobile app is brand appropriate. How does this mobile app fit into that strategy?

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Get More from Your Event Spending

Harvard Business Review

Three of five marketers use no tools to measure event ROI, and most companies plan and execute events without specific business objectives. Marketing Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations' .” But it’s far from moneyball when it comes to event marketing. ” It’s shame, really.

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