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Brand Surgery ? excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article | In.

In the CEO Afterlife

When I was a young product manager back in the ’70s, the only people I could talk to about brands were my colleagues in the marketing department and the advertising agency. Now my accountant, my lawyer, my portfolio manager and even my neighbour talk to me about brands. This is fantastic advice. About John. Sarah Allen.

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You Can’t Do Strategy Without Input from Sales

Harvard Business Review

Dorsey focuses on Fred Thomas and his sales team and the sometimes strange but effective motivational techniques of his district manager, Frank Pacetta. In fact, sales advice, if it’s even discussed, usually revolves around a combination of “reorganizing” and “incentives.” You ultimately can’t substitute money for management.