Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2011

Also, get out of the office and get into stores and online to understand the focus of merchandising and promotions. What would you do or advice to give someone starting their career? Second, study the key current data; best seller lists, POS, Bowker consumer and customer information. Lastly, ask the consumer.

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CEO Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing Delegation 54

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

If so, click over to Alan Henry's Lifehacker advice column for some words of wisdom. For every dollar increase in wages, retailers saved only 40¢ in stolen merchandise — so the benefits may not be worth it from a cost-benefit perspective. Sound familiar? The answer is a resounding "yes." But there’s a catch.

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Banking Merchandising Class Retail 8

Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 25, 2023

The next time you’re selling a product, remember that customers expect more than merchandise; they want to buy from a person they can count on and an organization they can trust. That doesn’t happen by short-changing the customer. Everything you say and do will strengthen or weaken the bond of trust. Character matters! What Turns You Off?

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Merchandising Short-term Long-term Bond 125

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MAY 14, 2019

Show off expensive merchandise? Refuse to accept advice or be told what to do? Make fun of people who are less fortunate? Always have to be right? Go straight to the front of the line? Think you know all there is to know? Look down your nose at others? Steer every conversation your way? Believe you can do no wrong?

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Merchandising PR Advice Learning-by-Doing 81

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Acquisitions always get a lot of senior management attention and, for those who want it, there is no shortage of outside advice, including a lot in the management literature. In our experience, this casual approach — treating divestitures as an afterthought — is typical. And it's a shame. Gillette-Duracell.

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Due Diligence EBITDA Health Care Gordon 15

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 10, 2020

What happens when someone shows disrespect, tells a lie , bullies a peer, uses foul language, gets into a fight, cheats to win, steals merchandise — and there are no consequences? Face the Facts or Suffer the Consequences. The line between right and wrong becomes blurred.

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Merchandising Sharpe Learning-by-Doing Commitment 118

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Here’s advice for how to give yourself time to reflect and lead with questions, based on insights from Wollaert’s and Cornell’s leadership journeys: Create a questioning ecosystem through diverse teams. .”

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Diversity Retail Discount Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

This month, after five years of agonizingly slow sales, she called it quits by posting a funny video that reflects on her entrepreneurial failure, shows her garage filled with unsold merchandise — and offers a liquidation-sale discount. In its first three days, the video was viewed more than 100,000 times on Facebook. Don’t do it.

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PR Career Apparel Video 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Call some brand managers at other teams that have changed their names and get their advice. Lots of fans will want to gobble up merchandise featuring the new mascot – especially if significant excitement is generated. Research can tell them exactly where the name and mascot rank on that list, and what other factors are important.

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Brand Franchising Merchandising Rogers 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Here’s some advice on how to navigate work when you’re having a personal crisis. Several years ago, when Jacqueline Ardrey was working as a senior merchandising and supply chain executive for Harry & David, she experienced a series of tragedies. Decide what you need. Case Study #3: Make your plans clear.

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Crisis Case Study Brainstorming Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

“Don’t believe everything you hear” is good advice — especially in an era of fake news and alternative facts. We think social-sentiment analysis has value as a part of a brand’s consumer intelligence plan, but we have some advice for those using it or about to embark on the journey: 1.

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Brand Analysis Merchandising Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. If you could give your younger self one piece of career advice, what would it be? You need to have a business that’s flexible enough to respond quickly.

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Price Team Sports Franchising 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

‘Insightful Advice for a Complex World.’ ’ What they’re really selling: Retail merchandise. Management is relying upon financial people as the primary source of advice, while ignoring the rest of the picture (90%). Tapes alone are not enough. They may start or augment a path of self-growth and success.

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Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

Retailers often worry that the Internet has turned brick-and-mortar stores into little more than showrooms: places where customers maul the merchandise and pester salespeople for advice before going online to buy the same products at a lower price.

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Tactics ROI Retail Media 9