N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 3, 2015

Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle Is The Way, started as a Director of Marketing at American Apparel at age 21 (!). He gets more heat, makes more high-stakes decisions, and take more risks in a given week than most people experience in any given quarter.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 1, 2020

It’s a classic marketing strategy that flouts the trend toward digital ads and continues to prove effective. Most people love getting free apparel of any kind. Basketball promotional items make ideal marketing solutions. Search ‘marketing’ on the website now. Promo items are nothing new. Basketball Jerseys.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 11, 2021

Prior industry experience is very important for entrepreneurs targeting some markets, but less important for other markets. If you launch a beverage brand or a fashion apparel company, industry experience is super valuable. All three types can be gained by working for a big company before launching a venture.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In 2014 a young employee of American Apparel tasked with finding a picture to fit in with a 4th of July celebration posted a picture of what turned out to be the Space Shuttle Challenger exploding to the corporate Tumblr account. However, one slip-up can have lasting repercussions.

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Press Release Apparel Brand Media 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

That’s because the “loyalty era” of marketing, as we’ve known it, is waning. market alone, companies are losing $1 trillion in annual revenues to their competitors because they are not consistently relevant enough. In fact, consumer research we’ve worked on at Accenture shows that in the U.S.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 14, 2019

That’s why a CQB apparel configurator is something that you need to provide for businesses that want to quickly see how much their unique demands will cost. It’s always going to be their promotional gear. They want a certain color scheme, a certain style of clothing, perhaps specific designs, materials, logo placement, sizes and more.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

I’ve also written a historical novel, although I’m still trying to find a publisher who isn’t afraid to invest in a newbie, grey-haired writer in a market going through drastic change. Former CEO of sports apparel maker Russell Corporation, Jack Ward puts his time and money into helping inner-city kids. Search My Site. Human Resources.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 2, 2012

My largest client is in the apparel industry with a multiplicity of brand names. Product managers in coalition organizations know this all too well. How do you drive your goals when you are not in a line on an organizational chart? As a result, their organizational structure is not dependent on the normal hierarchal approach.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

marketers spent nearly $60 billion in 2015 on digital ads, but the industry doesn’t do a great job connecting people with products they want. The Silicon Valley giants that gave us social networks, smartphones, and apps have realized the power of those tools to capture the customer data required for hypertargeted marketing.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 23, 2011

Her younger brother is wearing a blazer and a tie for the first time; he is proud of his new apparel, although the look on his face doesn’t support the premise. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. So what is it about this 1984 photo that warms my heart and soothes my soul? Search My Site. Leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2012

China's luxury market — and the global phenomenon of " trading up " — are well known. Yet when China's consumer markets recently experienced short terms blips, several doubters promptly questioned the pace of their long term growth. And the jewelry market is led by Tiffany & Co. But times are changing.

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Steve Farber

OCTOBER 25, 2016

And we know his latest venture, men’s sports apparel startup, Qor (pronounced “core”), is already achieving over 30% yearly growth in part because it’s replicating the Athleta culture of caring. Teno is hesitant to tell others what they “should” or “should not” do. That’s a good thing).

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

All the world's apparel manufacturers and retailers have joined the race to clothe China. Unsurprisingly, apparel spending in China has been growing by a robust 16% per annum. In 2009, sales totaled $114 billion, making China the world's second-largest apparel market behind the $287 billion U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2017

A D2C initiative can involve one platform or many, depending on things like image, objectives, target audience, and what’s feasible in a given market. At Procter & Gamble, for instance, technology says it’s time to remind parents about Pampers, while analytics says that direct marketing is the best way to do it.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

However, until recently there was little evidence on this question in the countries that dominate global markets in low-cost manufacturing. To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2016

The American textile and apparel industries, for example, will tell you that the evidence can be found in the blood on the floor — their blood, on what used to be their floor. Experts continue to debate whether Chinese businesses are truly disruptive. For some industries in the West, this question appears a bit ridiculous.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Founded in 1998, Lululemon produces sports apparel for women that is fashionable, environmentally friendly, and as technically advanced as sports apparel for men. But marketing plays a broader role in shaping a brand. Good marketing helps ensure that brands are meaningful, different, and salient.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

This can mean expanding product lines, entering new markets and geographies, line extending brands, acquiring new businesses, creating projects, and adding layers of management to manage the self-created complexity. Management power rests with focused strategies on two product categories, athletic shoes and apparel.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

China is America's third-largest export market, behind Canada and Mexico, accounting for 7% of US exports as of August 2011. Given the importance of the Chinese market, the auto majors would have to be responsive to these demands. In the case of other Asian markets, such as India, ports and airports will be major bottlenecks.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Here’s a truth: many in the marketing industry today don’t really understand brands. Data-Driven Marketing. Nike invites consumers to embrace their inner athlete and “Just do it,” by talking and acting as coach and personal trainer first, and as an apparel vendor second. Ilka & Franz/Getty Images.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2020

Likewise, it has hit the business industry, bringing some tech-savvy innovations, especially for the marketing department. In today’s tech-savvy world, escaping the advantages of digital marketing is impossible. Surprisingly, the new decade brings a whole bunch of new competitive marketing strategies. Have a look below.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

With the Winter holiday shopping season, fashion apparel retailer Zara has been the focus of media attention — the New York Times recently profiled the innovative fast fashion business model pioneered by Zara, while Elizabeth Cline's book on the costs of fast fashion has climbed up the sales charts.

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Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

The automotive industry is being disrupted by electric vehicles and self-driving cars, just as home appliances is being disrupted by the Internet of Things and smart appliances, home entertainment by on-demand content providers, and apparel by online personal stylists such as Stitch Fix and Trunk Club. Data-Driven Marketing.

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Automotive Brand Technology White Paper 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. Improving perception.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

Measuring Marketing Insights. In our work with a major apparel retailer we found that among customers’ key emotional motivators were their desire to feel a sense of belonging, be thrilled by the shopping experience, and have a sense of freedom and independence. Insight Center. Sponsored by Google Analytics 360 Suite.

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Retail Apparel Motivation Attrition 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.”. What they found surprised them. Ergo: heuristics win.

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Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Ideally that sustainability could be achieved through market mechanisms — which would be possible if the products that took a bigger toll on the planet also cost more to buy in stores. In a sustainable economy, businesses would serve consumer needs in ways that did not reduce the ability of future generations to meet theirs.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

.” The report, conducted together with Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Center, surveyed the 25 largest family businesses in each of the 21 top global markets. Some emerging-market countries also appear to have a cultural bias leading to distrust of family businesses, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Penney’s recent announcement that it is resurrecting its print catalog reflects a trend of retailers returning to the print medium as an important sales and marketing tool. According to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), catalog mailings grew in 2013 to 11.9

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Retail Brand Fashion Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

Style one: Market-driven CMOs who capitalize on the voice of customers. Market-driven CMOs are great listeners. Fara Howard , VP of global marketing for the shoe and apparel firm Vans, describes her brand as “an intuitive brand that leads with its heart.” Market driven CMOs listen to customers.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Speaking out primes the market, builds anticipation, helps a radical idea sound familiar, and for those whose name becomes associated with the idea, thought leadership offers entree to circles of potential future backers and supporters. Artisans' cooperatives help market products from diverse artists. Build collective clout.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

If I asked you to picture the consumer luxury market, you might imagine jewels, sports cars, watches, premium drinks, high-end shoes and apparel, and so on. A combination of high quality, glamour, celebrity, and attitude. The report sees this pressure coming to luxury companies soon.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2013

During this time Reebok and Nike were blood rivals and neck and neck for the number one position in the market. With the Freestyle, Reebok had identified a market that Nike had completely missed — women''s aerobics. Advertising Branding Marketing' Sales really took off when Cybill Shepherd wore a pair to the 1985 Emmys.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Citibank Asia, which has a strong customer loyalty position in most of its markets, decided to change its operating model to double down on customer relationships to counter locally based competitors. How do they ensure someone owns each customer experience or “journey” on an end-to-end basis?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

Take outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia. They can benefit greatly from assessing the distance between their recruitment marketing and the actual employee experience. Few employees had been to regional offices or even interacted with colleagues in other markets. Let Your People Do the Talking.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

What advantage do we have — or can we create — in the market, and how do we maintain and extend this advantage? What is our promise to the market and to customers? What is our company great at doing? What is needed to execute against that promise?

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