Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Dixon's new book being published this month by Jossey-Bass, an imprint of Wiley. Because the book assumes the readers knows virtually nothing about the 14 online tools Dixon writes about, it is ideal for technophobes as well as experienced social media users who by reading the book may find they are overlooking some key strategies.

Media 56

Media Open-book Film Newsletter 56

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. Given that Kodak’s core business was selling film, it is not hard to see why the last few decades proved challenging. Consider Fuji Photo Film.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

As I discussed in an earlier post , that case addressed the question of whether a book buyer, having taken ownership of a physical book, is at liberty to turn around and sell it. In brief, resale markets are dangerous, especially for information goods. But that question is, to slightly mix metaphors, only the tip of the iceberg.

Marketing 8

Marketing Licensing Short-term Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In my book, I describe an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In my book, I describe an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Both are comments I got about my book, back in 2009, about setting direction, collaboratively. Facebook, KickStarter, Kiva, Twitter, and other companies thriving in the social era are operating by the rules of the Social Era. Most organizations operating today started when companies needed more operating capital.

Banking 16

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 16

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In my book, I recount an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Examples could come from art, comics, film, music, architecture, economics (weird black markets), music, media, etc… Creating opportunities for team members to communicate and share both creatively and intellectually improves team communications and fosters innovation. 5) Operational Transparency -.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Michael Blake's 1988 book of the same name would be adapted into the 1990 Hollywood blockbuster western film directed, produced and starring Kevin Costner. For instance, increasingly, robots are making their way into the operating room. Innovations like the da Vinci Surgical System is designed to make complex surgeries easier.

Technology 8

Technology Film Operations Conference 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work. The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it).

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

This resurgence in photography comes after a conversion of the industry from film to digital. Promote and graphically portray your company’s designated cause-related marketing activities. It is a compendium book, containing quotes and extrapolations into business culture, arranged in 76 business categories.

Strategy 95

Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 95

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You could tell by the language he used: "So we realized that streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses, with very different cost structures, different benefits that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently.". And with good reason.

Strategy 10

Strategy Christensen Price Engineering 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

Initially, these innovations are adopted only by the least demanding industry consumers or those who couldn't afford to participate in existing markets (like the college students who use Reddit to find entertaining Youtube videos instead of paying for HBO). Innovation always finds a way to drive cost down and bring people into the market.

Rogers 15

Rogers Telecommunications Disruptive Innovation Innovation 15

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. My analysis: The stock market looks primarily at profits…one small part (1%) of the business picture.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

Feeling that he needed an experienced operating and marketing partner, the then 29-year-old Jobs lured Sculley to Apple with the now legendary pitch: "Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Not knowing the right market for NeXT computer. Recruiting John Sculley as CEO of Apple.

Film 8

Film Creativity Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

What makes it all that more interesting, is that those fictional numbers aren't even close to the staggering reality of how many drones are in operation. But this is just the beginning — industry analysts predict the market to double in less than a decade. The efficiencies come with 100% robotic operation.".

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

But they hoped that the benefits would extend far beyond this objective — that the project would introduce the Opera staff to new ways of thinking that offered the potential to fundamentally change how it operated. The challenge of experimenting at an organization committed to perfection. The event was a huge success.

Audience 8

Audience Brainstorming Project Class 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2013

Over the years, I''ve seen tough-as-nails CEOs abandon their normal prudence when dealing with China and its potentially vast market. It''s a dangerous trap, not just for the media companies that I know best but for any company trying to operate or expand in China. All of this earned Murdoch very little. China Ethics Global business'

Magazine 8

Magazine Globalization Film Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

Nevertheless, the tendency of markets to produce stagnant social classes asserted itself in America just as surely as it had in Europe, yielding the Gilded Age anxiety of Gatsby — a book that predicted the present without bothering to pretend it was talking about the future. This is a zeitgeisty book in many ways.

Class 8

Class Open-book Politics Biotechnology 8