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CPG Hiring Trends

N2Growth Blog

The next generation of CPG leadership must anticipate connecting better with consumers, investing in the right technologies and business models, and using culture to spark innovation and growth. Future CEOs must build authentic relationships with stakeholders and create value for the business and society. Agility is key.

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Modern CMOs: Bridging Creativity with Commercial Acumen

N2Growth Blog

The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. However, incorporating creativity into business decisions is a complex task.

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How to Build Your Brand Successfully

Strategy Driven

First of all, see what brands appear to be most popular with consumers and ask yourself why that is. Looking at other successful brands and how they operate is a good way to plan your business model. Always keep yourself updated on consumer’s demands and trends in the marketplace to keep your brand relevant.

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Business Model Innovation Through Process Change

Harvard Business Review

More and more companies I see these days are making strategic process changes to drive unprecedented business model innovation. Consumer packaged goods manufacturers are monitoring social media to get real-time information on their customers' perceptions and share it with brand managers. Knit Your Network Together.

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Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?

Harvard Business Review

After working with HR to narrow down the list of candidates, she had two finalists, both internal: Molly Ashworth, a brand manager on her team in the cleaning division, and Ed Yu, a rising star from BBI’s beauty division. Aliyah liked Molly and respected her work.

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Surprise Is Still the Most Powerful Marketing Tool

Harvard Business Review

Data-rich practices such as econometric modeling, analytics and copy-testing offer brand managers an alluring promise of precision and predictability. The same thing is happening in marketing organizations. Big Data" is the latest buzzword in our industry. Pull lever X, out will pop Y as a result. Surprise changes behavior.

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Back to the Future, and Face-to-Face

Harvard Business Review

As more is communicated, more emotions shared, more passions pursued in this much more vivid medium, we're likely to see stronger bonds between brands, consumers, networks and causes. So business is welcoming this, right? In fact their business model relies on its reputation engine.

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