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In the CEO Afterlife
DECEMBER 31, 2011
I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. There has to be a break from day-to-day operations in the process. You’re Not a Real Marketer until You Create a Brand [link]. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises.
In the CEO Afterlife
JULY 16, 2015
From as far back as my days in brand management, I have held a deep affection for strategy. And when a brand or company’s positioning blurs, customers become confused. Despite the necessity for precision in purpose and direction, I see more and more examples of senior business executives operating non-strategically.
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In the CEO Afterlife
JULY 24, 2011
Leadership. by John • July 24, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 3 Comments. The original concept, created by Art Director Geoff Hayes in a bathtub, and perpetuated by several creative notables, has managed to stand the cruel test of time and create the 3 rd largest-selling liquor brand on the globe.
In the CEO Afterlife
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Leadership. The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. This is the mindset essential to brand resilience.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 23, 2014
Rather it’s an on-going nipping and tucking of organizational resources to achieve both growth and efficiency at multiple levels: the company overall, the operating group level, and even within functional groups like human resources and information technology. Operations Organizational culture'
In the CEO Afterlife
JUNE 19, 2011
Leadership. We operate by the mantra of “use it or you lose it.” As a young Brand Manager, I pounced on consumer insecurities, pumping products that solved bad breath, armpit odor, yellow teeth and bad skin. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 24, 2014
A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered. And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. Brands may drive communications activities, but little else. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative.
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