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Key Traits of Challenger Brands that Allow Them to Punch Above Their Weight

Leading Blog

C HALLENGER BRANDS know what it means to fight their way to success. Challenger brands can’t spend their way to success with big ad campaigns like the category leaders. Instead, they start with a strong business strategy and an acute understanding of who they are as a brand. As true underdogs, it’s the only option they have.

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Become a Brand Renegade

Leading Blog

O VER THE PAST FEW DECADES, we’ve seen several examples of “brand renegades.” A brand renegade makes huge changes that everyone else turns their heads to notice. A brand renegade makes huge changes that everyone else turns their heads to notice. Instead, we focused on our brand and how to flip the script on growing a business.

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Five Foundational Truths of Youth Marketing (and Leadership)

Leading Blog

The HRC Retail Advisory forecasts this generation to drive 40% of all US consumer spending, and yet it is one of the most challenging generational cohorts for brands to reach. It is an important and comprehensive book for marketers, but there are some principles they share that have a much wider application, that I wanted to share.

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How Starbucks Changed the Brand Game to Dominate the Coffee Market

CEO Insider

For over 3,000 years, starting with the ancient Greeks, virtually all businesses have been competing the same way: by “branding.” They create and differentiate their brand from rivals with lots of advertising and promotions. Many business professionals believe that branding is the only and best way to compete. That’s a myth.

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Printed Marketing Helps Businesses Increase Brand Awareness, Customer Retention

CEO Insider

Over the past year, COVID has forced businesses to alter the way they market their services and themselves. During that time, business owners leaned on digital marketing efforts […]. The post Printed Marketing Helps Businesses Increase Brand Awareness, Customer Retention appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth. by John • October 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. There’s not a Brand Manager that doesn’t want to build brand equity. Both Janet and the CEO have made good points. Leadership.

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Employee Branding: Creating a Strong Company Culture

HR Digest

In today’s world, having a strong employer brand is not enough. To attract and retain top talent , companies need to focus on employee branding as well. But what is employee branding, and how is it different from employer branding? What is Employee Branding? What is Employee Branding?

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