Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You might have a fantastic personal brand and a world-renown altruistic mission, but that doesn’t mean you can ignore your leadership and culture. In our world of rapid change, a courageous culture is your competitive advantage. Today, the North Pole is a paragon of human-centered leadership and culture.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

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, recent technological advancements and industry shifts have expanded and evolved this role significantly.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. As opposed to: Until recently, the greatest competitive advantage went to companies that controlled distribution channels, had hard assets on the largest scale, or had established brands or patents.

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Steve Farber

JANUARY 9, 2017

A recent study by Korn Ferry found that 63 percent of the 800 leaders they interviewed said technology will be their firm’s greatest source of competitive advantage within five years. Love is the real competitive advantage. What does it look like when it’s a competitive advantage? Technology.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

There’s a host of reasons why great brands decay. Leaders Failed to Nurture Their Brands. Along the way, the leaders of these organizations turned their backs on the tenets of great branding, defined as carving out unique brand positions and adding to that strategic advantage with innovations that thrill customers.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 28, 2023

Improves Brand Reputation When you think about it, you’ll see that customer satisfaction is directly linked to the reputation of your brand and business, and by making sure customers are happy, you’ll gain a better reputation, which means gaining more customers. This is where customer satisfaction comes in.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Many brands focus their marketing strategies on out-of-home consumption, socializing with friends and family, and humor to generate engagement. Customers demand a real commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) from companies and brands. Why or why not? Agility is key.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It’s a powerful tool for businesses to connect with their target audience, raise brand awareness, and boost sales. So if you’re looking to grow your business or brand, start building your following on Instagram today! That’s why it’s so important to build a large and engaged following for your brand.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 29, 2019

“Brand helps us engage customers and employees, unleash our competitive advantage, and fuel enduring growth,” explains Lindsay Pedersen, author of the new book, Forging An Iron Clad Brand: A Leader’s Guide.” “And And yet, despite this power of brand, it is grossly underused. What cannot be copied is a relationship.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 19, 2022

You might have a fantastic personal brand and a world-renown altruistic mission, but that doesn’t mean you can ignore your leadership and culture. In our world of rapid change, a courageous culture is your competitive advantage. Today, the North Pole is a paragon of human-centered leadership and culture.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

“When it comes to building your personal brand, a coach can be a powerful resource who can help you get out of your own way, stand out, and take action to achieve the things that are truly important to you.” — Forbes, 2019 It’s hard in today’s business world to jump and remain on the path to success.

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Steve Farber

JANUARY 9, 2017

A recent study by Korn Ferry found that 63 percent of the 800 leaders they interviewed said technology will be their firm’s greatest source of competitive advantage within five years. Love is the real competitive advantage. What does it look like when it’s a competitive advantage? Technology.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Some business leaders eager to keep a competitive advantage often invest in new technologies without fully understanding how to harness their potential or fully considering how digital technologies will meet the company’s needs. Transformation is the new normal.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Customer satisfaction occurs when a companies products and services live up to brand promise thereby improving reputational value and trust. Companies that cannot deliver on brand promise or transparency will lose customer trust and, consequently, business.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Many believe that a brand is a function of marketing. Or more specifically, brand building. Marketers and marketing departments love ‘branding campaigns’ or ‘brand-building programs,’ because they are sexier and more exciting than their less attractive cousin, the product campaign.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Organizations can gain a competitive advantage by identifying and attracting these innovators, accelerating research and development efforts, and ultimately driving their businesses forward in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

What if leaders could shift the cultural mindset around what gives businesses a competitive advantage and recognize the benefits of being more human? Contrary to popular belief, compassion and empathy are actually huge assets in the business world. Try a colleague’s job, work the customer support phones, or go on a sales call.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The CCO works closely with executive teams to define the company’s commercial path, making pivotal decisions about brand positioning, market competition, and revenue growth. They promote a customer-centric culture within the organization, increasing brand loyalty and profitability.

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HR Digest

APRIL 3, 2023

A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace Offers a Competitive Advantage. A diverse and inclusive workplace can also offer a competitive advantage by providing access to a broader pool of talent, enhancing brand reputation, and expanding market reach.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

Leadership Operations & Strategy Personal Branding Talent Management Brian Layer competitive advantage General Brian Layer Leadership and influence leading a large organization leading a team' If not, be prepared to have a few dead birds on your doorstep. Follow me on Twitter @brianlayer.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Once advertisers realize that the decision making power and ability to leverage women as brand champions is the same but simply has become more powerful thanks to the additional social channels women can broadcast from, they will hit the target every time with us. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Schulze led the company to unprecedented multi-billion dollar growth, setting the business vision and people-focused standards that made the Ritz-Carlton brand globally elite. As the co-founder and former president of Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., The Making of a Manager : What to Do When Everyone Looks to You Julie Zhuo.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 18, 2014

In marketing, great branding steers clear of multi-benefits; one clear, compelling benefit will find a place in busy minds. Sacrifice must remain a part of the organization’s DNA to sustain competitive advantage. . Unlike PepsiCo , Coca-Cola’s corporate strategy is to resist diversification and focus on non-alcoholic beverages.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2023

Appearing at the top of the page can give you a competitive advantage. You can generate brand awareness, traffic, and leads to grow your business. Fewer than 1% of Google search engine users click on results from the second page of a search. With search engine optimization (SEO), you can rank at the top.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Purpose is a Competitive Advantage. Brands, Domino’s Pizza, RJR Nabisco, the Gillette Company, and Procter & Gamble. The following is an excerpt from the updated and expanded Second Edition of: Dare to Serve by Cheryl Bachelder. Why does work have such a bad reputation? She had prior leadership positions at Yum!

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Brigette Hyacinth

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

They are your competitive advantage. They are your best brand ambassadors. Your brand position is determined by the customer’s experience. . “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” ” – Richard Branson.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2013

Failure: The Competitive Advantage by @LollyDaskal. From @TomAsacker > Is your brand broken? Emotional Intelligence ~ 20 Years On by Louise Altman @intentionalcomm. Emotional Intelligence ~ 20 Years On ~ Part 2 by Louise Altman @intentionalcomm. To Lead with Authenticity, Embrace Struggle by @Steven_J_Snyder.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The added complexity and loss of focus on the Nike brand was a lesson well-learned and it didn’t take Nike long to see the error of their ways. Cutting through the clutter requires giving up something of value such as brands and products for the sake of other considerations. The reward is longer-term competitive advantages.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2016

The most successful leaders, leverage ‘fast company’ cultures to achieve competitive advantage. Equally nimble are some of the world’s most successful private label brand manufacturers. Store brands, particularly in the US are doing better than ever. over year ago – more than twice the gain of national brands.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Will you join me in rewriting the script about what gives businesses a competitive advantage? Let’s show the world what compassionately competitive, kindly ambitious, and empathetic, yet decisive leaders look like! What do you think?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2016

Because of this challenge, a familiar and trusted brand still has the ability to cut through the clutter. Organizations will need to look deep inside themselves to find those unique characteristics which differentiate them from the competition and leverage these differentiators to become the preferred choice of customers and prospects.

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Brigette Hyacinth

APRIL 9, 2020

Of course it’s business and if a company is unprofitable there will be termination and layoffs, but how employers treat their people during this crisis, is going to impact their brand for years to come. Any effort a company is putting to keep their staff will go a long way in sustaining the culture and brand.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2014

Coca-Cola learned not to tamper with a beloved brand in 1985 when it decided to re-stage its iconic brand with “New Coke.” Some commentators felt the move to New Coke was a marketing gimmick to regenerate interest and sales in the brand after sales erosion due to the “Pepsi Challenge” taste test campaign. Lesson: Avoid Initials.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

I have read and reviewed all of Fred Reichheld’s previous books and thus was especially interested in reading his latest, The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer Driven World, co-authored with a Bain colleague, Rob Markey.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Do you want to make use of today’s top tech in your bid to sustain a competitive advantage over your rivals? To find out what you must do to take full advantage of all the cutting-edge video conferencing tools out there on today’s market, be sure to read on.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. For companies without clout, competitive advantage can be realized by keeping things simple, by cutting out the complexity cancer that is crippling so many enterprises.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This means understanding the needs and wants of your target market and the competition. The research will help you source a product that meets the needs of your target market and gives you a competitive advantage. Find a product or products that have a lot of demand and build your brand around that.

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