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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. Today’s CMOs are not just marketers but visionaries who strategically leverage creativity with technology to drive commercial success.

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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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Forging an Ironclad Brand – Your North Star

Leading Blog

A BRAND properly conceived is more than a marketing activity. Your brand is your North Star as Lindsay Pedersen defines it in Forging an Ironclad Brand. An Ironclad brand is one that unleashes your competitive advantage. An Ironclad brand is one that unleashes your competitive advantage. It’s more than a logo.

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Brands, Leadership and the Climate Crisis

Great Leadership By Dan

(They relate to what I termed ‘reputation capital’ in my first book ‘The Post-Truth Business’ regarding whether a brand is ‘trustworthy, reliable and competent’). In the context of the climate crisis, the issue of why we should trust ‘the organisation behind the brand’ regarding their environmental credentials, is vital.

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Personal Branding at Work

Career Advancement

Individuals, like companies, have a brand, I told Stella. Those who are proactive at shaping their own brand identity are more likely to be recognized and to get ahead in the workplace. For example, if one of your desired brand attributes is “creative,” look for opportunities to showcase your creativity at work.

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October 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the October Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, engagement, team building, and more. Creativity/Inspiration. Development. Team Building.

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Beyond Disruption: Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive

Leading Blog

The goal is to identify and solve brand-new problems or seize brand-new opportunities outside the boundaries of existing industries to unlock nondisruptive creation. This approach begins with asking: Are there brand-new opportunities we can solve beyond existing industry boundaries?” Stay focused on value innovation.