N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Guest post from Sean Pillot de Chenecey: Brands are built on trust, but in a post-truth world, they have a serious problem when so much of modern life is now defined by mistrust. A weakening of the vital trust connection between brands and consumers is causing enormous problems for businesses.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 18, 2024

While seemingly straightforward, the strategic depth of PPC is considerable, and managing a campaign to success can be quite challenging. Tracking Success: Analytics and KPIs in PPC Without the insights provided by analytics, PPC campaigns would be akin to navigating a ship in a storm without a compass.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2022

Creating and running a business, let alone a successful one, is demanding and takes a lot of patience, planning and funding to get right. You also need to have a good idea that will be sustainable for years to come and will help build the business from a humble start-up to potentially a global brand. So, how can you achieve this?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Importance of a Strategic Recruitment Process to Attract High-Performing Executives Attracting and retaining successful, influential, dynamic leaders is a crucial challenge for every organization. A robust recruitment process must look at the power to influence, change, innovate, and, most importantly, lead.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success. Their adept conceptualization and execution of strategic plans are crucial to ensuring a company’s longevity and success.

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HR Digest

APRIL 5, 2023

A strong employer brand is essential for attracting top talent and creating a positive workplace culture. A company’s employer brand is the image and reputation it portrays to current and potential employees. In this article, we will explore tips for building a strong employer branding strategy. What is employer branding?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The reality is that when leadeing through a merger, retention and results are always symptoms of the CULTURE that you intentionally create and sustain… But fear not – this guide equips you with the tools and strategies to navigate this journey, fostering a vibrant team culture that fuels success.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

The preceding description paints the perfect illustration of why branding is one of my favorite topics…It is complex. Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above.

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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.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Among the benefits that come to empathetic leaders, whether they are entrepreneurs or c-suite executives, are the following: Empathy is a catalyst for entrepreneurship or innovation. Maria has authored multiple books, including The Empathy Edge: Harnessing the Value of Compassion as an Engine for Success.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2013

Locally and globally, maintaining resiliency of a beer brand is as exciting as it is challenging. But once your brand is on the outs with the prime target group, cardiac arrest sets in. All have failed to maintain mass brand appeal over the long haul. Labatt 50 Ale used to be the leading brand in Canada.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Rohit made a laudable attempt to bring some clarity to the topic by sharing his observations about the practice of personal branding while justly defending Scott, however I don’t think he went quite far enough. Not that Scott needs me to come to his defense, but he is a professional in the truest sense of the word.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 10, 2024

What do Uber, Apple, Netflix, and AirBnB share in common in terms of the successes they’ve achieved? According to my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast, what these and other successful companies share in common is that they’re all experience disruptors.

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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. Agility is key. The latter is perhaps more critical.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 19, 2017

How Can Leaders’ Best Explore and Exploit both Disruptive and Incremental Approaches to Innovation? These players test more established racers with breakthrough innovations. Yet such a rapid and competitive approach to innovation may not be sustainable over the long term.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2024

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth. A workforce more open to change, including technological.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2023

Competent managers are able to keep the metaphorical ship afloat, but if you aim to become a successful, well-liked, and impactful leader, there is more to be done. With that being said, here is how to improve your managerial and leadership skills.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CS) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth. A workforce more open to change, including technological.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

So, following a successful program, during a break in the agenda, after leaving the stage and talking with many with conference attendees, I often find myself standing beside the organizer.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 7, 2020

Any small business wants to boost brand awareness, but often they do not have the budget to create and launch a nationwide marketing campaign. The good news is that there is another way, and even small businesses can boost brand awareness without chipping away too much of their budget. So what if there was another way?

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 26, 2018

Leaders today responsible for revenue growth and competing effectively know that real innovation requires moving beyond known business models, towards customer insight-driven opportunities for value and growth that sustain businesses and brands. Source: Amy J.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are three proven ways to turn an average auto parts store into a booming success: 1. The most successful retailers also know how to pair different products. Moreover, recognizing inventory trends gives brand owners more negotiating room with suppliers. Prepare for a Successful Ride. Create a Marketing Plan.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I have watched companies spend tremendous amounts of money, time and energy debating logos, taglines, color pallets, font styles, ad campaigns, positioning strategies, marketing messages, brand promises, etc., Those of you familiar with this blog know that I’m generally a strong marketing advocate.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Complicating matters further, I believe few successful people actually make the transition to significance, but every person of significance is successful. Complicating matters further, I believe few successful people actually make the transition to significance, but every person of significance is successful.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2021

But just how do you regain lost ground or perhaps, capitalize on a hole in the market? Business blogs are the main way brands stay relevant in today’s fast-paced social media environment. Working with a trusted digital marketing agency that has a successful content marketing service makes perfect sense. Dog eat dog.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Learn why many brands are still getting social wrong and how your organization can avoid that trap and take advantage of a level playing field. This impacts our brain chemistry and releases cortisol (the fight-or-flight chemical) because we feel threatened, and compromises our ability to think, innovate, and perform well at work.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision. In fact, your influence quotient will be a much greater determinant of your ultimate success than your “Intelligence Quotient” could ever be.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 5, 2023

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CS) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth. A workforce more open to change, including technological.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2020

Flip the book over, and you have Gutsche’s updated and expanded, bestselling, Exploiting Chaos , book now called, The Innovation Handbook , featuring memorable real-world case studies and plenty of thought-provoking questions to inspire next steps for innovation. However, smart, successful people consistently miss out.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

From strong carrier relationships to strategic social media brand alliances, business relationships are an interesting thing. It often leads to smoother and more successful outcomes because you’re leveraging your unique capabilities together. Creating a culture that celebrates innovation can really get the ball rolling.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Flip the book over, and you have Gutsche’s updated and expanded, bestselling, Exploiting Chaos , book now called, The Innovation Handbook , featuring memorable real-world case studies and plenty of thought-provoking questions to inspire next steps for innovation. However, smart, successful people consistently miss out.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2016

When constant disruption is the new normal, how do companies succeed? When we looked at thirty-plus case studies of successful companies, we found that they all share an audacious approach to disruption. The legacy firm continues to innovate and form key partnerships to sustain the health of the marketplace. Offer more value.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2019

The Coffee Bean: an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change. Follow the Feeling : Brand Building in a Noisy World by Kai D. How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success by Walter Bond.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But if you want to be successful, you can’t afford to be stagnant. If your competitors are constantly innovating and evolving, then so should you – if not, they’ll soon outpace you and leave you in their dust. Innovation: Invest in research and development to create new products or services that meet customer needs.

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