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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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2024

Financial forecasting and budget management. While the allure of operating under a recognizable brand can promise a certain degree of stability and support, it is imperative to evaluate all associated risks and benefits carefully. Navigating financing options and loan opportunities.

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Franchising Strategy Exit Strategy Entrepreneur 107

Strategy Driven

MAY 26, 2023

Students can choose various career paths when pursuing an MBA in supply chain management. These include supply chain managers, logisticians, and management analysts. Logistics Manager Every day, an unimaginable amount of goods and materials move worldwide to keep our economy churning.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Integrating innovative technology into leadership is not merely about automation or efficiency; it capacitates strategic alignment with market dynamics, competitor activities, and shifting customer demands. This potential redefines traditional leadership roles and strategies, bringing a new dimension to corporate management.

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Leadership Efficiency Leadership Styles Technology 235

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The HIMSS healthcare event is branded as the place to learn what the future of healthcare might have in store. Just as politics is often referred to as the “art of the possible”, so too to a large extent is innovation in healthcare. All of these things take time, energy, and money. .’s Supporting change.

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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. Is this something you’re seeing happen more often?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

There’s a host of reasons why great brands decay. High on the list is weak marketing, weak management, and weak strategic discipline. I will say that the crux of the matter is the incessant pressure on management to maintain or rediscover corporate growth. Leaders Failed to Nurture Their Brands. I could add a dozen more.

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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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CEO Insider

AUGUST 21, 2021

Many times the terms personal brand and professional brand are used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Understanding the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial aspects of what inspires an individual to develop a brand in […]. Copyright The CEOWORLD magazine Limited 2021. All rights reserved.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They remain current with industry regulations and compliance requirements, ensuring their organizations operate within legal boundaries. The financial services industry demands leaders who can strategically manage risks, drive innovation, and stay ahead of the curve.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2024

This score is a predictor of customer loyalty, as studies have shown that the easier it is for customers to interact with a brand, the more likely they are to return and become advocates for the company. This process involves the entire organization, from top management to frontline employees.

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Loyalty Customer Loyalty Metrics Brand 80

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 28, 2020

History is filled with examples of successful brands that became too complacent and then obsolete. Underwood, Kodak, Walkman, Blackberry, Vertu, and Blockbuster are just some of the brands that now cease to be relevant. Innovation expands usage occasions and helps reach new users, but remember, humans like to take shortcuts.

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Brand Marketing Price Globalization 233

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

Years later, it took on bigger players by introducing new innovative packaging to the market, and subsequently carving out a double-digit share when few thought it could be done. And everyone is trying to climb to the top of that to get ahead,” explains Heather Fadali, senior brand manager for coffee at Kraft Heinz, Nabob’s parent company.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This should cover not only construction costs but also ongoing operational expenses. This is crucial for seamless operations and connectivity in the digital age. Brand Identity and Aesthetics Your office is an extension of your brand. A well-designed office should allow for growth without compromising functionality.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Another aspect of the challenges faced by FinTech leaders is managing teams through a series of transformations successfully. To do so, successful management of their expectations is essential. FinTech managed to do that by making financial services accessible and affordable globally.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 17, 2011

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. The ramification is clutter, the enemy of brand messaging. Leadership. Some do it well.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ensure your website is mobile-responsive, optimized for search engines, and effectively communicates your brand’s unique value proposition. Integration of Technology: Streamlining Operations Incorporating technology into your business operations significantly enhances efficiency.

Word of Mouth Marketing 106

Word of Mouth Marketing Compliance CRM Budgeting 106

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2023

Navigating the business landscape with a large fleet is a daunting task filled with countless challenges, from managing fuel expenses to ensuring timely maintenance. This article outlines seven key strategies to enhance your fleet’s productivity while economizing your operations.

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Productivity Products Outsourcing Efficiency 111

Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: The higher one rises in an organization, the more one must be a generalist.

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Short-term Morale Rate of Return Finance 347

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

While some of these elements are within a business owner’s control, others are external forces that require a well-thought-out strategy to manage. The repercussions of water damage are far-reaching, potentially causing extensive property damage, interrupting business operations, and leading to substantial financial losses.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

I was recently asked the following question: “What is the difference between CRM and CEM, or is there any difference between the two?&# In a previous post I addressed the practice of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in fairly great detail. As most of you know I am a huge fan of well conceived CRM initiatives.

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Blog CRM Management Brand 273

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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Brand Marketing Competitive Advantage Bottom-up 71

LDRLB

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Dependence limits innovative thinking. And earlier this year, New York’s Mayor Bloomberg doled out awards specifically recognizing the city’s most innovative nonprofits. But here’s the challenge: most nonprofit innovations come from socially minded start-ups that invented themselves from scratch. Most of the 1.5 million do?

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Innovation Strategy Business Model Kaplan 157

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2024

The needs and preferences of both customers and employees must be considered with every decision made, large and small – requiring an entirely new operating mentality,” says Bova. “To A better organizational capacity for transformation and innovation. What metrics you can use to measure the benefits of this new operating philosophy.

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How To Long-term Open-book Metrics 73

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The needs and preferences of both customers and employees must be considered with every decision made, large and small – requiring an entirely new operating mentality,” says Bova. “To A better organizational capacity for transformation and innovation. What metrics you can use to measure the benefits of this new operating philosophy.

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Long-term Open-book How To Metrics 89

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2021

Most businesses these days have an online presence, whether that is an e-commerce store or social media accounts, to grow their brand recognition. Fortunately, there are ways that you can manage your online reputation to ensure that it remains positive and a true reflection of your business. No business can forgo this in 2021.

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Reputation Management Media Brand 65

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Poor Branding : A poor brand generally means leadership has failed. Brands fall into decline for only one reason – leaders have abdicated their responsibility and in turn have eroded brand equity, and failed to deliver on the brand promise. Flawed Strategy : A flawed strategy simply reveals weak leadership.

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Brand Entrepreneur Marketing Execution 322

Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Creativity is the starting point for all innovation, and most organizations rely on innovation to create a competitive advantage. Innovation is necessary for the successful development and implementation of new programs or better products. Where does it come from? Task motivation is the willingness to engage.

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Creativity Innovation Competitive Advantage Brainstorming 168

Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 25, 2023

Marketing Managers: Marketing managers are responsible for creating and executing marketing strategies to boost product sales. Brand Managers: Brand managers are tasked with building and maintaining a strong brand image. They work on strategies to enhance brand recognition and loyalty.

Career 78

Career Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals Industry 78

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Brand Surgery – excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article. by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Now my accountant, my lawyer, my portfolio manager and even my neighbour talk to me about brands. A vast number of famous brand names need brand surgery.

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Magazine Brand Article Marketing 100

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

She leveraged her African American beauty products brand Kaleidoscope, to strengthen her community and to help bring more women like her into entrepreneurship. It underpins the personal risk that all entrepreneurs must accept and allows them to manage it, even when that risk threatens to overwhelm them.

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Entrepreneur Brand Uncertainty Open-book 352

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples​ What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? They are all killer personal brand examples. While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

HR Digest

MAY 24, 2019

Under the company’s self-managed environment Zapponians know what is expected of them and continue to evolve and innovate in order to achieve the desired outcome. The HR Digest: What are the people management and workforce empowerment practices at Zappos to ensure employee happiness, engagement, and productivity? SOURCE: ZAPPOS.

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System Management Brand Human Resources 72

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Even with these companies as proof of what the Millennial Generation can achieve, only 7% of millennials work for Fortune 500 companies according to Millennial Branding, and 37% are unemployed (Pew Research Group). They Are Influenced By Innovation. They believe innovation is repeatable rather than spontaneous and random.

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