N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 29, 2014

And that’s turned out to be absolutely true, because the SaySay Boutique is a shining example of the kind of long-term small business success that happens not by the power of the product, but by the humanity, passion, faith and savvy of the person who owns and guides it. And, the product is a local brand ( Sock it to Me ).

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This tit-for-tat mode of operation can produce success, but it doesn''t invoke the power of reciprocity and so fails to yield extraordinary success.". Baker explains, "The lesson is that we cannot pursue the power of reciprocity. Transparency will be required, while control of your own brand story will be increasingly difficult.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

When a new industry surfaces, the early adopters (first-movers) set-up shop, validate proof of concept, carve out their niche, and build very strong, if not in some cases, category dominant brands. To create added personal or corporate brand equity. Clearly this was the case for many of today’s most successful bloggers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It is my opinion that when you start to define your personal success by the value you add to the lives of others you have arrived as a mature human being who possesses true influence and has become a person of significance. I concur that it is of no use to sit in judgment of others, and applaud you for the maturity that position displays.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. Great leaders model the behaviors they expect of others.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies with greater diversity not only have higher retention, but they have higher revenues and operating results, as well as higher brand recognition in their marketplaces. As these technologies mature at record-speed, they will only be as powerful as the training available to help employees understand how to deploy, use and manage them.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

All great leaders develop a sense of their blind-spots and weaknesses as they mature. Most of us when going through our academic years simply aren't experienced enough to understand the gravity and totality of what we're being fed, or not fed as the case may be…Thanks as always for sharing Dan. Thanks for stopping by Scott.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

He is extremely mature emotionally and described his ability to separate from the emotions of a situation. link] mikemyatt Hi George: Agreed with one caveat, which is the ability to separate yourself from emotions. I was actually having this conversation last night with a man that I hold in high regard. This applies to everyone!) [.]

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Despite maturity, confidence, and by all external accounts, success, I still really, really want to be liked. Some of the strongest most powerful women I know–when pushed–will tell me that there is still that little inner Miss Congeniality inside them. Why does this one refuse to fade? The answer is obvious.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In a highly productive organization the power and influence of your voice is earned through trust and performance, and not entitlement. A lesson in the power of brevity from Mr. Weiss… [link] Dan Rockwell Hi John, I like what you said in your book about team decision making. silence) … great then lets move forward.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. Leaders in every industry are no doubt keeping a vigilant eye on such developments, yet one very important aspect of this disruption has been largely overlooked: technology fundamentally changes what makes your brand premium. JEWEL SAMAD/Staff/Getty Images.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

One of the things I look most forward to is watching Chris continue to develop and refine his thoughts as the medium advances and matures. His concepts on social media modeling exemplify the best in blending of new media and common sense. link] Allan W. Your comment got me thinking, which grew long enough to warrant a blog post: [link].

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Women on Business

AUGUST 16, 2012

Like any young business these areas will take time to mature and determine which lines will drive consistent revenue. So G-Team was born from that and with a re-branding effort we launched Groupon Grassroots. While we wait I am excited to see what Groupon is doing beyond the numbers and financial reports.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 26, 2011

Even though my close friends point fingers and laughed at me, I bought my ticket and went to hear Simmons’ inside scoop on how to leverage a brand to the hilt. The night kicked off well with some mind-boggling stats on Kiss ’ marketing power. They’re truly a rock juggernaut when it comes to self-promotion. I kid you not. Happy leading!

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The Empowered Buisness

AUGUST 18, 2015

As we mature as adults, we lose that creative spark. Such as: What ways of thinking from your past should you obliterate to make room for a brand new future? The clearer you are about who you want to become and what difference you want to make in your future, the more power you have to achieve it.

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Building Personal Strength

APRIL 18, 2012

While a baby is born with a complete brain, it's like a brand new computer with no software and no data. When adolescence is over and a person is a physically mature adult, he or she will end up with a brilliant mind or a dull, simple one - or somewhere in between. First, the stakes are huge.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

In companies where R&D is very powerful, marketers can sometimes be heard complaining about products that are hard to understand and use. And sometimes the power shifts back and forth. Overly powerful and visible R&D units can have a chilling effect on marketers, marginalizing their inputs and demotivating them.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

From drawings on cave walls to blockbusters at Cannes, story is still the most powerful way to elicit an emotional reaction. Ask yourself, “What is the objective of the brand story?” Is it to educate potential fans about some aspect of the brand – like Chipotle’s more sustainable supply chain? In a word, storytelling.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

Raz has taken the lessons from the shows and structured them to “follow the path we took as we traced their entrepreneurial hero’s journeys from the call to found their businesses, through the tests and trials of their growth phases, and finally to their destination as mature, global brands we know today.” That is luck.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Key Resources are the assets that are required to deliver the CVP to the customer at a profit, meaning the people, technology, products, facilities, equipment, channels, and brand. As simple as this framework may seem, its power lies in the complex interdependencies of its parts.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In 2010 no one was interested in the Swedish car maker Volvo—except Geely, a low-end Chinese car maker that realized it could enter the middle and higher-end markets and increase its margins by acquiring Volvo’s technology and brand (renowned for safety). Access to mature global markets. The acquisition was a huge success.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

In the model described by Clayton Christensen, a new entrant offers substitute products using technology that is cheaper but initially inferior to products offered by mature incumbents. For now, what the company has is a powerful brand that stands for luxury and sustainability at the same time. For now, Tesla has none of these.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2013

Astra Zeneca has replaced virtually all of its field sales force support for its mature brand Nexium with a 300-person inside sales team. Yes absolutely, over the last several years B2B companies have been ramping up their inside sales investment.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Welcome to the era of “conversational commerce,” the term for online business that’s powered by natural language technologies. Although the use of brands’ mobile apps has exploded since 2008, “brand app fatigue” is starting to settle in. Messaging apps, by contrast, have never been hotter.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Marketing leaders must remember that true brand intelligence lives at the intersection of head and heart , where the emotional self meets the analytical self. Engagement is where impersonal brand messages become more authentic human dialogues. Where is your power center? Branding Marketing' Where are you weakest today?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader. Without question the most successful business people on the planet are those that have learned to blow through self-imposed barriers to openly harness the power of broader spheres of influence. So my question is this: Are you easy to help?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2018

What does it take to cause something big about a community to change — something that no one individually has much power over, even something as big as a prevailing mindset? See also Rick Goings’s commitment at Tupperware Brands to increasing women’s economic empowerment in emerging economies as well as mature ones.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

By appealing to the sympathies of young mothers toward the risk of childbirth in poor nations, Procter & Gamble's largest brand, Pampers, and its global partner, UNICEF, will soon defeat a disease that now kills a baby or its mother every nine minutes. Four key factors created this success.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

Companies adopting social technologies externally and internally can expect great value from energizing brand advocates and streamlining business practices. If you want to learn more, have a look at the newly updated paperback edition of Groundswell , which includes a new chapter on social maturity based on this research.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

What if your ideas, your thoughts and even your experience as a trained marketing professional didn''t amount to a hill of beans in terms of the brand''s actual advertising performance? Watch him spin and weave a tale about the profound power that Kodak''s slide carousel could have on the world. Let''s take a step back.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

As the group matures, you can change it up as required. adweekcdn #genesimmons 12 hours ago Every brand has to work hard to stay relevant. Any longer and the group can lose momentum. Here are some other tips: Chemistry is huge… be careful who you select and make sure everyone has a similar agenda. The answer is yes.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The size of this gap is a powerful predictor of product sustainability, and unfortunately for Apple, the gap in China appears to be quite large. Part of the appeal of Apple products in mature markets is the company's warranties and excellent support. Third, Apple needs to build out service and support for its products in China.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The more mature you get, the better you get at managing ego.” “In adweekcdn #genesimmons 12 hours ago Every brand has to work hard to stay relevant. “Screw ups recalibrate confidence creep.” Michael Eisner / Business titan and author / In a nutshell: A great partnership can make you happier. “To The answer is yes.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

The customer's voice has a new champion sitting at the highest levels of power in companies. The role exists in B2B and B2C firms as diverse as Allstate, Dunkin' Brands, USAA, Philips Electronics, FedEx, the Cleveland Clinic, and SAP. They have power and influence resources. Senior leaders are in a new position.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In essence American Express gives $10 free credit for a branded tweet. CNV is the expected net profit from purchases by anyone in the customer's network — their friends, family and online followers — that can be attributed to the customer promoting the brand. The Power of Real-Time Advertising.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Along the way – I also help them find their value, their markets, their best market entry strategy and then help them power into the market. These eBooks apply the lessons of Defy Gravity to specific business situations, for example, turn-arounds, small businesses and mature companies that have leveled off. I love my life!

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