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How to Build a Brand | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Don’t fall into the trap of resting on laurels and assuming that a great product or niche market will endure the test of time without constant attention to the shifting needs of a fluid marketplace. Even category dominant brands can fall into rapid decline as obsolescence sets in.

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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

LDRLB

What he said was when you see them entering the market as these worse-but-cheaper alternatives, that’s when you needed to start really investigating what those technologies were and how they were going to ultimately replace yours. The managers just don’t have the tool set often to operate. LARRY: Here it is.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Realities of Networking

Strategy Driven

The longer they network, the better they get at niche marketing. Breakfast clubs carved their own niche… a balance of business, community and social networking. There is no converting them to your more enlightened way of thinking and operating. They staff committees and events, hoping to generate more leads.