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How To Avoid Social Media Mistakes

Eric Jacobson

In his new book, Social Marketology , Ric Dragon , CEO of DragonSearch , recommends business leaders and marketing team leaders follow these eight tips to avoid making social media mistakes: Avoid mixing the technologies used for the organization's social media with individuals' personal accounts. When appropriate, use humor.

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term "frugal engineering" in 2006. Building on Logan's success, Renault has now developed an entire line of low-cost vehicles (under the brand Dacia) all modeled after Logan's technology platform. Yet engineers and scientists love challenges.

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What 40 Years of Research Reveals About the Difference Between Disruptive and Radical Innovation

Harvard Business Review

” Jeff Immelt, former CEO of General Electric. The first thing they should know is that not all technological change is “disruptive.” Or, they may create markets where no market exists and turn non-consumers into consumers. Innovation like this requires, among other things, technological aptitude. (Of

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Can You Tweak Products Like Steve Jobs?

Harvard Business Review

This ability to tweak offerings is a skill that most organizations need to have, according to our recent analysis of data from 180 CEOs. But unlike Apple, most companies don't rely on the CEO to do the tweaking. Specifically, CEOs report that they identify two types of "tweaker talent" within their organizations. Disconnects.

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What You Need to Know About Segmentation

Harvard Business Review

Grose quotes IbisWorld researcher Jocelyn Phillips as pointing to the high-tech aspects of Clearblue’s test, also noting that young women might be more willing to shell out more money for such technology — the digital version costs about $5 more than the boring old blue and pink line version.

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Three Questions that Will Kill Innovation

Harvard Business Review

But they could also be hard, technical capabilities, such as developing new technology around social media. They might not win over a market segment with their invention — but they will have gained invaluable insights. These capabilities don't yield any immediate financial benefits, but they will later on.

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When Rising Revenue Spells Trouble

Harvard Business Review

An interconnected world where technology advances at a dizzying pace and new companies emerge, scale, and decline in the blink of an eye means never a dull moment for corporate leaders. Another, arguably simpler, technique is to change the way you measure market share. This post isn’t for you. Everyone still here? Thought so.