CEO Blog

JUNE 18, 2015

The big news for me is being appointed as the CEO of Danby. We are currently a leader in the appliance market, producing innovative, quality products at competitive pricing. This is not exactly what I did while I was with SYNNEX but there are many similarities - they both sell to large retailers like Walmart, Staples, Costco etc.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

For the last 20 years, and all around the world, we CEOs have invested untold millions into the question: “What does it take to have an engaged workplace culture?” How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO. But I am also continually surprised to see an almost entrenched, dated attitude CEOs have toward their people and their culture.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Approaching a meeting with the CEO of his organization, one of my culture clients (a senior executive of a major retailer) said, “I’m going to ask him whether he thinks we are a power-driven company, a profit-driven company, or a purpose-driven company.” Guest post from S. Profit-Driven: A primarily profit-driven company: ?

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 13, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Our mission is to operate the best specialty retail business in America, regardless of the product we sell. CEO Howard Schultz wanted 2000 stores up and running by the new millennium. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 29, 2020

Take British clothes retailer Primark; for example, due to having no online selling presence, they lost approximately £284 million. The best way to get into selling on Amazon is to use a professional Amazon marketing agency like Nuanced Media. When brands don’t sell online, it can cost them millions. billion dollars.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, organizations are better equipped to adapt to changing market conditions, seize new opportunities, and stay ahead of the competition. Empowered leaders drive innovation throughout the organization, enabling adaptation to changing market conditions.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 20, 2013

Booz & Company’s survey of 3,500 global leaders, including 550 CEOs and 325 other C-suite executives report a serious lack of cohesion within their organizations. Big retailers are dead without a firm understanding of daily, weekly and monthly tactics. Not so fast. 53% couldn’t say whether their employees understood the strategy.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Large to small, in fields from construction to tech to health care, they win hearts, minds and wallets by innovating ways to stay the obvious choice in the market. When threatened by faster, cheaper online competitors, the legendary retail company confronted this digital disruption head-on. Disruption in the tech market is relentless.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Chief Cheerleader (CEO). President and TeaEO (CEO). Chief Troublemaker (CEO). Wizard of Light-bulb Instants (Marketing Director). Retail Jedi (Store Assistant). Digital Dynamo (Digital Marketing Head). Marketing Rockstar (Marketing Head). Creativity Analyst (Associate Marketing Manager).

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 23, 2013

On October 10, I will give a keynote speech at the Retailing Summit held in Dallas, Texas. The Retailing Summit is a premiere event for senior leaders in retail. and Graham Atkinson, CMO & Chief Experience Officer of Walgreens.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

As you have likely heard, the pharmaceutical company Mylan and its CEO, Heather Bresch, have come under immense scrutiny for the firm’s EpiPen pricing policy. ” “The reality is and the brand pharmaceutical market, this isn’t an EpiPen issue. Distributors and retailers get a piece of the action, too.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 17, 2013

Social CEOs : 77% of buyers say they are more likely to buy from a company whose CEO uses social media1. Employee Trust: 82% of employees say they trust a company more when the CEO and leadership team communicate via social media. Influence on Retail: By 2016, $689 Billion will be influenced by mobile retail.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being differentiated, ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition. In the heat of battle, there is a hell of an incentive to discount products for easy market share, even by the most disciplined of marketers.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

The CEO and second generation owner of this family business was completely frustrated, very unhappy, and hated coming into work every day. Rarely do we see a leadership team as dysfunctional as this one. Their unique products and growing revenues were papering over many huge cracks and barely holding them together.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2012

Old school CEOs either don’t know how to innovate, fear innovation or simply fail to comprehend the true definition of the word. As an influential shareholder, I’d begin, not by mandating my CEO to change, but by changing my CEO. Penny instilled Ron Johnson as their new CEO. Size need not matter. Last year, J.C.

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CEO Insider

MAY 20, 2020

In the rapidly changing economic landscape under COVID-19, one thing remains true: investors, hoping to mitigate losses from the plummeting stock market, are searching for promising new avenues for their investment dollars, especially since traditionally strong sectors, such as travel, retail, and energy, have tanked.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

And after interviewing over 300 CEOs, leaders, and executives in 25 countries around the world about their use of storytelling in business, I finally have an answer. Their next unconventional move was to stop marketing their brand as only good for colds and allergies. Those new uses and new buyers grew their market share even more.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 14, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • April 14, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition. Main menu Home. Leadership. Insider Insight on Price Fixing. About John.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being differentiated, ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition. In the heat of battle, there is a hell of an incentive to discount products for easy market share, even by the most disciplined of marketers.

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Many large retailers, hotels,] and restaurateurs that were at the top of their game only a year ago are now closing their doors and filing for bankruptcy. COVID-19 has taught us that popularity in the marketplace, revenue and market share can quickly become […]. All of our plans for 2020 vanished in a matter of days.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A profitable Social Media Marketing Strategy should help you achieve the objectives you have penned out for your business. We’ve already said it: a big part of social media marketing is keeping moving forward and coming up with new ideas to keep your channels up to date. CEOs on social media. Ambassador employee.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Digital companies like Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Alibaba, have certain elements—or approaches—in common: • They imagine a 100x market space that doesn’t yet exist. The customer is not the retailer but the end-user. Most of these digital giants operate with only three or four layers below the CEO. A company does not compete.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 25, 2012

In a consumer and corporate world that values branding, it may seem surprising that fresh fruit and vegetable growers have failed to embrace or leverage this proven marketing concept. For most food retailers, this will require a mindset shift. There are the three main reasons for this. In my mind, that’s a big mistake.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 15, 2012

The US leading pharmacy chain, Walgreens, for instance, became the largest self-service retailer in the country through the green-field development of new stores and distribution centers. Too much emphasis on organic growth can make your organization so cohesive that it becomes too inert.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 22, 2015

New Coke lasted 79 days before the original formula returned to the market. Kudos to CEO Roberto Goizueta for having the good sense, (and the courage) to “kill his darling” and reinstate Coke Classic. At Zappos, CEO Tony Hsieh has set his cultural sights on a holacracy management system a radical change from conventional structures.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 9, 2013

First Borders, then Barnes & Noble CEOs make the wrong leadership decisions. As the business grew, it was time for the Borders brothers to hire a professional CEO. Tom Borders told me that they decided to hire a CEO whose experience was in retailing versus a strategic marketing expert. While sales at U.S.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Costa , author of Leading With Edge: Activate Your Competitive Advantage Through Personal Insight currently serves as CEO of For Eyes, which is part of GrandVision, a global leader in optical retail with more than 7,000 stores worldwide.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2013

One such Strategista is Kay Krill, CEO of Ann Taylor (and Loft), a “ bellwether ” woman’s apparel retail store. In 1999, six years before she was appointed CEO, Kay “gave birth to triplets” – her twin boys and the new “Ann Taylor Loft” (now just “Loft”) retail stores.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 11, 2015

With much of the business world abuzz about content marketing, smart marketers are taking stock of opportunities for their clients to use the power of story to convey a message and build stronger brands. Conspicuously absent from most content strategies, however, is the granddaddy of all content marketing: writing a book.

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

These are large retail spaces and it is unlikely there is another retailer big enough to take most of them. Likely not retail which is feeling the crunch from online retailers. This will leave 74 malls without and anchor tenant (this does not include the 8 Home Stores and 49 Hometown Stores). Steal this idea and do it.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2023

With two decades of marketing experience and an MBA Degree, Debbie developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. Be sure to visit both her website and her blog.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 10, 2013

When the recession hit in 2008, Abercrombie & Fitch (one of their exceptional companies) was criticized for not cutting their prices as most other retailers did. Change whatever you must about your business—your markets, your technologies, your people…anything. Of course, no company can afford to ignore its relative price position.

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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. competitors are entering the market. competitors are entering the market. There is exponential growth to be had. Nabob, says Bell, was in hot water.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Most companies are not taking advantage of that data to improve marketing.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2014

His experience cuts across industries and includes technology, consumer products & retail, healthcare, energy, financial services […]. Bob''s blog entries Albert Einstein Apple Berkeley Booth School of Business Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville C.K.

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LDRLB

JULY 15, 2013

Booz & Company’s survey of 3,500 global leaders, including 550 CEOs and 325 other C-suite executives report a serious lack of cohesion within their organizations. Big retailers are dead without a firm understanding of daily, weekly and monthly tactics. Not so fast. 53% couldn’t say whether their employees understood the strategy.

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