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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

When Raja Rajamannar became CMO of MasterCard Worldwide in 2013, he moved quickly to transform how the credit card giant measures marketing. But the real power and full potential of data was not being fully realized by marketing. As an ingredient brand, Intel often struggled to link marketing to P&L impact. Inside Intel.

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What to Do If a Feud Threatens Your Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Reading the banner headlines about family businesses gone sour — Market Basket , Rollins , L’Oreal , among others — people often conclude that conflicts in family businesses spiral out of control like mighty tornadoes that destroy everything in their paths. The seven stages: 1) Interests diverge. 4) Alliances form.

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