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Measuring the ROI of social media? There’s a laugh, and a joke.

Strategy Driven

I got an (unsolicited) email offering a webinar to teach me about how to measure, and the importance of measuring, the ROI of social media. Webinars on the subject of ROI of social media are likely run by the same people who thought Amazon.com wouldn’t make it. My bet is people who measure the ROI of social media HAVE NEVER TWEETED.

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

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. To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Transformation is the new normal.

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Bringing Science To Summer

The Horizons Tracker

Countries around the world have made a concerted effort to try and encourage more young people to take an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), with an understandable belief that these topics are vital for the competitive edge of a modern economy.

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4 Ways Leaders Can Get More from Their Company’s Innovation Efforts

Harvard Business Review

That’s why good managers put so much focus on measuring and managing return on investment (ROI) as a basic operational practice. Unexpected changes in technology, customer preferences, and regulation can disrupt even the best-run operation. Yet every enterprise is essentially a square-peg business waiting for a round-hole world.

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The Rise of the Digital CMO

Harvard Business Review

ROI is often ambiguous and anecdotal, which can relieve the CMO of true accountability. Of course, there are indeed strong examples of digital converts who have completed this assimilation successfully and built world-class digital marketing organizations that reimagine brand engagement, and even reinvent business models.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business Review

Keep in mind that this would need to happen as the world most likely adds a couple billion people , with a billion or more entering the middle class. .” We will need to cut CO2 emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, the report says, and get to no emissions by 2050. So, what should companies take away from this latest warning?

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business Review

Brocade’s Net Promoter Score went from 50 (already a best in class score) to 62 (one of the highest B2B scores on record) within 18 months. Each outbound communication is measured individually for immediate ROI. The changes happening in consumer behavior, technology, and media are redefining the nature of creativity in marketing.