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Why Startups Fail: Six Issues to Avoid

Leading Blog

The four elements in the diamond collectively specify the opportunity : what the venture will offer and to whom; its plan for technology and operations; its marketing approach; and how the venture will make money. Marketing: How much to spend on marketing. . Marketing: How much to spend on marketing.

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Is Blogging Dead?

N2Growth Blog

” If you read this article it would lead you to believe blogging is in decline and on it’s way out as a marketing tool. The truth of the matter is blogging requires a committed effort, which many find to be unsustainable. To extend marketing efforts. Magazine entitled “ Where Have All the Bloggers Gone ?”

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How Blockchain Can Help Marketers Build Better Relationships with Their Customers

Harvard Business Review

Blockchain has important implications for marketing and advertising. But according to The CMO Survey , only 8% of firms rate the use of blockchain in marketing as moderately or very important. Blockchain technology is not well understood and subject to a lot of hype. The Marketing Impact of Near-Zero Transaction Costs.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion? Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. All leaders should commit to these actions.

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Do Your Customers Actually Want a “Smart” Version of Your Product?

Harvard Business Review

There’s been a gold rush happening in technology these last few years, focused on the Internet of Things, or IoT. And while we’ve found customers for IoT connectivity, the number of our customers who value the new technology has been much lower than industry projections led us to believe.

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Don’t Sell a Product, Sell a Whole New Way of Thinking

Harvard Business Review

When it is eventually launched in the market, there is an initial flurry of sales to early adopters, but then sales cycles become sluggish. Pilot customers are enthusiastic, but broader adoption is slow even with customer support and training. One of GE’s mantras is therefore “ mindshare before market share.”

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Moving Customers from Pinning to Purchase

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps most important, marketers are asking, is this something that will drive revenue? This could be because they are more loyal early adopters or because those who've joined since haven't had as much time to convert their activity to buying. Canada, U.K., and Australia, to talk about their pinning habits.