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Social Media Can Help New Ventures Survive

The Horizons Tracker

Research from the University of Vaasa suggests that social media can be a useful tool as it allows entrepreneurs to learn about foreign markets in a quick and easy way. “A company can use social media for exploitative learning, but also for exploratory learning to survive in foreign markets.

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You Need a Competitive Advantage: Here’s How to Get One

Strategy Driven

In order to be the one who secures those customers and makes the all-important sales, you need to set yourself up with a real competitive advantage. Have a good social media presence. This is not as difficult as it sounds, although it will require planning. Guest posting on other people’s blogs. Writing an eBook.

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Six social-media skills every leader needs

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Roland Deiser and Sylvain Newton for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why organizational social-media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage.

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The Transformation Playbook: Mastering the Message That Moves Organizations Forward

Rich Gee Group

Investors and analysts, on the other hand, may prioritize information about financial implications, competitive advantages, and long-term strategic positioning. For customers, the emphasis could be on improved products or services, enhanced customer experiences, and continuity of support.

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Building Trust: A Leadership Imperative

Lead Change Blog

Technology, social media, and the digital economy have resulted in trust incidents becoming increasingly visible to the general public. The advent of social media has meant that the opinions of the general public play out in real time across all forms of media.

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The Transformation Playbook: Mastering the Message That Moves Organizations Forward

Rich Gee Group

Investors and analysts, on the other hand, may prioritize information about financial implications, competitive advantages, and long-term strategic positioning. For customers, the emphasis could be on improved products or services, enhanced customer experiences, and continuity of support.

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Healing Our Workplaces through Cultures of Connection

Michael Lee Stallard

Advancing this culture requires individuals and leaders to seek opportunities to do so in public and private dialogue, schools, workplaces, and in the forces that shape our society like media and entertainment, among others. Media and entertainment shape our beliefs through the depiction of stories. Katharine P.

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