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Social Media for CEOs

N2Growth Blog

They are opportunity managers who believe engagement to be more valuable than silence, they believe in dialog not monologue, they believe in change and innovation – not in status quo. . Social media also allows you access to business, market, and competitive intelligence in real time. . The Truth (as I see it).

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Are Appleā€™s Patent Wars a Marketing Strategy?

Harvard Business Review

Despite the technical nature of these innovations, there are a few broad managerial lessons that have emerged from this prominent patent case. This perspective can also explain why the settlement agreement between Apple and Google is not as broad as other cross-licensing deals observed in high-tech industries.

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How to Actually Put Your Marketing Data to Use

Harvard Business Review

In most companies, marketers are in charge of assessing the competition. Because of this, close to 60 percent of all competitive intelligence professionals report to marketing. Yet the majority of marketers fail to use their competition analysts strategically, instead using them to gather more “recon” data.

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The Future Is Scary. Creative Thinking Can Help.

Harvard Business Review

After years of fantastic innovations that helped bring the automobile to the masses, Ford fell prey to the ā€œanchoringā€ bias that leads people to make (or fail to make) new decisions by referencing their prior experiences. Megatrends will affect your company, your customers, your competition, as well as your family and community.

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American Competitiveness Demands Immigration Reform

Harvard Business Review

A strong and growing body of research shows that diversity on teams ā€” especially at the leadership and decision-making levels ā€” drives greater marketplace innovation and profitability. Much of the insight and global perspective American companies need to be competitive can be found on U.S. college campuses.