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5 Convincing Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices

Strategy Driven

Modern-age consumers favor businesses that promote social and ethical values and support the marginalized. It instills the consumers with a sense of affiliation or positive associations with the company, boosting the brand image and customer loyalty.

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Building Your Brand “Buddy the Elf” Style – Part 1 :: Women on.

Women on Business

But let’s assume that Buddy is indeed an elf, developed and created by the North Pole to fill a need…to make toys. What is your company most skilled in providing your customers? Is it a niche business catering to a specific industry? Building Customer Loyalty Building customer loyalty by being loyal to them.

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A penny saved is a penny earned. Or is it?

Strategy Driven

Ben Franklin sought to cultivate his character by a plan of 13 virtues, which he developed at age 20 (in 1726), and continued to practice in some form for the rest of his life. His autobiography lists his 13 virtues as : Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. Resolution. Maybe even RATE YOURSELF on each one as you read.

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Addiction Marketing

N2Growth Blog

The Beer and Alcohol Industry - You will be hard pressed to find a beer or alcohol company that doesn’t portray consumption of their beverage as the key ingredient to a lifestyle of fast cars, beautiful women, successful careers, etc. Isn’t Starbucks using the same addictive business tactics as those industries listed above?

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Can HP Change its DNA?

Harvard Business Review

I remember attending a Hewlett-Packard meeting for industry analysts in the early 1990s and hearing HP proudly declare that it was becoming a software company. Software had turned into a stronger driver of revenue in the computer industry than hardware, and HP management had realized that it had to make the shift to sustain its growth.

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What Job Candidates Really Want: Meaningful Work

Harvard Business Review

Recruiting, staffing, and hiring-support services is a $16B industry , yet 52% of U.S. They are also responsible for 56% higher customer loyalty scores and correlated with 44% higher retention rates, leading to great gains in productivity over the long run. employers report having difficulty filling key roles.

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The Gettysburg Principles for Keeping Your Customers

Harvard Business Review

Jeff Vogel is managing to make a pretty good living as an indie game developer, even though his work is easily pirated. I sell an ethical life." Vogel counsels: "The goal for an indie developer is to get people to like you. It's not so much about being an ethical vendor or one that people like. We built it.

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