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The Rebirth of the CMO

Harvard Business Review

Digital has removed barriers across sectors, even in old-line businesses known for “sticky” products, such as telecom and insurance. McKinsey’s DataMatics 2013 survey shows that companies that use customer analytics extensively are more than twice as likely to generate above-average profits as those that don’t. Marketing'

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5 Tips For Brand Survival In Today's Social Climate

Eric Jacobson

Debbie Laskey developed her brand marketing and communications expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. Employees can post content to damage an employer’s brand, and customers can post content to damage a brand.

Brand 50
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What We Know, Now, About the Internet’s Disruptive Power

Harvard Business Review

Supplier relationships, brand identity, process coordination, customer loyalty, and many switching costs were all forms of information. No need for an expensive direct sales force to choose just the right kind of car insurance for you when you can reach customers with customized sales pitches online.

Porter 8