Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The choice to stay in a very black and white world of facts and figures is important for keeping the trust of all team members—and is particularly relevant when you’re operating at one remove. Can you give me data about what’s been going on?” He said/she said is excruciating anytime.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Even the most discerning people make value judgments at the subconscious level as it’s only human nature to use the power of observation in an attempt to validate perception. and any number of other appearance specific issues can add to, or detract from, the strength of your personal brand.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

How great would it be if everyone would operate with the ultimate goal being love? Thanks 4 Women Entrepreneurs January 21st, 2011 at 8:19 pm Great post. I think showing love is something that will really come back to you in the end, even in the business world. Interesting thoughts. Thanks for posting.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

What affects the power that person wields in the company, and his or her ability to have a positive impact on its fortunes? On the part of the firm, some key considerations have to do with the power the position is endowed with. Here, research I have conducted suggests that greater power to the CMO can yield benefits to a firm.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Let me be very clear here - as the CEO or entrepreneur, YOU and not your legal counsel, marketing director, ad agency or PR firm must make this choice. One of the things I look most forward to is watching Chris continue to develop and refine his thoughts as the medium advances and matures. link] Allan W. link] Allan W. Best wishes Sir.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

He went on to say that the insatiable demands of today’s operational turbulence were robbing him and his organization of ability to invest in the future. We reflected on this, and on the broader context we’ve seen in our work, and created four high-level buckets into which resources and money can be poured: Daily Operations.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2011

In this call to action, serial entrepreneur Hank Nothhaft and co-author David Kline show how government policies can affect the birth and development of new business ideas — and what needs to change for American innovation and small businesses to flourish again. While the worst of the recession may be behind us, job growth in the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And you can opt for strategies going forward that depend less on keeping information secret — that depend, perhaps, on difficult-to-imitate operational or sales capabilities, rather than trade secrets. Partly this is an operational capability — how do you quickly shut down avenues through which information is escaping?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2018

Altruistic individuals like Sylvia may not hold formal power, but they are well-respected by their colleagues and have a lot of influence as a result. Yet, as organizations develop over time, even the jobs that require the most creative thinking tend to become fixed and rigid. Establish Clear Goals for the Big Thinkers.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 18, 2021

When starting a business from scratch, it is important to understand the advantages of outsourcing certain tasks and operations, but far too many entrepreneurs try to do it all. But while entrepreneurs are busy with the administration, strategy, payroll, and technical aspects of daily operations, they do not focus on growth.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

Specifically, that means if your brand is powerful enough and you're attracting enough people to you, a certain percentage will convert to sales. If you still want to delegate your business development, you'll need to pay for the right kind of help. Hire the help you need.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Others had dipped their toes in the water, using the service as a PR message board, blasting out links to press releases and favorable news coverage. Any tool is only as good as the person operating it. Together, we trawled the web examining their targets' online habits. Some traditional pols weren't on Twitter at all.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

Facebook created a PR firestorm last summer when reporters discovered a human “editorial team” – rather than just unbiased algorithms – selecting stories for its trending topics section. Just how artificial is Artificial Intelligence? Who are these workers behind the AI curtain?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Once the PR crisis passes, things will get back to normal. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? Power Stars to Light the Business Flame is now out in all three e-book formats: iTunes , Kindle , and Nook.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

Windham had an idea that she couldn’t shake — a dust-attracting cleaning wand powered by static electricity. While Windham continued to manage PR during the day, she “became obsessed” with the idea for the electrostatic wand. is a lot like Atis.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 1, 2010

He had just spent several days reviewing our business operations, and after absorbing our successes and industry-leading metrics, he couldn’t figure it out on his own. “Pr&# is Pride. Finally, the top leaders need to apply the most powerful multipliers of them all. “Vi&# is Vision.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Smart businesspeople are well aware that a deceptive firm will quickly develop a bad reputation and lose repeat and future business. Doing so entails operating more efficiently or innovating to create products that consumers value more. What processes led to the development and delivery of a given product or service?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

By definition, an insurgency consists of a small and less-powerful force seeking to overturn the leadership of a much larger and more powerful institution. Within a week " United Breaks Guitars " had three million views (it's more than 12 million now), and United had a PR crisis on its hands. What does this mean for leaders?

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Women on Business

MARCH 18, 2013

Without understanding CLV or analyzing the ROI of customer acquisition, you’re essentially operating in a marketing vacuum. The Power of CLV. It’s powerful and beneficial to attract customers with the highest lifetime value, going well beyond the direct dollar value of their transactions.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Beacons are battery-powered wireless sensors installed in retail stores or event venues that detect nearby consumers who have opted in to alerts through Bluetooth or other technologies and that relay information to consumers’ mobile devices. Challenges of Building a VMI Framework.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

“Salt is one of the three most powerful ingredients,” says Moss, referring to the title of his book. The restaurants I contacted said they couldn’t speak to the motives of why other companies came up with a pretzel-related item for their summer menus, but were happy to talk about how they go about new product development.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2016

It took years for Apple to gain traction despite offering what critics consider to be a superior operating system. It began as a small direct sales operation, with no plan for national distribution. And that means marginal products can outsell superior ones — just look at Microsoft vs. Apple. Then, there is 50 Shades of Grey.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

The previous power sharing involved both Eric Schmidt as CEO and the advisory pair - cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. There's no denying the PR value of a star. Star power is real. Certainly, these folks have the skill to develop a major corporation, after all that is precisely how we came to know their names.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Obama administration issued new standards to double the fuel economy of cars and trucks , and the National Resources Defense Council (an NGO) proposed using the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from power plants by 25%. On May 26, Germany set a world record when it produced 50% of its electricity needs from solar power alone.

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