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Lisa Bodell: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

A globally recognized innovation leader and futurist, Lisa founded futurethink in 2003 to provide a simple approach to the otherwise complicated topic of innovation. She is also the author […].

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Why Every Fortune 1000 CEO “Needs a Therapist”

Lead Change Blog

These interviews covered aspects of the innovation and change these futurists predict, to the timeline and ever-accelerating pace of this change, to suggestions about how the industry could cope with the change to come. At one conference I attended (the Direct Marketing Association, no less!)

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How Machine Learning Can Improve Patient Communication

The Horizons Tracker

The outreach alone and outreach with patient navigation groups provided a variety of direct marketing efforts, containing mailings, phone calls and customized educational material from trained patient navigators.

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AARP – The Last Membership Card You Will Ever Need!

CO2

I remember when I was at the beginning of my career and calling on AARP as a direct marketer to do their work. My wife, Chris , thought it would be quite amusing to put the direct mail on my desk, yes, including the membership card. Where has time gone. You know the work of calling on Senior Citizens.

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Is outsourcing a copywriter really worth the money?

Women on Business

Further, an outsider is more likely to think outside of the box when it comes to new and innovative ways to market your business. For example, a health food company may hire out to produce advertising copy and direct marketing pieces.

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Should Big Companies Give Up on Innovation?

Harvard Business Review

That is, why bother trying to innovate if no matter what they do, large companies can no longer maintain a sustainable advantage and their life spans are just getting shorter and shorter? In these markets if existing companies don’t rise to the innovation challenge, no one will. Innovation can be their lever.

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Decide, Change: The Two Essential Risks for Ultimate Success

Great Leadership By Dan

Decide: Choose a direction and jump. Change: Make both internal adjustments and external innovations to keep going and growing. Innovation, an external change, brings a new competitive edge to your business by introducing products or services that increase the value of a customer''s experience with your organization.