Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Jeffrey, I am a marketing and sales rep for a company that sells emergency cleanup services. I visit prospective customers almost daily, mostly insurance agents and property managers, and provide value. What’s your proactive marketing approach to loyalty? The post Salespeople have questions, Jeffrey has answers.

Video 50

Video Objective Loyalty B2B 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

Entrants may target over-looked segments of the market with a product considered inferior by incumbent’s most-demanding customers and later move up-market as their product improves. Or, they may create markets where no market exists and turn non-consumers into consumers. It appealed to a niche of film nerds.

Disruptive Innovation 12

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Business Model Human Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

Flo, the woman on the Progressive Insurance ads , sends things forward an entire epoch or two. Plus, he's excellent meme-material and this allows the brand to circulate in the social media world, to join the conversation that is the new marketing. Cast them in films and other events? What we see is what we get.

Brand 15

Brand Advertising Film Media 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

We expect the drone market to surge to nearly $7 billion by 2020 globally, driven by regulatory clarification, continuously decreasing component costs, and – most important– ongoing innovation that connects drone capabilities to big-data analytics.

Competitive Advantage 10

Competitive Advantage Company Outsourcing Analysis 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

And the essence of Walt Disney’s original strategy remains intact today: to construct a range of businesses — from animated film to fun parks, TV, retail, cruise ships, and more — around a group of engaging, family-friendly characters. How Samsung Gets Innovations to Market. Or consider U.S. When Innovation Is Strategy. Strategy'

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it). No one would claim that new product design does not or should not involve wise judgment.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. My analysis: The stock market looks primarily at profits…one small part (1%) of the business picture.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50