Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. And it's easier to sell to a monolithic mass market than to the diverse and dynamic collection of markets that we call a city.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

He had no idea that the ad they’d just run to launch their latest mass-market device was so completely male-oriented. But since the most senior leadership teams are male-dominated, a lot of what happens in companies ends up reflecting that, including how they look and sound. He’d thought it was nice!

Company 8

Company Advertising Market Segmentation Mass Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

Not Good at All Google Finally Discloses Its Diversity Record, and It’s Not Good PBS NewsHour Google released its global workforce numbers, revealing that 70% of its employees are men, a number that increases to 83% and 79% if you look only at tech jobs and leadership roles. Two percent of Google employees are black.

Short-term 8

Short-term Mass Marketing Long-term Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

For example, if youre just here to sell sugar-water, then "innovating" slightly new flavors of soda every few months, and finding novel markets to "sell" it in (read: competencies in product innovation and mass marketing) is probably good enough.

Short-term 15

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Its approach was the first to align the key actors in the ecosystem in a way that addressed the critical shortcomings — range, resale value, grid capacity — that undermine the electric car as a mass-market proposition. Note to Tesla owners: you are not the mass market).

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 8