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The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies.

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PRINCIPLES OVER PROCESS

N2Growth Blog

Global Practice Chair, Strategy N2Growth. Much more than your typical SWOT analysis is needed here to get it right. It will help your strategy process to be capable of rapid adaptation in response to unexpected and unpredicted changes, competitors, market opportunities, and customer expectations. #5. By Mark Hefner.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments. Process : This business model design has 5 phases; Mobilize, Understand, Design, Implement and Manage. This final chapter puts it all together. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Industry Analysis Is Dead. What's Next?

Harvard Business Review

A lot of our most cherished tools — five-forces analysis, the BCG portfolio matrix, and even SWOT analysis — rest on this assumption. Among the paradoxes they observe is that market segments in many industries are fragmenting, even as global firms require increasingly large markets to drive growth and profitability.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

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No One Can Think Outside the Box

Harvard Business Review

Did the handy financial-accounting box keep you from noticing that I’d said nothing about the company’s market position, customer preferences, cost struc­ture, and much more? You can get an extra kick out of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportu­nities, and threats) analysis. The company is Enron.