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Brand Surgery ? excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article | In.

In the CEO Afterlife

Brand Surgery – excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article. by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. The blemish is the abdication of strategic attention by the organization’s most senior marketing executives to the enhancement of brand equity. About John.

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5 WAYS TO HELP AUTOMATE YOUR BUSINESS

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Automation is a process of replacing manual human needed in executing tasks with any form of technology. Automation is an area of business that is of immense benefit as it uses technology to perform business tasks or processes, where human effort or supervision would be otherwise needed. Automated Updates and Responses.

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What Ever Happened to the Pepsi Generation? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Michael Jackson , the theme to “Billie Jean” and a phenomenal blend of marketing and entertainment drove the Pepsi brand to the pinnacle of contemporary culture. So, what are Pepsi’s marketers doing to revitalize it?

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Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. I was Nabob’s VP of Marketing, a 32 year-old disciple of an excellent turnaround CEO – a fellow by the name of Hugo Powell who eventually moved on to Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev ) as CEO. In the CEO Afterlife.

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership.

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What Makes ABSOLUT, Absolute? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • July 24, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 3 Comments. Sometimes it is the marketers themselves that prematurely bring advertising campaigns to premature conclusions. Marketers operate in a dynamic world. Human Resources. Tags: Absolut Vodka , Branding , Leadership , Marketing.

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Insider Insight on Price Fixing | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • April 14, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. As much as ‘branded’ companies pride themselves on being ‘value-added’ marketers, they continually exchange ‘price buyers’ with their competition. The natural competitive reaction is to join the discount fray and recover lost market share.

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