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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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Navigator Newsletter #180

Chart Your Course

People have a basic human need to feel appreciated. Recognition programs help meet that need as well as generate behavior in alignment with organizational goals and standards. 9) Customer and market focus. The “best companies to work for” are more productive and more profitable than their stock market peers.

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Why Mission Statements Suck | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

tip on writing good missions is to limit the statement to no more than ten words. Human Resources. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. Search My Site. Leadership.