Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Red Zone Marketing’s “Why”: We focus our efforts on finding simple, common sense and inexpensive alternatives to creating growth in a business. We are committed to designing smart marketing strategies – not the flashiest or most complex. It help to get right decision and preparing future business and marketing strategies.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 17, 2010

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Women on Business

JANUARY 15, 2011

Join The Whale Hunters group on LinkedIn for more discussions about how to be successful selling to big companies in a tough market. Planning Your Marketing Strategy Quickly and Effectively It doesn’t matter whether you work for a large Fortune.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

My business career is characterized with a bunch of David versus Goliath encounters. As a 23 year-old Macleans Toothpaste Brand Manager in 1970, my colleagues and I competed against powerhouses P&G, Colgate and Unilever. When I joined Jacobs Suchard (then Nabob Foods) in 1977, I found myself up against the muscle of Kraft and Nestle.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. Those who define themselves by their past life are destined for disappointment in the CEO afterlife. Does a Mentor Have to Breathe? Does this Flag Represent Riches to Rags?

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

Thirty-five years ago at a ceremony in Vancouver, BC, I accepted AMA’s Marketer-of-the-Year Award on behalf of Nabob Foods. That night, I presented the marketing strategy that catapulted a regional brand to national leadership in Canada. This is the essence of sacrifice – a lesson that served me well for the rest of my career.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Craft or Career. Decades ago, I was moved by a business school article entitled, “Craft or Career. The author, a professor, was making the point that crafts and careers are not mutually exclusive – that craftspeople do not have to climb the management ladder to realize fulfilling careers. Which Will It Be?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

For customers to know about your company brand, ensure that your marketing tactics fit your target audience. Having a well-thought marketing strategy will help you direct your budget on the most effective communication channels. To address these concerns, you need a robust and able Human Resource department.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2015

The strategy and the positioning for a personal brand isn’t that different from a product or service brand; your intent is to position yourself in the best way possible to achieve the desired objective. To most of you the objective is to advance your career. So let’s get to it. Firstly, understand the constraints.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

Two decades ago, organizations were designed around stand-alone business units, so all managers had to understand finance, technology, manufacturing, sales, marketing, strategy, human resources, and more. At one time general managers were at the center of the action.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

For example, in many states, trade secrets now include lists of actual or potential customers and suppliers, as well as pricing lists and marketing strategies, making it virtually impossible for a former employee to compete over clients. The result may be less innovation and a depletion of human capital.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

"Tom, this week's client meetings went well, but they would have gone better if you had been on top of the market data. It's essential for your new responsibilities in developing market strategies for your region.". The market-strategy meeting is next week, and I still haven't seen your plan, which was due yesterday.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 4, 2011

I’ll bet everyone you mentioned in your post at some point in their career developed their entrepeneurial ability to be were the puck was headed by out working most mere mortals. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. December 4, 2011 at 3:20 pm. Leadership.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 1, 2011

by John • May 2, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. I witnessed plenty of vulture culture during my career. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. Tags: Culture , Human Resources , Leadership. About John.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 1, 2011

by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. I realize I’ve been around a long time whenever I reminisce about the brands I was associated with in my early career. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. Last Stands.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 1, 2011

by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. I realize I’ve been around a long time whenever I reminisce about the brands I was associated with in my early career. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. Last Stands.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Strategy to Execution Advisors.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

Human resource administration, employee testing, behavioral research, executive search, talent pools, reorganizations, downsizing, executive outplacement, labor issues and negotiating. You offer a promising career and future for people with ideas and initiative. You always give your customers their money’s worth.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Turns out that Linds Redding, an illustrator and designer, spent most of his career crafting advertising in the UK and New Zealand, before opening an animation studio. As an ex-ad man and a lifelong aficionado of great creative, whether it is art or copy, I could not resist the urge to check it out. I’m glad I did.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Hey John, Best of luck with your writing career! As a writer with a corporate sales background, the best advice I can offer is cold call, market and sell your work the same as you would any product. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. Search My Site.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. To Scully he said, “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your career or change the world?” Human Resources.

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