Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Dig into the genesis of a paradigm-busting new product or service, and you'll usually find that its success owes more to the indomitable spirit of a lone innovator than to the obliging climate of an inherently pro-innovation management model. Ultimately, every management process must be a catalyst for innovation.

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Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Is your firm ready for this new age of peer-to-peer marketing?

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Reference Tips Media Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Music and musicians are mass produced in standardized fashion. We so often hear about the challenges of coping with all these fast-moving factors, it's nice to hear a case study of success. But too many managers don't tell their teams which game they're playing, what the rules are, or equip them with the skills to win.

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Video Fashion Case Study Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Is your firm ready for this new age of peer-to-peer marketing?

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Reference Tips Media Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

If I asked you to picture the consumer luxury market, you might imagine jewels, sports cars, watches, premium drinks, high-end shoes and apparel, and so on. Harry Potter star Emma Watson is a vocal advocate on gender equality while also appearing regularly in fashion magazines. None of this is easy or obvious.

Brand 8

Brand Supply Chain Apparel Tourism 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

And the advocacy vendors who've been serving these companies for years can kick start a vibrant apps market for Facebook's platform. They use targeted surveys and software that not only compile results, but also generate a variety of marketing communications such as testimonials, blog posts, success stores and the like.

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Conference Software Content 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2016

“It’s important to have a rough game plan” that you’ve discussed with your manager before you begin to let the world know you’re leaving, says Dillon. You may see former managers and colleagues again at other companies, especially if you remain in the same industry. ” Principles to Remember.

Reputation 8

Reputation Planning Case Study Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2011

Cut corners, "manage" your earnings, sub-sub-subcontract. Yes, emerging markets are, sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly, beginning to catch up to developed world standards of living, working, and playing, by squeezing two centuries of industrialization into about two decades — but globally, the bar is going nowhere, fast.

Press Release 15

Press Release Short-term Globalization Long-term 15

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt.

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Media Influence Blog Real Estate 407

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

For example, if you enjoy connecting with people, you could use that skill to be a psychologist or a marketer. “It’s important to enjoy spending time with your colleagues and your manager,” says Dillon. “You might try to convince your manager to let you work remotely for a month,” he says.

Career 8

Career How To Finance Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

“It’s probably a frustration you haven’t had for a while — and if you’re a relatively new manager, you might not have ever experienced this before,” says Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job.

Case Study 8

Case Study Learning-by-Doing Team Company 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

Whether it is a public company or not, every business should fashion an Annual Report. Some of the old ways really work better… and should not be dismissed just because they are old or some fashionable trend of the moment looks better. Review case studies and their patterns for repeating themselves. Benchmarking.

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Planning Learning Curve Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Some of the old ways really work better… and should not be dismissed just because they are old or some fashionable trend of the moment looks better. Review case studies and their patterns for repeating themselves. Good opportunities to compare successes, case studies, methodologies, learning curves and insights.

Planning 58

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 58

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

The Great Place to Work Institute partners with Fortune to produce the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in which trust comprises two-thirds of the criteria , since their research shows that “trust between managers and employees is the primary defining characteristic of the very best workplaces.”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Commitment Report Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. Machine Shop began to offer its grassroots marketing services to other bands, film studios, TV networks, and brands. I met the band at this inflection point.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Retailers provide many case studies in capabilities-driven success, one of the most compelling of which is the big discounter triad of Walmart, Target and Kmart. They make a deliberate choice about their "way to play" in the market, guided primarily by what those companies do uniquely well: their distinctive capabilities.

Succession 15

Succession Retail Merchandising Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Wei Song noticed the fashion models first. Pearl, his VP of marketing, had learned that their rival Berlinger was launching a line of gem-accented watches, which would be sold exclusively through Shanguang, China’s biggest jewelry retailer. ” “And so we’re stuck with subtle marketing? In this city?

Case Study 8

Case Study Brand Simon Marketing 8

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

Years later, it took on bigger players by introducing new innovative packaging to the market, and subsequently carving out a double-digit share when few thought it could be done. competitors are entering the market. Today, Nabob faces yet another challenge: finding its place in the quickly dilating coffee industry.

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Brand Brand Management Advertising Management 100

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

being pushed into the market is reaching truly overwhelming proportions. It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market. D from Columbia. And he was considered an expert!

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