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All Business Strategies Fall into 4 Categories

Harvard Business Review

The problem with strategy frameworks is that although they can help you determine whether an opportunity is attractive or whether a given strategy is likely to work, they generally don’t help you in the task of identifying the opportunity or crafting the strategy in the first place.

Strategy 136
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Lateral Thinking in Business Strategy

Destination Innovation

How can you differenitate your business from the competition? Let’s look at some examples of lateral thinking in business strategy and innovation. Nintendo introduced a major innovation with motion controls in the Wii gaming console, revolutionizing the gaming industry. This innovation made Dyson a leader in the industry.

Strategy 169
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When Attending Industry Events, Avoid These Legal Risks

Harvard Business Review

There are plenty of good reasons to attend industry conferences, trade fairs, and other events, but they also present opportunities for the accidental disclosure of sensitive company information or other actions that run afoul of fair-competition regulations.

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Put Marketing at the Core of Your Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. They should have a handle on the challenges and opportunities of modern marketing, but their job is to draw up the strategy, not toss the ball down the field.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Thinking about innovation and strategy

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been asked several times lately to write about, or perhaps more specifically, to opine about, innovation strategy. If you are a somewhat regular reader of this blog or my work generally, you may know that I think talking about innovation strategy conflates two very important ideas that are related but not the same thing.

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Future-Proof Your Business: Building Strategies for a Disruptive World

Leapfrogging

For insights on staying ahead of the curve, consider exploring creating business strategy in a world of AI-driven rapid change. Businesses that fail to adapt to disruptive changes risk losing their competitive edge and may eventually become obsolete. This proactive stance equips you to handle the unpredictable with confidence.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Intensifying competition. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Economic uncertainty.

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Problem Solved: Boost Resilience with Supplier Diversity

Speaker: Rod Robinson - SVP of the Supplier Diversity Practice, Insight Sourcing Group

How can a supplier diversity program help you gain invaluable competitive advantages? Supplier diversity programs are impactful and effective tools in your business strategy because they guarantee a diverse supplier base and ensure inclusivity within your ultimate procurement plan. Ready to get started?

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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.