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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. Yet their research also showed that few CEOs recognize the potential for marketing as a growth accelerator. The first is to define what you need from marketing.

Marketing 144
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Are You Embracing Innovation Ecosystems for Enhanced Competitiveness

Paul Hobcraft

Embracing Innovation Ecosystems for Enhanced Competitiveness In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, innovation is paramount for organizations to thrive and achieve sustainable success. Accelerated Time-to-Market: Shorter development cycles can be achieved through shared resources, expertise, and streamlined processes.

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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.

Strategy 219
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Is Your Innovation Problem Really a Strategy Problem?

Tim Kastelle

This dangerous obstacle to innovation is described by Nilofer Merchant in The New How as “the empty void in an organization between the high-level strategy conjured up in the stratosphere and the realization of that vision down on the ground.”. But because the industry’s margins are so low, this strategy carries real risk.

Strategy 249
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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends.

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First-Mover or Fast-Follower: Which is the right innovation strategy for you?

Idea to Value

What makes more sense: To be the first player in a brand new market, able to be the first (or only) company which customers buy from? To wait until other companies have proven there is a market for a new offering, and then quickly develop and scale your own? This can require significant marketing and sales effort to change.

Strategy 263
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When Expanding into a Foreign Market, Your Outsider Status Is a Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Entering a foreign market comes with inherent challenges. Whether capitalizing on outsider status to tap into local labor markets, establishing potent associations to build credibility, or forging strategic partnerships to foster mutual international growth, your foreignness can indeed become your competitive edge.

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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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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

How should frontline sales professionals approach selling to the C-suite in today’s ultra-competitive market? In this eBook, we’ll cover a range of actionable strategies you can adopt right away, as well as key considerations facing frontline sellers and executive buying committees, all backed up with proven insights and experience.

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Navigating the Product Tightrope: Balancing Innovation and Current User Demands

Speaker: Jason Brett - Founder & Chief Product Officer, Product Coffee

In today's rapidly evolving market, product managers face the challenge of driving innovation while also meeting the needs and expectations of their existing user base. This webinar aims to equip you with strategies and insights to successfully navigate this delicate balancing act.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science.

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Business Models Changing the Landscape of Growth and Innovation

Speaker: Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President, Innovationedge

She will lead you on a journey through business model basics and describe how companies are taking innovation strategy to the next level, while tackling the current challenges of talent management and innovation fatigue. January 28, 2020 9:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM EST, 5:00 PM GMT.

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The New Tech Toolbelt: Digital Twins, IoT, Cobots, & More

Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR

From limited visibility and a lack of real-time data to a lack of agility and responsiveness to changing market conditions, there's no shortage of difficulties that today's supply chain professionals can encounter. What can be done to not only address these challenges, but overcome them? Register now!

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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.