Archives tagged: branding

Top 6 – November 2009

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 8, 2009

If the company didn’t have any problems, you wouldn’t have a job. Winning a war doesn’t require one to annihilate the enemy;…

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LinkedIn and Personal Branding

By J.D. Gershbein November 8, 2009

Who owns your personal brand? What is driving the meaning of your brand to clients, partners, and employers? How is your online content being disseminated across the digital divide? For those who have yet to incorporate LinkedIn into their hierarchy of marketing objectives, these may be challenging questions.

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Hip, Hip, Hooray, the Recession Is Over … Long Live the (Weak) Recovery

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 7, 2009

By most indicators, the major economies of the world are coming out of the deepest global recession a lifetime. Yet, the recovery is far from a return to pre-recessionary trends. Executives might be hoping for return to strong growth, yet most of should expect a tepid climate at best. How should they react? Read on.

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE C-SUITE

By J.D. Gershbein September 14, 2009

The Social Media tsunami has spawned a veritable army of evangelists, strategists, consultants, and would-be entrepreneurs in the fight for the Internet marketing dollar. They are marching to a subtle yet driving hymn of information overload, promising ROI, search engine domination and profitability at every turn. In the distance, tweeting, once faint, can be heard. The most ambitious of these soldiers, with laptops ablaze, have set their sights on the C-suite.

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Success in Social Media

By J.D. Gershbein June 13, 2009

How is success in Social Media defined? Is it an input-equals-output argument? Can expenditures by companies in this area be justified? With so many individuals and corporations unable to attach logic to the concept, let alone the possibility of payoff, how does the use of the Social Media translate into black ink on the balance sheet? These are the questions imposed on businesses that seek to advance and flourish in the Internet Age

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Top 6 – November 2008

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 1, 2008

Each snowflake is unique. Is your market proposition unique? Manage and track your branding. You could be a global star and not…

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The Role of the Customer in Turnarounds: 3 Paths Out of Distress

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 1, 2008

The world of turnarounds is one of extremes. At one end of the spectrum are the salvage operations where wrecked businesses are…

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What’s a Brand Worth Anyhow?

By James T. Berger September 1, 2008

NOTE: How do you determine the power and value of a brand?  In the following article, I and my associate, Diana Tadzijeva,…

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Prices in Flux

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 1, 2008

These are exciting times.  Prices are in flux.  Many companies are raising prices, some easily, others not so much, and still others…

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B-2-B Trademarks and Brands – A Slippery Slope

By James T. Berger April 1, 2008

While the marketing gurus will tell you about the importance of trademark and brand building for business-to-business products and services, if you…

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