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Nurturing Relationships More Important Than Ever

By James T. Berger January 13, 2010

The economic downturn may prove a major opportunity to mid-size companies looking to change advertising agencies.
For those who survived the recession battered and bruised, the new decade figures to be just as challenging as the last one. Those businesses that survive and hopefully thrive will do so based on the ability to provide ever more value to clients and customers and to nurture relationships.

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Owlish Communication’s Tidbit: Monetizing LinkedIn

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 15, 2009

J.D. GERSHBEIN, President of OWLISH COMMUNICATIONS, and a contributing editor to the Wiglaf Journal, has emerged as the top LINKEDIN PROFILE WRITER…

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When Will Demand Return?
Strategic Preparation for 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 15, 2009

If the Great Recession is over, when will demand return? Is it time to start hiring and re-investing in the business? Should an executive cut further given the low level of demand? Or, even worse, is it time to close shop and look for greener pastures? In this article, we look at the changes in demand driven by the recession, and its implications for corporate strategy during the “new normal” recovery.

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What is LinkedIn and why?

By J.D. Gershbein October 7, 2009

The question still comes up: What is LinkedIn? Once that answer is delivered, sometimes to the satisfaction of the inquirer; most often, not, the other question is sure to follow: Why LinkedIn?

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Starbucks Price Action: Bloggers Respond Negatively, Will Customers Also?

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 14, 2009

In late August, Starbucks (SBUX) raised their prices on several more complex beverages while lowering them for more basic drinks. Responses from bloggers have been overwhelming negative. Did Starbucks misjudge their pricing power or are the pundits punching thin air?

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Top 6 – May 2009

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 1, 2009

Turtles have shells, but they only progress when they get their head out of their shell. Get your head out and move…

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The Social Media Tsunami

By J.D. Gershbein May 1, 2009

Nobody saw this coming. A few hints were given that something was looming on the horizon, but not to this extent, to this fanfare. It struck suddenly and has pounded down on us with no quarter. In describing the impact of Social Media, the tsunami metaphor works—and mainstream business better be ready to accept it. Rather than being crushed under its immense force, individuals and companies must now learn how to surf—and very quickly. But what exactly triggered this tectonic shift in habit?

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OPEC Loss is Grocers’ Gain: Precima National Survey Shows Grocery Store Is Most Likely Place for Americans to Spend Savings from the Pump

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 3, 2009

Groceries are the top item on which U.S. consumers are spending their savings from lower gas prices, ahead of putting the money in savings, holiday gift buying and paying off credit cards, according to the results of nationwide research from retail analytics firm Precima.

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Matsushita Out, Panasonic Welcomes a New Brand Era

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 1, 2008

Panasonic began its long history in 1918 as “Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,” and has grown to become the largest Japanese electronics…

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Learning from Berkshire Hathaway Part 1

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 1, 2008

Acquiring with a marketer’s eye Another in a series of white papers for M&A Professionals Summary: If you have been following along…

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