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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

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An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. This post surveys what people have done in the past—and what marketing leaders are doing now—to make it through tough times and thrive in the post-crisis era. In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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The Past (1985-2002). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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6 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics For New Businesses

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New businesses are usually strapped for cash, which means that they don’t have enough money for costly marketing strategies. Quite the opposite, guerrilla marketing tactics offer the factor of surprise, which is exactly what it takes to generate buzz, draw the attention of a target audience, and improve visibility. Flash mobs.

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The Long And Short Of Rebranding Your Business

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It is important to transform your marketing communication from the old brand to the new brand in one go in order to ensure consistent messaging. Finally, marketers also need to work on the internal rebranding. So between 2002 and 2007, Compaq continued to use their logo with little change. HP Merger With Compaq.

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How to Come up with Hundreds of Business Ideas

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There is no stand that I have seen on the market to solve my problem—only small stands for a time long past when people bought fewer but more expensive items. I’ll leave you with one last example: consider GoPro , t he camera company that got started in 2002. He calls it “ the secret of the market.” Very clever.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Naming a Business. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Advertising. Bringing Innovation to Market. Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity. Email Address: ); ADVERTISEMENT.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

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The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. Also, many of these companies were built with heavy doses of advertising spend, a clear red-flag in our book. and John Fleming, previously EVP of Walmart and CEO of Walmart.com.