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Competitive Business Strategy: Find your playground
Does your business have a clear and well-articulated statement of strategy?
If not, you are at a disadvantage. You might have heard it said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.
Listening to customers improves understanding
Jack Welch, longtime CEO of General Electric, was known for his wise counsel on all manner of business matters. One of his famous quotes really hits home for companies as they come to terms with the importance of their relationships with customers.
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Brand Extension: Mayo move spread Heinz too thin to win
It happens every time I give talks here and around the country on brand positioning and brand extension. Rather than using PowerPoint presentations, I use products as props.
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'Content marketing' lifts brands, engages customers
Bed Bath & Beyond, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Taco Bell, GoPro and Twitter all have at least two things in common. Each understands the need to win online, and each has an award-winning content marketing strategy.
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Find your brand positioning: Play your Cs to win in marketplace
Do you ever feel like you’re throwing a wad of spaghetti against the wall and hoping some will stick?
That is no way to win in the marketplace. The business with the right strategy and the commitment to carry it out inevitably will win.
Digital Marketing vs Sales: Digital dictates need to reset sales and marketing
When I was a kid and my dad wanted to buy a car, the first place he would go was the car dealership. Dad wanted information and the car dealer had it.
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Seven ways to win in a commodity market
Many of the more than 5 million businesses in the United States compete as commodities hamstrung by not understanding how to grow and thrive. On the monopoly-to-commodity continuum, the closer one is to the commodity side, the more price becomes a key factor.
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Squirrels Paddles Along, Prepares to Catch Next Technology Wave
Stark County software developer’s next move is building and selling its own hardware; could double local employment to 80 in the next 18-24 months. Most Northeast Ohio squirrels are content high in an oak tree collecting acorns to stuff into their cheeks.
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Rich Traditions Bring Sweet Success for Ben Heggy’s Candy
Family business approaches a century of handcrafted candy making; Focus is on keeping quality up and prices down. Residents of Stark County need not worry if they get a craving for chocolate.
Local favorite Ben Heggy’s Candy Co. , 743 Cleveland Ave. , has them “covered.
Commitment to Customers Drives Davies Drugs to Good Health
Independent local pharmacy does “little things” right; free delivery, multi-dose packaging add great value for customers. Steve, Matthew and Michael Fettman learned a great deal about operating a pharmacy — and life in general — from their father, David A. Fettman.
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