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February 16, 2017

The Advanced Guide to Brand Positioning

Marketing Strategy

Most businesses talk about the same things and forget to mention the things that make them truly different. If you’re competing with a giant in your category and talk about the same things as they do, you’ll lose.

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February 15, 2017

Underdog Reminder Series – Embedded Innovation

Marketing Strategy, Digital, underdog marketing
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February 3, 2017

Where to Spend Your Marketing Budget: Part 2

Marketing Strategy, Scale

Are you the kind of business that goes, “Lets get our brand out there and appeal to everyone!“? The truth is, appealing to everyone is actually appealing to no one.

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January 25, 2017

Purpose: The One Essential Tool You Need to Stand Out and Win

Branding, Marketing Strategy

“65% of the economy will face digital disruption by 2017.” (Deloitte)

Disruption will merge sectors and make others redundant. New entrants are now challenging business norms and making huge profits riding the wave.

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January 24, 2017

2 Minutes on the Killer 3 in B2B (Part 3/3): Speed of Response

B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy, 2 Minutes On

More than 70% of new business goes to the company that responds to lead queries in a timely manner. What do you need to do to speed up how you respond to your leads? Jeff Cooper answers this question in this two-minute video.

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January 20, 2017

Better than Free (How to Make Commodities or Low-Margin Offerings Valuable Again)

Marketing Strategy, Scale

In a world where margins are thinning and the internet has made so much available for free, Adam Long, Executive General Manager at Step Change, explores eight ways to find value in commodities.

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January 10, 2017

Stump the Strategist Video: How to Make People Take Action against Type 2 Diabetes

Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy

Our team of strategists put up 9 minutes on the clock and solved this business leader's marketing problem LIVE at the Chief Strategy Officer Summit.

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December 22, 2016

5 Principles You Need to Know to Inspire Lifelong Loyalty for Your Brand

Marketing Strategy

Have you ever wondered why Apple has a healthy, massive following, why people prefer GoGet than purchase their own car, or why certain coffee shops are really popular among millennials?

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December 6, 2016

Driving Results through a Killer Explainer Video

Marketing Strategy, Creativity

Thinking of stepping up your business and add value to your products and services next year? Read this article.

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December 1, 2016

The One Reason You Should Invest in a Manifesto Video

Marketing Strategy, Creativity

Do you want to engage customers and employees on an emotional level, build loyalty to the brand, and inspire advocates? Consider filming your manifesto video.

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October 28, 2016

Friday Finds: Burger King’s Epic Halloween Trolling Broke the Internet

Marketing Strategy

Uber’s flying ads in Mexico, Burger King’s Halloween costume, and the Deck of Brilliance — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week.

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October 21, 2016

Friday Finds: How a Scathing 2-Star Review Made It on a Movie’s Poster

Marketing Strategy

A negative review, the world’s most popular song, and cool website generator — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week.

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October 14, 2016

Friday Finds: Hate Losing Your Keys? Here’s a Smart Tracker to Help You Find It

Marketing Strategy

Finding your lost keys, how to shoot a burger, and a smart device to monitor fever — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week.

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October 7, 2016

Friday Finds: Prevent Bike Damages, Recruitment, and the Elements of Value

Marketing Strategy

How to reduce delivery damages, Simon Johnson’s Instagram recruitment ad, and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs extended — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week

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September 28, 2016

Why I Filmed One Second of Every Day Last Year (and How It Makes for Provocative Marketing)

Marketing Strategy

A powerful medium for storytelling, the 1SE app lets you capture both the mundane and the remarkable moments of life and stitch them into one continuous movie.

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September 23, 2016

Friday Finds: Vision Van, Jigsaw’s Strategy to Divert Would-Be ISIS Recruits, and Generation Z

Marketing Strategy

When vans and drones team up, a look at Jigsaw’s strategy to stop ISIS aspirants, and get to know the next generation that will drive the workforce to evolve — this is Friday Finds, your weekly global roundup of innovation and strategy stories this week.

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September 22, 2016

Invisible Marketing and the Hidden Drivers That Make Us Buy

Marketing Strategy, Invisible Marketing

The average Australian sees 3,000 branded messages a day. Effective marketing is no longer in your face. Instead, the subtler, the better.

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September 16, 2016

Friday Finds: GO Wheelchair Wins Innovation by Design, Turbine Blades on Trucks, and Pitch Decks from Start-Ups

Marketing Strategy

GO Wheelchair, the trucks that transported massive turbines blades, and start-up pitch decks from industry giants — this is Friday Finds, your dose of innovation and inspiration from the internet this week.

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September 9, 2016

Friday Finds: An Apple Product Launch in 107 Seconds, Vintage Car Brochures, and the Big Lesson from Big Breakthroughs

Marketing Strategy

The iPhone 7 in 107 seconds, the art of designing car brochures, and the one lesson we can learn from breakthroughs — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week.

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September 2, 2016

Friday Finds: Catch Pokémons Faster with Pokecrew, Navigate Airbnb with Ping, and the Toastmasters Champion’s Speech

Marketing Strategy

Catch Pokémons like a pro with PokeCrew, navigate an Airbnb home with Ping, and Darren Tay’s winning Toastmasters speech — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week.

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August 26, 2016

Friday Finds: Drones In Airports, Depression-Detecting Algorithms, and the Nosulus Rift

Marketing Strategy

France now has airport drones, your Instagram photos tell people more than you think and the introduction of the Nosulus Rift — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds on the Internet this week.

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August 19, 2016

Friday Finds: Chiko Roll's Handy Holder, the Perfect Pants for Work and Workout, and Robot Offers Free Legal Aid to Homeless

Marketing Strategy

Chiko Roll’s extra hand, ADAY’s new pants, and “the world’s first robot lawyer” — this is Friday Finds, your dose of stories making the rounds in the internet this week.

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August 16, 2016

What You Need to Know about Disruption

Marketing Strategy, Disruption

The age of disruption is here. How do you manage it? Find out as our CEO Ashton Bishop tells all you need to know about disruption.

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August 12, 2016

Friday Finds: LinkedIn Video, the Hubble Cantata, and Facebook against Ad Blockers

Marketing Strategy, Virtual Reality

LinkedIn videos, the virtual reality concert of the year, Facebook takes a stand against ad blockers — this is Friday Finds, your weekly dose of stories making the rounds in the internet.

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August 5, 2016

Friday Finds: Uber Rides for Your Clients, Moleskine’s First Café, and the World’s Ugliest Colour

Marketing Strategy

Uber for Your Clients, Moleskine Café, and the World’s Ugliest Colour — this is Friday Finds, your weekly dose of stories making the rounds in the internet.

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July 29, 2016

Friday Finds: You Will Not Believe What This Woman Used to Climb a Skyscraper

Marketing Strategy

Witness the power of LG’s cordless CordZero vacuum, learn Elon Musk's next plans for Tesla, and discover Mercedes-Benz’s augmented reality app — this is Friday Finds, your weekly dose of stories making the rounds in the internet.

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July 22, 2016

Friday Finds: The Coolest Global Stats You Need to See Right Now

Marketing Strategy

Learn about Unilever’s recent billion-dollar acquisition, the epic campaign flop, and the Internet stats you need to see

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July 15, 2016

Friday Finds: 4 Reasons Pokemon Go Will Make You Want To Pull Your Hair Out

Marketing Strategy

This week on Friday Finds: Here are our top finds after Nintendo launched ‘Pokémon Go’ — disrupting the app industry one Pokémon at a time.

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July 14, 2016

Friday Finds: Accounting Automation, New Tools From Google And Twitter To Improve Your Customer Reach

Marketing Strategy

Learn about an artificially intelligent accounting system, Google’s ‘Ads Personalization’, and the new Twitter Dashboard.

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July 14, 2016

Managing The Disruptive Impact Of Change Podcast: Darren Woolley And Ashton Bishop

Step Change, Marketing Strategy

Listen as Darren Woolley, CEO of TrinityP3 and Ashton Bishop, CEO of Step Change, discuss how disruption is impacting all businesses and how to manage any questions that arise surrounding change

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