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July 14, 2016

Turning Marketing on Its Head: The Rise of Predatory Marketing

Predatory Marketing, Marketing Strategy

All of us want our message heard. Predatory Marketing is the way to go if you want to stand out from your competitors, rise above the marketing noise and create impact in your industry.

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June 24, 2016

Friday Finds: Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion, Robots as Hospital Receptionists, and Who Knew Art Could Come from Surveillance Cameras?

Zoom Pavillion, Acquisition, Pepper the Robot, Marketing Strategy, Microsoft, linkedin

Microsoft’s latest acquisition, Belgium hospitals employing robots, and an art gallery ups the audience’s viewing experience — this is Friday Finds, our take on the three top things making news in the world this week.

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June 17, 2016

Friday Finds: A CEO’s Secret to Success, 5G Wireless Networks, and Volvo Did What?

Innovation, Marketing Strategy, Warren Buffet, Volvo, 5G Wireless

A big-time CEO’s advice for startups, 5G wireless in the works, and a Volvo truck successfully pulls 750 tonnes from standstill — this is Friday Finds, our take on the three top things making news in the world this week.

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June 15, 2016

Online Streaming: Lessons from the 748 Million-Dollar Esports Industry

eSports, Gaming, Online Streaming, Marketing Strategy

Learn about how online streaming transformed the Esports industry and how you can use online streaming in your business to connect with your customers.

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May 20, 2016

Friday Finds: Blockchain Technology, the First Robotic Attorney and the $107 Billion eLearning Industry

Technology, eLearning, ROSS, robot, Marketing Strategy

The applications of Blockchain technology, the robotic attorney Ross and eLearning - the threat to Universities

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May 18, 2016

B2B Sales Video: Perfecting Each Touchpoint

B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy

Learn the best way to interact with clients to ensure you make the sale every time

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May 11, 2016

The Future of the Internal IT Department

Technology, Comunet, Marketing Strategy

Mark Ogden, the Chief Executive Officer of Comunet, shares how he used Step Change’s History’s Greatest Strategists tool to develop the future of the internal IT department.

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May 6, 2016

Three B2B Sales Tactics: An Introduction To B2B Sales

B2B Sales, Sales, Marketing Strategy

Learn three key insights in B2B marketing and the tactics you can use to close the sale

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April 29, 2016

Friday Finds: Cutting Objects with Water, Drone Racing and Musk’s $83 million deal

Drone Racing, Elon Musk, Water Jet Cutting, Marketing Strategy

Slicing objects in half with water, drone racing - the next big sport and Elon Musk's $83 million deal. This is Friday Finds - our take on the top three things happening in the world today.

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April 8, 2016

Friday Finds: Abercrombie & Fitch’s Broken Rule, Toys in 2025 and McDonald’s $4.5m Boat

Abercrombie & Fitch, Mcdonald's, Fisher Price, Marketing Strategy

This week: Abercrombie & Fitch does what they promised not to do, what toys will look like in 2025 and McDonald’s $4.5 million floating restaurant. This is Friday Finds, our take on three of the top things making news in the world this week.

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March 18, 2016

How Virtual Reality Is Already Transforming Your Competitors' Marketing

Technology, B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy, Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is already changing the way marketing is done. Learn how you can incorporate virtual reality in your strategy to remain competitive.

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March 11, 2016

Friday Finds: Artifical Intelligence, Marble Instrument and $60 Hackers

Artificial Intelligence, Google, Wintergartan Marble Machine, Lee Se-Dol, Marketing Strategy, Hackers

A marble fuelled musical instrument, the competitive edge to Google’s artificial intelligence and hackers being hired for $60 a day. These are our Friday Finds: three of the top innovations making news in the world this week.

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February 26, 2016

Friday Finds: Robot Workforce, Bad Roads and Bending Phones

Predatory Marketing, Ashton Bishop, iPhone, Marketing Strategy, Robots, Ford, Bendy Phones

Machines running the world, building the worst road on Earth and the iPhone mistake that turned into a technological success. This is Friday Finds - our take on the top three things happening in the world today

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February 23, 2016

Never be ignored again - How to write a persuasive sales email

B2B Sales, Email Sales, SalesITV, Dean Mannix, Marketing Strategy, Increase Sales, Selling Persuasively

Have your sales emails ever been ignored? Dean Mannix from SalesITV details how to make your sales emails stand out.

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February 10, 2016

How Strategists Predict the Future: The Fermi Principle for Business

Power of Model Thinking, Marketing Strategy

Did you make as much profit this year as your strategists forecasted? The Fermi Principle will ensure your accuracy.

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February 4, 2016

Four Principles That Lead to Apple’s Success

Success Principles, Reality Distortion Field, Gorilla Glass, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson, Apple, Marketing Strategy

Learn about the four principles Steve Jobs applied to make Apple great...

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February 1, 2016

Why Steve Jobs Killed 70% of Apple’s Products: A Lesson on Range Architecture

B2B Sales, Steve Jobs, Branding, Marketing Strategy, Range Architecture

Learn from Steve Jobs about how to apply range architecture in your business and the importance of simplicity...

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January 27, 2016

Purpose statement: Stand out and attract more customers

Construction, Business Strategy, Standing Out, Branding, Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy, Mission Statement

Watch our strategists discuss how to create a standout purpose statement ...

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November 27, 2015

Why Airbnb is in trouble from the ACCC...and what you can learn from them

Newsreel, Marketing Strategy

Effective ways to engage with customers through pricing...

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November 6, 2015

What's the best way to promote a new service?

B2B Sales, Blue Print, Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy

Discover the best way to promote your new in-house service in under nine minutes with Stump the Strategist.

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October 9, 2015

How do I convince companies to choose my brand?

B2B Sales, Branding, Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy

Learn how to engage and influence your audience with this 9 minute video brought to you by our strategists.

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April 24, 2015

How can we replicate the success of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?

Viral, Stump the Strategist, Ice Bucket Challenge, Marketing Strategy

Ever wondered how you could recreate the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? Watch as our strategists tackle this topic in under nine minutes.

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April 17, 2015

How to effectively justify marketing spends to senior management

Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy

Are senior management questioning your marketing spend? Watch us live on stage to learn how to effectively justify your costs.

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April 10, 2015

No More Kissing Frogs On Tinder

B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy

The best things in life may be free, but Tinder will no longer be one of them. Perhaps, writes Jeff Cooper, the move will add value to the service.

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March 20, 2015

In a male dominated workplace, how can I shift the perspectives of my colleagues so they view me as a leader - not just a woman?

Women in the Workplace, Business Strategy, Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy

In this weeks Stump the Strategist, watch as the strategists answer a question about shifting gender perceptions in the workplace.

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March 11, 2015

Nurture Your Inner Psychopath

B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy

You don't have to be crazy to work in this industry, but it may not hurt writes Jeff Cooper.

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February 20, 2015

How to create a flexible small business marketing plan

B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy

Many small businesses often ask if a marketing plan is necessary. Yes, you definitely need a marketing plan but it needs to be flexible. Here's how you do that:

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February 17, 2015

2 key tactics on how to market your small business message

B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy

Before you spend $1 on paid advertising, take the time to sit down and work out your media exposure across your current touch-points. Here are 2 tactics we use.

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February 17, 2015

How to launch a consumer services app for spas and clinics [24 hr Stump The Strategist]

Launching an App, Business Strategy, Stump the Strategist, Marketing Strategy

In 9 minutes we solve a problem on how to launch a consumer services app that connects consumers with spas and clinics in their area.

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February 6, 2015

5 steps to a predatory marketing campaign for small business

Predatory Marketing, B2B Sales, Marketing Strategy

Find out who your biggest competitor is, what their greatest strength is, and how you can create a campaign based around the weakness arising out of that.

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