The MIT Enterprise Forum is a great program for gleaning business insights from real, live case studies. Every month a CEO of a local, up and coming, high tech company presents an executive overview of his/her business and introduces two current challenges they’re facing. Then an expert panel of advisors gives their advice and feedback […]
This month I’m honored to feature an interview with Michael Tchong. Michael is a trend analyst who shares with his audiences insights into the present and future which can fuel breakthrough innovation. Ever since I met Michael at a CMO Council summit a couple of years ago, I have enjoyed learning from him and really […]
Late last month the business world suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of C.K. Prahalad. Harvard Business Review is not exaggerating when it calls Prahalad, one of the world’s “wisest and most influential management thinkers.” I “discovered” Prahalad during my time at Sony, when my primary responsibilities transitioned from working on discrete projects and […]
“Differentiate or die” is probably a familiar mantra to all; and there’s a well-established albeit less pithy corollary – don’t sell the category, sell your brand. After all, given the overcrowded nature of most categories, the hope of success for most brands rests on their ability to stand out from their numerous competitors. And promoting […]
Jay Ehret (aka @themarketingguy) of The Marketing Spot was kind enough to invite me to participate in his latest Marketing Roundtable. I enjoyed the chat with Jay as well as Bill Schley of David ID and Harry Hoover of My Creative Team. Our talk covered issues from the social media bubble to listening to customers […]
The folks at Booz & Company published two articles a year apart but they are extremely relevant to each other. One describes six industries needing transformation; the other outlines one that’s already initiated a reboot. From both, we gain valuable insights about the why, what, and how of business transformation. […]
I’ve finally made it through all of the hours of Olympics coverage which I DVR’d because I had been unable to watch most of the Games live. Since I already knew the result of many of the competitions, I was interested in watching mostly for the profiles of the athletes and stories behind and nuances […]
Nike recently released their “Corporate Responsibility Report FY07-09” and I was so impressed by it, I just had to share my thoughts about it. […]
I just returned from a great trip to CES, the Consumer Electronics Show. There was a lot of excitement around new, innovative products and it seemed like important deals and connections were being made – it was an energizing way to start off the new year! I particularly enjoyed participating in some breakout sessions in […]
a few things that caught my eye at CES 2010 […]