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Category Archives: Marketing Strategy
Good neighbours
Last week I heard about a brand whose senior management team literally lives by its promise to the market. The story came from one of the CEO’s we mentor under the Amalgam Leadership programme. His brand is a microfinance lender … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Direct marketing, Global Brands, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Africa, Amalgam Leadership programme, brand, CEO's, Company, east africa, Kenya, management, Market, Organisational culture, Senior management, Shareholders, Targets businesses
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Strategic Imperative
It’s October, which means budget time. This is the month where we combine the last drive to deliver the the current year target with the drafting of strategies for the coming year. Most established businesses have their templates and formats. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Direct marketing, Global Brands, Internal brand, Local Brands, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Brand Purpose, Budget, Business Women, Businesses, Clergymen, Customers, Disruptive brand, High Court judges, Market, McDonalds, October, Senior managers, Service delivery, Strategic, Strategies, Target
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The Uber Effect
In the so-called developed world there’s a lot of antipathy towards Uber. Much of it seems to be from people who have turf to protect (London’s Black Cab community), or drivers (in India) who were dissatisfied with the initial commercial … Continue reading
Posted in African Business, African travels, Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Direct marketing, Global Brands, Infrastructure, Internal brand, Internal Communication, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Africa, Antipathy, brand, Cape Town, Chauffering, Commercial, consumers, Developed world, Drivers, Ghana, Johannesburg, Kenya, Nigeria, Public transport, Revolutions, South Africa, Tanzania, Technological, Uber, uganda
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Open plan. Closed culture
The BBC recently highlighted research revealing that employees in open plan offices spend 73% less time in face to face interactions. Whilst email use increased by over 67%. That’s no surprise to me. Three decades ago, when I joined the … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, African Business, Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Direct marketing, Global Brands, Global Statistics, Government, Internal brand, Internal Communication, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Africa, aspirational, Business, Client, Collaborative activities, Company, Culture, Departments, Employees, Management style, Office, Office politics, Senior managers, Telephone calls, Workers, ‘Banter’
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The fake CEO
Have you read about the French company Laboratoires Berden and its charismatic CEO, Eric Dumonpierre? Founded in 1996, the company launched Mutorex, an anti-obesity drug. Dumonpierre rapidly became a star chief executive, winning several awards for corporate social responsibility. He … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Corporate Social Responsibility, Crisis Management, Culture change, Current affairs, Global Brands, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside, Uncategorized
Tagged Accounts, Asia, brands, CEO, Corporate social responsibility, Customers, Ecosystem, Employees, French company, Hybrid vehicle fleet, Industry, media, Paris, Techniques
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People deliver brands
My Chairman (www.nadertavassoli.com) is fond of telling his CEO pupils, “Brands are promised by advertising by delivered by people.” He means your employees -whether you have a fintech brand or a fast food restaurant. Your staff deliver on your promises. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, African marketing, Behaviour change, Billboards, Brand Marketing, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Direct marketing, Internal brand, Internal Communication, Local Brands, Marketing Strategy, Talent Development, The Brand Inside
Tagged advertising, Africa, African Youth Congress, Brand-led academies, brands, Business, CEO pupils, Citizen behavior, Conference, Culture, Delegates, Employees, Fast food restaurant, Foreign lands, Government Agency, immigration, National reputation, Online peer community, Organisers, South Africa, Staff, Talent development, Twitter, Webinars and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
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The bureaucratic condition
Working in organisational transformation certainly produces some home truths. The latest for me has been realising how deeply bureacracy resonates with human beings. I mean as a default behaviour, especially in times of stress. In employees, stress is routinely caused … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, African Business, African marketing, Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Corporate Social Responsibility, Culture change, Internal brand, Internal Communication, Local Brands, Marketing Strategy, Millenials, Social marketing, Social Media, The Brand Inside, Uncategorized, Workshops
Tagged Behaviour, brand delivery, Bureaucratic, CEO, Change programmes, Colleagues, committees, Communicate., Company, Corporate, Customers, Employees, Job, Marketing team, Millennial, Organisational transformation, teambuilding
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Brand Value
Kantar Millward Brown recently released the 2018 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand rankings with surprising news. 8 of the top 10 brands are technology or tech-related, with the top five being Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Tencent respectively. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, African Business, Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Crisis Management, Culture change, Direct marketing, Internal brand, Internal Communication, Local Brands, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Africa, Amazon, Apple, Brand Value, Businesses, Chinese brands, Coca-Cola’s, Consumer, Ecosystem, financial, Google, Interbrand’s, Market Share, Microsoft, technology, Tencent, U.S. brands, Whitman School of Management
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Banks are doomed
Many people in Africa are still ‘unbanked’. Lucky them. As the global banking industry enters its final phase, ‘the unbanked’ are spared exposure to the largest failure of organistional culture on the planet. Marketers know banks have the worst brand … Continue reading
Posted in African Business, African Leadership, Behaviour change, Billboards, Brand Marketing, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Africa, Banks, brand, Corporate, Customers, Industry, International bank, marketers, National Youth Service, Organistionalculture, UK taxpayer
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Workplaces often don’t work
Last week I read that the glamorous Apple head office (Apple Park in Cupertino, California) has an unusual Health & Safety issue. The futuristic circular space – designed to encourage openness and collaboration – is largely made of glass. But … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour change, Brand Marketing, Brand Reputation, Branded behaviours, Chris Harrison Africa, Culture change, Current affairs, Internal brand, Internal Communication, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, The Brand Inside
Tagged Africa, Apple head office, California, Countries, Culture, Cupertino, Employees, Environment, Health & Safety, IPSOS, management, stadium, work
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