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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops
commercialized it. Since then, Magagnini and Strugatz had worked tirelessly to bring the product to market, and yet they still discarded more than they successfully manufactured. Meanwhile, Magagnini had too little time for Dante and his... View Details
Robert B. Shetterly
Shetterly led Clorox through a major diversification process after it became an independent company in 1969 (formerly part of Procter & Gamble). Shetterly produced strong financial returns while expanding from one household View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
James E. Preston
Preston re-focused Avon on its core product offerings growing revenues from $3 billion to $5 billion, and more than doubling the number of sales representatives to 2.6 million. Preston produced 10 years of... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Wayne Hicklin
Hicklin played a critical role in the international expansion of Avon and its diversification into new product lines, most notably apparel for men and women. Capping off his 43-year career, Hicklin doubled... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
products. “The tech industry in general, young or old, can accommodate stretched goals, simply because digital can reach millions of people worldwide in one second, and all that they have to do is to create the product once [versus] other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
newest issue of the renowned British research journal, the oldest scholarly journal in the world dating back to the 1600s. This latest issue was organized around the theme of how architecture impacts collective behavior. As its title... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
Howard J. Morgens
Morgens is credited with leading P&G through its most significant growth period. He introduced P&G Productions, funding the first television soap operas, as a means to promote P&G products. During his tenure, he introduced the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Leonard A. Lauder
Well before he officially assumed the CEO title, Lauder was the “man behind the scenes,” shunning publicity and acknowledgment to perpetuate his mother’s image. While his mother, Estee Lauder, tended to external relations, Leonard built an efficient and View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
would be delayed. Apple's stock, although it rebounded after a strong earnings report, dropped six percent when the company announced a $200 price cut on the iPhone only 8 weeks after the product launched.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
company needed to launch a second flavor to expand its market and cross this threshold, but the capital required to scale-up a second product would challenge the team’s financial resources. The cofounders... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
inventing. This implies that, if large companies want to get the benefits of these new products and the potential growth of these markets, acquisition may be the most effective route and, indeed, it may be... View Details
- 02 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Connecting Fashion & Technology at Kate Spade
am really enjoying myself. The company has a bright ‘sunshine-feel’ to it, with neon installations on all floors. It has been interesting to discover the different personalities of the three brands. I love working with the Senior Director... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Turning High Potential into Real Reward
the world—or understands it from the customer's point of view: that the customer really needs a particular benefit. The entrepreneur asks, "How can I accelerate the rate at which my product moves into... View Details
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
products and buyers, and which channels it thinks will yield the highest returns. “Despite what you now read on many blogs, there is no one right solution,” Cespedes says. “You can’t let the ideal be the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
opportunity for goods and services that offer new consumer concepts or new product qualities, but most Indians believe brands are more expensive—even when they're not. It can be difficult for a new View Details
- 16 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
3 Key Take-a-Ways From My Summer at Zalando
geographies it covers. 3. Zalando Lounge Campaign and Content Production Tour Zalando Lounge is Zalando’s shopping club. With +15M registered members, it offers daily sales... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 25 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
The Internship Search: “Is this just a personal interest, or is there a real professional opportunity here?”
fast-paced industry,” he says. “I find it interesting not only for personal reasons, but also for its business opportunities.” As fall turned into winter, Aaron anticipated a post-graduation future in... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
There are two predominant sides to the discussion of this question. One is that the amount of information about products and services is becoming so voluminous that it will lead to increased consumer... View Details
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
and complicated than it is today. So I would say the primary impact of the FDA over the past century has been to make predictable the safety of food, drugs, cosmetics, and other products regulated by the... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
resources—be it the myriad Amazon product reviews, a rich collection of free videos on YouTube, or Google’s open-source algorithms. Thanks to these tech giants, a significant portion of your ecosystem is... View Details