Ahead of the CurveDaily links and thoughts that will make you smarter and better.Great brands don’t chase customers, customers chase great brandsMichael Wolff: Obsessively interested in everythingvia youtube.com
6-minute short documentary about Michael Wolff, co-founder of Wolff Olins Agency, on the muscles of curiosity, appreciation, and imagination... Google's 8 point plan to help managers improve
via NYTimes “the product doesn’t get to be kick-ass until the user kicks ass first” by @gapingvoidvia gapingvoid.com
Title says it all! It's not what you sell, it's what you stand forvia vimeo.com
Outstanding interview with Roy Spence about his book 'It's not what you sell, it's what you stand for'. Purpose maximization, not profit maximization!
Strategy as AdvocacyI love this term! Winning organizations that practice 'strategy as advocacy' don't just sell competitive products and services, they stand for important ideas. Ideas that are meant to shape the future course of their industry, ideas that are meant to reshape what's possible for customers, employees and investors. These organizations simply care more than the competition. How to put purpose before profitRaleigh Denim: Handcrafted in North Carolina | UNC-TV from David Huppert on Vimeo. via tomfishburne.com
Here's a telling video about blue jeans brand, Raleigh Denim, founded with purpose. “You see, as well as love, you need a purpose to really motivate yourself, and therefore succeed. You need to understand the ‘why’ you are doing something.” - David Hieatt VIDEO: Blue Ocean Strategy: Making the Competition Irrelevantvia youtube.com
Was reading the post 'Don't Compete - Change the game' in the link below and it reminded me of the Blue Ocean Strategy Framework, including this talk. Enjoy! Post: http://continuations.com/post/2940548546/dont-compete-change-the-game Top 10 Mistakes in Behavior Changevia slideshare.net
By @bjfogg Julian Birkinshaw on strategic agilityvia youtube.com
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