Executive Street » Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com Your Daily Resource for CEO Thought Leadership Wed, 16 May 2012 17:07:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Your Daily Resource for CEO Thought Leadership Executive Street clean Executive Street gina.onativia@vistage.com gina.onativia@vistage.com (Executive Street) Vistage International Your Daily Resource for CEO Thought Leadership business, executive coaching, executive development, CEO, executive Executive Street » Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.vistage.com The Long Tail Strategy http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/the-long-tail-strategy/ http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/the-long-tail-strategy/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:18:30 +0000 Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/?p=10744 They taught us in business school to be attentive to the Pareto principle; also known as the 80/20 rule.  Pareto states that 80% of outcomes Read More

]]> http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/the-long-tail-strategy/feed/ 0 Rebranding-8 Steps for Refreshing your Brand http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/rebranding-8-steps-for-refreshing-your-brand/ http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/rebranding-8-steps-for-refreshing-your-brand/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:40:05 +0000 Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/?p=10517 One must contemplate the distinction between branding and rebranding. Rebranding is often miscast as an exercise in repairing one’s reputation. Some rebranding efforts focus Read More

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Consider health care (for example).  Many Read More

]]> http://blog.vistage.com/beyond-business/the-future-of-politics/feed/ 0 Is Your Strategy Revolution or Evolution? http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/is-your-strategy-revolution-or-evolution/ http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/is-your-strategy-revolution-or-evolution/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:50:39 +0000 Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/?p=10094 Everybody wants to develop the next iPad app. Inventing things is a great way to impress your friends.  But sometimes crafting strategy is more tepid.  One needs Read More

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]]> http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/revolution-the-kony-video-and-the-future-of-marketing/feed/ 0 Finding Your Strategic Cadence http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/finding-your-strategic-cadence/ http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/finding-your-strategic-cadence/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:38:23 +0000 Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9970 Organizations find a cadence for planning and execution.  For some, planning their business is rhythmic and routine, and for others more ad-hoc and choppy.

The discipline Read More

]]> http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/finding-your-strategic-cadence/feed/ 0 The Dilemma of Variable Pricing http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/the-dilemma-of-variable-pricing/ http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/the-dilemma-of-variable-pricing/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:01:31 +0000 Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9675 Globalization has enabled unprecedented hyper-competition, and all types of dynamic comparative pricing models. Yet pricing within many segments of our economy appear like something from Read More

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I have been accused of being the eternal optimist. Guilty as charged. Our economy seems to have turned a corner; employment is gaining steam Read More

]]> http://blog.vistage.com/economy/can-the-housing-market-bring-us-down-again/feed/ 0 How to Maintain Strategic Discipline http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/how-to-maintain-strategic-discipline/ http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/how-to-maintain-strategic-discipline/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:50 +0000 Marc Emmer http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9088 There are many ingredients required to develop and execute a successful strategy; none more important than discipline. Disruptive innovations that reshape an industry are rare. Read More

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