Posts Tagged ‘Strategy’

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Our Strategy Just Got a Little Smarter

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Sterling is pleased to announce that we’ve added two more brilliant minds to our Strategy Group!

AlisonM

Alison Munsell, SVP- Strategy SF

Alison is a committed brand-geek with a passion for disciplined problem solving of really meaty brand issues (more…)

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Beware the (False) God of Big

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010


I have to believe that the current Toyota brand trauma has resulted in many nervous boardroom discussions in other corporations around the world. I mean, how did one of the most sought-after and respected brands trip so badly and tumble so far. And have we even gotten to the real truth, yet?

But as ever, here’s my point of view. From everything I know about brand building generally and Toyota specifically. I’d put the cause down to an almost psychotic pursuit of becoming the biggest…at the expense of virtually everything else. (more…)

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The Gifts You Give Yourself

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

In a recent Mintel presentation on Consumer Trends for 2010, there was an emphasis placed on the concept of Balance, and specifically our need to find balance between the low-end necessities we purchase and those few indulgences we still allow ourselves despite the recession- because we’re only human after all.

Right?

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If Someone Has to Win.. Then Someone Has to Lose.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

In our positioning work, we focus our time on designing winning strategies for our clients – strategies that are projective, aspirational and that focus on growth. Nothing surprising here. After all, positioning is all about the future and directing efforts to finding meaningful “white space”. (more…)