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Why Companies Don’t Compete in the Middle Market
Marketing Digital ArticleLessons from the Indian e-commerce company Dunzo on the risks of catering to all customers without a sustainable operating model. -
Preparing Your Brand for Agentic AI
Technology and analytics Magazine ArticleLLMs and agents are reshaping how consumers research and buy. Most companies aren’t ready. -
AI Is Upending Marketing on Two Fronts
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleIt’s transforming how consumers both find and buy products. Companies need to catch up. -
Why Your Digital Investments Aren’t Creating Value
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleIn most organizations, underwhelming results from AI, analytics, and CRM platforms stem from a mismatch between new ways of working and old organizational designs. -
Research Roundup: Salary Disparities, Managers Who Squash Ideas, Exclamation Points, and More
Social media Digital ArticleFresh insights from academic research, consultancies, and other expert sources. -
Do You Know What Your Customers’ Aspirations Are?
Customer strategy Digital ArticleTo serve your customers, you need to understand where they’re trying to go. -
How to Get Your Customers to Trust AI
Customer experience Digital ArticleTransparency means showing what matters—clearly, consistently, and with purpose. -
5 Psychology-Backed Principles for More Effective Personalization
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleManaged sensitively and securely, “confessional commerce” can create a deeper, more valuable experience for users. -
The Risks of Prioritizing Short-Term Revenue Over Customer Fit
Scaling entrepreneurial ventures Digital ArticleDon’t let “sales debt” hold your company back. -
New Research on Copycat Products, Your Pitch-Day Dress Code, When Hand Gestures Help Persuasion, and More
Generative AI Digital ArticleAnd what these findings could mean for you and your business. -
Case Study: When High-Tech Beauty Marketing Harms Teen Health
Business ethics Magazine ArticleA cosmetics company wonders whether to pull back on a branded augmented reality tool. -
Marketing at the Speed of Culture
Sales and marketing Magazine ArticleA guide to creating fastvertising—quick response ads that go viral. -
4 Ways to Build Durable Relationships with Your Most Important Customers
Sales team management Digital ArticleYour strategic accounts are more than just big sales. -
How to Do Influencer Marketing That Customers Actually Trust
Social marketing Digital ArticleFocusing on five key dimensions can help your company communicate with authenticity, even as customer faith in influencers is declining. -
Customers Expect Empathy. Here’s How to Deliver It.
Psychology Digital ArticleWhen people feel they’re treated empathically by a brand, they’re more likely to remain loyal and recommend it to others. -
The AI Tools That Are Transforming Market Research
Marketing Digital ArticleEight ways to experiment with “synthetic personas” and “digital twins.” -
Research: When Are Customers Willing to Try a New Technology?
Innovation Digital ArticleMarketers need to meet people during unexpected pockets of free time. -
The 3 Types of Customers Who Buy Smart Products—and How to Market to Them
Customer experience Digital ArticleSelling to comfort-seekers, purpose-seekers, and efficiency-seekers. -
What Should Retailers Do About AI Shoppers?
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleAutonomous agents are taking over the customer journey—from search to checkout—and companies that wait to adapt risk being cut out entirely. -
What Consumers Really Want Brands to Do About Social Issues
Social marketing Digital ArticleNew research finds that when brands link social action to their core business, they earn higher trust, broader appeal, and long-term loyalty from customers.
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Clean Winners: Sustainability Strategy That Puts Customers First
Climate change Book35.00View Details Despite massive investments, sustainable business still isn't very profitable for most companies. Here's a fresh approach for resetting sustainability... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Marketing, Updated and Expanded (featuring "Marketing Myopia" by Theodore Levitt)
26.95View Details Put customers at the core of your business. If you read nothing else on marketing, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic "Harvard... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Marketing (Paperback + Ebook)
AI and machine learning Special Offer34.95View Details Put customers at the core of your business. If you read nothing else on marketing, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic "Harvard... -
Borusan Cat: Scaling AI in a Relationship Driven Market
Digital transformation Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 1994 and operating as Caterpillar's exclusive dealer in Turkiye and Central Asia, Borusan Cat had relied on equipment sales in a relationship-driven... -
The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations
Change management Book32.00View Details From the author who defined the Experience Economy comes the next big shift: the Transformation Economy. A fundamental economic shift is emerging. Goods,... -
Sehat Kahani: Digital Health Transformation in Pakistan
Digital transformation Case Study11.95View Details Sehat Kahani's evolution into a transformative venture in Pakistan's digital health sector illustrates a strategic response to health system challenges,... -
LePrix: Reinventing How Businesses Source Pre-Loved Luxury
Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case examines LePrix, a B2B platform for authenticated pre-owned luxury goods, at a pivotal strategic inflection point. Founded by sisters Elise... -
Headphone Zone: Building A Premium Online Retail Brand In India Through Relationship Marketing
Brand management Case Study11.95View Details Set in 2025, this case traces how Headphone Zone, an India-based start-up, evolved into a leading online destination for premium headphones, earphones,... -
Meta: Digital Marketing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Facebook and Instagram
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Since 2013, Meta had been making significant investments in AI, many of which were directed toward enhancing its digital advertising business. However,... -
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters: "Brewing" the Business Model that Fits (B)
Business models Case Study5.00View Details Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, launched in 2012, transformed India's coffee landscape by introducing specialty Indian coffee and driving the "third wave... -
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters: "Brewing" the Business Model that Fits (A)
Business models Case Study11.95View Details Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, launched in 2012, transformed India's coffee landscape by introducing specialty Indian coffee and driving the "third wave... -
Carbon Robotics: Weeding Out the Competition
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Carbon Robotics, founded by technologist Paul Mikesell, rapidly grew from a backyard experiment into a global agricultural robotics company by 2025, driven... -
Eplay: Measuring Customer Acquisition Cost
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To Acquire or Retain? That Should (Not) Be the Question!
Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This note explores the perennial managerial question of whether firms should prioritize customer acquisition or retention. It introduces comprehensive... -
Jan & Jul: Outgrowing Amazon?
Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Florence Luo started hand-sewing sun hats in her Vancouver, British Columbia kitchen in 2008; by 2025, her company, Jan & Jul, sold $20 million worth... -
Juan Valdez: Taking Colombian Coffee Global
Emerging markets Case Study11.95View Details In early 2023, Camila Escobar, CEO of Procafecol, the Colombian company managing the Juan Valdez brand, faced critical strategic choices following a board... -
Beekman 1802: Trust at the Breaking Point
Change management Case Study11.95View Details In March 2018, husbands and co-founders Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell faced a key decision about the direction of their lifestyle brand, Beekman... -
The Story Behind the Bottle: Stateside Vodka's Expansion Dilemma
Consumer behavior Case Study11.95View Details The case examines a Philadelphia-based craft vodka brand, Stateside Vodka (Stateside), that prides itself on quality ingredients and a strong local identity.... -
Pudgy Penguins' Leap Beyond NFTs: Building a Brand for the Masses
Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case explores how Pudgy Penguins transformed from a struggling non-fungible token (NFT) project into a mainstream character brand under Luca Netz... -
Gerard Piqué's Kings League: Disrupting 'The Beautiful Game'
Management Case Study11.95View Details In April 2025, soccer-superstar-turned-entrepreneur Gerard Piqué's latest venture has become quite a force to be reckoned with in the world of soccer....