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Business Development | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. Category Archives: Business Development. December 19, 2014. How To Ensure Your Very Best Meeting Experience. 8220;Can you repeat that again, Rick? I couldn’t quite hear that last part.”. 8220;Oh, sorry. I was going through a tunnel. What I was saying was as;dlkfjad;flkjasd;gajk;dklafj;daslfjkdsz;laskjf;.”. Ummm…yeah. That’s still not quite coming through.”. It’s called Face-To-Face Meetings. Driving isn’t practical? The one thing you never ...
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Brand Positioning With The Urgency Of Jack Bauer | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. March 7, 2014. Brand Positioning With The Urgency Of Jack Bauer. The program for people who want to take a sledgehammer to inaction. The real business problem at hand first. I’ve seen it happen. I’ve experienced it. And it doesn’t have to be this hard or painful. Yet, perhaps your headache in this area isn’t a tingling sensation but a full-on migraine. And that calls for something a lot more fast-acting and maximum strength. In such unique ...
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5 Ways To Make An Agency Creative Feel Like An Award Winner. | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. March 5, 2014. 5 Ways To Make An Agency Creative Feel Like An Award Winner. 8220;Inside the mind of a writer is a truly terrifying experience.”. 8211; Robert DeNiro at the Oscars, March 2014. Ouch, Bobby. As creatives, are we that insecure and in need of constant praise? Well, maybe we’ve got the confidence and passion but like anyone, we do need to be recognized. 8220;Oh, do we really need to give everybody a cookie or sticker? I know it&#...
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“The Profit”: When Ego Fights Brand Evolution | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. April 1, 2014. 8220;The Profit”: When Ego Fights Brand Evolution. One of my favorite new shows I’m enjoying is CNBC’s “. 8221; in which billionaire Marcus Lemonis attempts to turn around struggling businesses by offering them a check and in return, he gets to do pretty much everything his way for a week, including making all decisions on the company. And the current managers can’t do a darn thing about it. One owner just doesn’t want ...
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OfficeMax Moves Into Full Solutions Center Concept | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. December 2, 2013. OfficeMax Moves Into Full Solutions Center Concept. When I looked at the invitation from OfficeMax for a store opening, I had to admit wondering what was going to be so different about this occasion versus several hundreds that preceded it. But what I learned from the unveiling of the first OfficeMax Business Solutions Center. OfficeMax understands that small businesses and entrepreneurs have different needs,. There’s also...
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Finding Your Negotiating Point Of No Return – And Your Soul. | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. February 27, 2014. Finding Your Negotiating Point Of No Return – And Your Soul. Sometimes in one of the networking groups I help lead, we have 15-20 minutes for an engaging topic of discussion relevant to entrepreneurs. This week, one raised an important question:. 8220;Is anybody else tired of haggling to death over pricing? If we’re small businesses and the lifeblood of our economy, why are we beating ourselves up? What did they say?
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Walking Barefoot Into America’s Top Wine Brand (part 2) | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. August 18, 2014. Walking Barefoot Into America’s Top Wine Brand (part 2). A continuation of my conversation with the founders of Barefoot Wines. In our previous post, I spoke with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of Barefoot Wines, on their advice for aspiring entrepreneurs like they once were, as they were about to release their New York Times bestseller,. Your life as it i. BONNIE: As far as business, that worked out just ...
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Banging Your Head Through Your Own Four Walls | Chicago Brander
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Commentary on the brands shaping the greatest city in the world. February 18, 2014. Banging Your Head Through Your Own Four Walls. There was a time years ago when that saying about the “cobbler’s children have no shoes” was worn like a badge of honor for me. I was working so hard on other people’s stuff back then that I would neglect to make myself a client. That was common but dumb. Stop doing that. Right now. Seriously. Knock. It. Off. To really kick your own ass, you may need two things:. Ha No ItR...