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Put Marketing at the Core of Your Growth Strategy

Harvard Business

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%).

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Unconventional PR Strategies To Get Consulting Clients with Darian Kovacs: Podcast #218

Consulting Success

Many people take their marketing strategies for granted, and thus continue using old, ineffective techniques. Setting aside tactics that do not work in favor of unconventional PR strategies is always recommended. However, most businesses are afraid to get out of their comfort zones.

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Tech at Work: How the End of Cookies Will Transform Digital Marketing

Harvard Business

What will the end of third-party cookies mean for digital advertising, online publishing, and the open Internet?

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Are Collaboration Tools Overwhelming Your Team?

Harvard Business

Today’s workers feel numbed by a fragmented, unpredictable, and overwhelming collection of collaboration tools — the very things advertised to boost their productivity. Here are their findings, as well as strategies for leaders to simplify employees’ collaboration tool use. They called their intervention the “collaboration cleanse.”

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Apple Is Changing How Digital Ads Work. Are Advertisers Prepared?

Harvard Business

A survival guide for the new, privacy-centric iOS 14.5.

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Scaling a Midsize Startup

Harvard Business

Enabled by internet tools, global advertising, and affordable tech, mighty-middle businesses often bootstrap, use contractors, and require entrepreneurs to acquire diverse skills. These startups aim for valuations in the high single-digit to high tens of millions within 5-10 years, targeting midsize niches with significant growth potential.

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How to Pay Less Tax as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

You may be able to reduce those taxes by setting up an LLC and filing your taxes as an S-corporation , though thats a long-term strategy, not a yearly decision. Typical start-up costs include office supplies, market research, advertising, and consultant fees to help with your business plan.

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