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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

Brands have attributes, values and personality – customers will perceive or make associations with a brand that can be positive or negative. In professional services there is only Accenture at 31 (which has grown 15%). A brand is a promise that it will deliver a set of attributes.

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The Ultimate Guide to Startup Accelerators

Hubspot Sales

From nearly zero programs in 2005 to almost 200 in 2015 (and even more in the last few years), the number of startup accelerators in the U.S. Some accelerators work with marketing technology companies, while others specialize in finance technology. has risen substantially in the past couple of decades. A concise competitive advantage.