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Equipped for the Inevitable: The Owens Corning Story

Luminas Strategy

In 2009, when the bottom fell out of the housing market, building materials manufacturers were hit hard. Get clear (quickly) on the value of their investments to this customer’s bottom line and validate what investments could be made to improve their profitability. The solution?

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

There’s consideration of corporate and brand purpose beyond growth and profits to sustainability, ethical practice and improving society whilst maintaining consistency and emotional impact (especially the desire to belong and be part of a social group). There are references to multi-branding and co-branding/partnership marketing also.

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4 Growth Strategies Used By The Most Successful Companies

Hubspot Sales

Whether it's customers, revenue, locations, leads, mentions, or profits, you've got to play the growth game if you want to be successful in business. The service hit its million users milestone by April 2009 , doubled to two million only five months later, and to three million just two months after that. But they succeeded.