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Brand Nostalgia: What Old Spice, Pizza Hut and Apple Brought Back
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Brand Nostalgia: What Old Spice, Pizza Hut and Apple Brought Back

A familiar brand can lose momentum without losing everything people remember about it. If you're responsible for one, the hard...
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Improving Your Creative Marketing Skills As a Marketing Professional
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Improving Your Creative Marketing Skills As a Marketing Professional

Leverage strategic thinking & creativity to transform your marketing strategy. Learn from Dove's "Campaign for Real Beauty" & other case...
Things Marketing Specialists Can Do to Serve Their Boss
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Things Marketing Specialists Can Do to Serve Their Boss

Enhance work experience with effective strategies to build a strong boss relationship. Be reliable, proactive, and respectful - a valued...
Common Reasons Why Marketing Team Members are Fired
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Common Reasons Why Marketing Team Members are Fired

Discover why marketing team members get terminated & learn how to avoid pitfalls. From poor performance to negative attitude, protect...
How Marketing Teams Manage Their Boss’s Expectations
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How Marketing Teams Manage Their Boss’s Expectations

Master the art of managing your boss's expectations with effective communication, clear goals, data-backed decisions, realistic timelines and proactive strategies.
Questions to Ask Your Marketing Manager to See How You’re Performing
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Questions to Ask Your Marketing Manager to See How You’re Performing

Are you a marketer looking to find out how your performance is measuring up? Asking the right questions is necessary...
Understanding What Matters to Your Marketing Manager
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Understanding What Matters to Your Marketing Manager

Are you a marketer who is striving to meet the needs of your manager or director? This post is about...
Measuring Marketing Career Performance
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Measuring Marketing Career Performance

Boost marketing career performance with our insightful guide. Learn how to meet your boss's expectations, manage your team, and achieve...
What Are the Top Personality Traits of Marketing Leaders?
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What Are the Top Personality Traits of Marketing Leaders?

IBM Watson did research into the personality traits of top marketing leaders. This was recently discontinued, but the insights are...
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