A strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal. Strategy is all about gaining (or being prepared to gain) a position of advantage over adversaries or best exploiting emerging possibilities. As there is always an element of uncertainty about future, strategy is more about a set of options (“strategic choices”) than a fixed plan. It derives from the Greek “στρατηγία” (strategia), “office of general, command, generalship”.
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It's almost time for the weekend, and since we're heading into that back-to-school time of year, many of you probably have big plans. But before your power through the work day to get to those plans, you might need a little fuel to get you ...
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I interviewed Mark Robertson, ReelSEO publisher and featured speaker at the 2011 Video Commerce Summit August 1st-2nd in San Francisco, who will be presenting on "Why Video Marketing has Evolved Beyond SEO." Mark shared with me his belief that social video marketing has become the ...
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Google Plus is awesome. I'm already a huge, huge fan. I like the clean layout. I like the ability to place all my contacts into various circles and send updates only to certain types of people. And best of all, I love the Hangouts video ...
I somehow landed on the Google Plus social network page when the sign-up process was open, and managed to get set up. Sadly, registration has been closed again already, and the sending of invites has been temporarily disabled. I've played around with it a bit ...
Greenpeace is a fairly polarizing organization. They have plenty of fans, yet plenty think the outfit is extreme and occasionally kooky. One thing I think you have to give them credit for, is online video marketing savvy. The environmental group has turned aggressively toward video in the ...
The term Golden Age comes from past mythology and refers to the first in a sequence of the ages of man. Typically it's used retrospectively about a period of peace, harmony, stability and prosperity. However, last week PwC included it in their Global Entertainment and ...
Working in creative requires thick skin. It's the business of rejection. But the victorious sense of accomplishment at the end of a project tends to make you forget all that. "Opinions are like assholes. Everybody's got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks." ~ Home ...
I am always on the lookout for brands that are creating original, engaging online video content. I think brands, with their resources and big pockets, are able to push online video as a medium toward greater heights—at least, as long as they're eschewing traditional commercials ...
It's been said that Great Content is the best SEO. When it comes to business videos there's another way to say it: "Entertain or Die." It seems like only yesterday that streaming video was new. People would watch anything. Now "Wow! I can watch video ...
Let's say you're the star and the face of one of the most universally-praised online video campaigns in all of history. And suppose that, after that kind of success, you're interested in turning your new found fame into a more sustainable acting career... maybe you ...
With tablet sales tracking to hit 24 million this year, brands are trying to crack the code on the best approach to a tablet strategy. A recent eMarketer report says 41% of consumers are keen on the device for its shopping capabilities. Here are top ...
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