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April 27, 2023

How did Twitter's blue check mark go from status symbol to total embarrassment?

In less than six months, Twitter's blue check mark "verification" has gone from a status symbol for the rich and famous to a warning sign associated with Elon fanboys and trolls. We unpack what happened, using lessons in brand strategy and viral growth.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Twitter
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April 17, 2023

Which skills matter? Employees and L&D leaders don’t always agree [research]

Which skills matter in the modern workplace – to get promoted, to get ahead, to impact the business? It turns out that employees and learning leaders don’t always agree.

We recently surveyed 10,000 students and 250 learning leaders on the skills that are their biggest priority in 2023.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For companies
talent management
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April 3, 2023

5 steps to pick a winning investment ‍

Whether you’re the investor or the investee, the six-step Risk-Reward Framework can put you on the right path.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
investment
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March 31, 2023

Can ChatGPT write a positioning strategy?

ChatGPT can do a lot of amazing things. So what happened when we put it into an MBA-level positioning course?

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
10 mins
For students
Product positioning
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March 3, 2023

4 data-driven tricks to win your customers’ hearts‍

For consistent sales, you need a long-term relationship. According to Google’s Neil Hoyne, It starts with a better conversation — and smarter questions.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Customers
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March 25, 2023

5 steps to grow customer lifetime customer value

Your customer relationship ending after the first transaction is similar to a romantic relationship ending after the first date: not good.

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Greg Shove
Juan Pablo Del Alcázar Ponce
3 mins
For students
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February 21, 2025

Build, Buy, or Wait: The Leader’s Guide to AI Adoption

Edmundo Ortega spends all day rethinking a company’s core workflows with AI. So we asked him when companies should build custom AI solutions and when they should buy off-the-shelf. That’s when he introduced a third option – neither.

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Greg Shove
Edmundo Ortega
5 mins
For companies
AI
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February 13, 2025

EY's Global Head of AI: Don’t rush to prove AI ROI

If you feel like you’re falling behind because you haven’t figured out how to make a bulletproof investment in AI, read on for John Thompson’s take on why you actually need to slow down and stop sweating the ROI.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For companies
AI

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