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  • Complete summary of Bill McGowan's book: "Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time".This summary of the ideas from Bill McGowan’s book "Pitch Perfect" gives advice on how to make your presentations engaging and influential. According to McGowan, there are Seven Principles of Persuasion that you can use to make your presentations more effective and entertain...
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian C. Ott's book: "The 24-Hour Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian C. Ott's book "The 24-Hour Economy" shows that "time is money" is an outdated concept. In his book, the author explains that time is now far more important when consumers make decisions. People...
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison's book: "The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison's book "The Profit Zone" shows how it is generally acknowledged that the company with the largest share of the market will ultimately generate the greatest profits....
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  • The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky's and Richard Wise's book: "How To Grow When Markets Don't".This complete summary of the ideas from "How to Grow When Markets Don't" shows that for many years, the answer for growth creation was thought to be product innovation – a better product. However, as every company creates more and more products, ever faster, this...
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  • The must-read summary of Akash Karia's book: "How to Deliver a Great TED Talk: Presentation Secrets of the World's Best Speakers".This complete summary of the ideas from Akash Karia's book "How to Deliver a Great TED Talk" demonstrates how you can deliver a memorable TED talk or presentation. The author provides a formula that you can learn and apply that...
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  • The must-read summary of Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind".This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind" shows how effective product positioning has an impact on the perceptions of the target market. The authors show how all of the elements of product positioning...
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  • The must-read summary of Al Ries and Jack Trout's book: "Bottom-Up Marketing: Building a Tactic into a Powerful Strategy".This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "Bottom-Up Marketing" shows that traditional marketing is generally carried out top-down. That is, the senior manager decides on a strategy the company will follow and the middle managers decide...
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  • The must-read summary of Al Ries and Jack Trout's book: "The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing".This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Jack Trout's book "The 22 Immuable Laws of Marketing" shows that there is a widely-held assumption that marketing is a field in which anyone can succeed, with enough enthusiasm. This summary shows that marketing has...
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  • The must-read summary of Al Ries and Jack Trout’s book: “Marketing Warfare: How Corporations Are Applying Military Strategies to Business”. This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Jack Trout’s book “Marketing Warfare” shows how important it is for companies to stay ahead of their competitors in today’s overcrowded market. The authors explain how leaders can adopt military...
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  • The must-read summary of Al Ries and Laura Ries' book: "The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR".This complete summary of the ideas from Al Ries and Laura Ries' book: "The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR" shows that none of the recent business success stories have spent much money on advertising. Instead, companies such as Starbucks...
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  • The must-read summary of Alex Wipperfurth's book: "Brand Hijack: Marketing Without Marketing"This complete summary of the ideas from Alex Wipperfurth's book "Brand Hijack" shows that companies like Starbucks, eBay, Palm and Red Bull have built multi-billion-dollar valuations without using any conventional advertising campaigns. The success of these companies demonstrate the smart approach to building a business and a brand in...
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  • The must-read summary of Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas' book: "Power Relationships: 26 Irrefutable Laws for Building Extraordinary Relationships".This complete summary of ideas from Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas' book "Power Relationships: 26 Irrefutable Laws for Building Extraordinary Relationships" recognises the importance of building personal and professional relationships to get ahead in the business world. It is easy to contact...
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  • The must-read summary of Andy Sernovitz's book: "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking".This complete summary of the ideas from Andy Sernovitz's book "Word of Mouth Marketing" shows how this type of marketing isn't really about the marketers, or even marketing itself. It's all about creating happy customers and making them your best advertisers. In his book,...
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  • The must-read summary of B. Joseph Pine II and James Gilmore's book: "The Experience Economy: Work is Theatre and Every Business a Stage".This complete summary of B. Joseph Pine II and James Gilmore's book "The Experience Economy" shows that every company is based on what they choose to charge money for. In their book, the authors explain the benefits of...
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  • The must-read summary of Barry Farber and Joyce Wycoff's book: "Breakthrough Selling: Customer-Building Strategies from the Best in the Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Barry Farber and Jocye Wycoff's book "Breakthrough Selling" shows that many people sell products, but not all of them are good at selling. In their book, the authors explain how some of the best...
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  • The must-read summary of Bernd Schmitt and Laura Brown's book: "Build Your Own Garage: Blueprints and Tools to Unleash Your Company's Hidden Creativity".This complete summary of the ideas from Bernd Schmitt and Laura Brown's book "Build Your Own Garage" explains how in business, garages are considered to be the places where good ideas can be grown into new businesses. In...
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