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Lessons from the CEOs: Making the Connection to Success

February 15, 2013 – 10:01 am

In this series, we explore some less-frequently discussed ideas about running a successful business utilizing the experiences of real CEOs. Skip Prichard is an accomplished CEO, turnaround business leader, and keynote speaker. He is known for his track record of successfully revitalizing companies and dramatically improving results. Most recently, he was President & CEO of [...]

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Honest Abe

January 10, 2013 – 12:55 pm

Directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring a cast of acclaimed actors headlined by the venerable Daniel Day Lewis, the recently released film Lincoln was destined to be a big hit at the box office. What was less expected, however, was how resonating the film would be as a master class on leadership. Anyone familiar with [...]

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A Year in Review

January 3, 2013 – 12:45 pm

A Snapshot of our Blog in 2012 2012 was truly a year worthy of conversation. Facebook’s IPO opened the world’s eyes to a new understanding of social media, mobile technology continued to grow and captured more of our attention and our dollars, the Summer Olympic Games unfolded in London, Hurricane Sandy became the most digitally [...]

By junctioncreative | Posted in Advertising, Brand and Marketing, Events, News, Practices, Social Media, Strategy, Technology, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2012, advertising, advocacy, affinity, agency, america, annual report, b2b, b2c, brand, brand champion, brand equity, budget, CEO, CIO, cloud, cmo, Collaboration, commerce, constancy, consumer, Content Marketing, contextual experience, conversation, coupon, crowdsourcing, CTO, culture, Custom Content, deals, demand, design, digital, digital design, dollars, ecommerce, economy, email marketing, entrepreneur, experience, Facebook, fortune 100, Fortune 500, fragmentation, fragmented economy, Geolocation, global, hurricane sandy, hybrid, identity, infographic, infographics, innovation, internet, IPO, Junction, local, london, loyalty, Marketing Spend, measurement, messaging, metrics, mobile, MPM, network, obama, olympics, p2p, partnerships, pinterest, PR, presidential election, privacy, Promotion, regulation, reporting, romney, smart, social, social media, sponsorship, strategy, sustainability, targeting, topics, Twitter, UEX, understanding social media, UX, vertical, Web, year | Comments (0)

The President, the Congressman, the Senator, and Twinkie the Kid…

November 20, 2012 – 2:19 pm

With the 2012 Presidential election in the books, we are gaining a clearer perspective on what the next four years of governance might look like and what the ramifications might be for businesses. In the two weeks following Election Day, the media has been quick to offer citizens multiple reports of that both Democrats and [...]

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What the Work Really Costs

September 4, 2012 – 1:57 pm

Earlier this year, Donny Deutsch on a segment of the Today Show, advised millions of aspiring entrepreneurs watching at home how easy it was to commission a “neighborhood hipster” to build a website for $250. Stop for a moment and consider that Mr. Deutsch, a respectable advertising executive and television personality, is chairman of Deutsch [...]

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Word Out on the Town

April 19, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Reputation has always carried heavy importance for businesses across industry. Throughout the last century, customer loyalty was primarily forged through personal interactions that involved a high standard of service blended with consistency. Managing performance and generating new business was dependent on solid reputations and relationships. However, technology is the basis for a large majority of [...]

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Introducing the JXN Executive Roundtable

April 17, 2012 – 10:21 am

In 2012, businesses face the challenge of reacting to major shifts in consumer behaviors within the financial constraints of a less than favorable economy. Many owners and CEOs find themselves looking for ways to reenergize the company with what seems like a shrinking budget. Junction, as an advocate for the creation of progressive, sustainable, and [...]

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A Prime Cut of the New Food Business

April 12, 2012 – 11:52 am

Eating is a biological necessity. Every human being must eat, but for millions of people nationwide, developments in recent years have placed an increasing emphasis on gastronomy that is healthier, more localized, more gourmet – providing something far beyond mere sustenance. As a result, massive changes in social and economic behavior surrounding this shift are [...]

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Where the Rubber Meets the Road

April 10, 2012 – 1:05 pm

The slow economy of recent years has forced the reconsideration of budgeting for people from all walks of life. For many, the downturn has meant drastically reduced spending. Much more severe than simply eliminating luxuries, stretching dollars as far as they will go across everyday expenses has become standard practice. Items considered to be necessities [...]

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Don’t Feed the Trolls

April 5, 2012 – 1:15 pm

Startup and entrepreneurial businesses face plenty of obstacles and pitfalls along the path to sustainability and success. Besides dealing with the obvious challenges, such as earning funding, building a team, and spreading a marketing message, startups are now facing a new menace posed by a far less notable foe. The poet and activist Audre Lorde [...]

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