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In the final chapter, niraj dawar suggests several implications for strategy, observing, the tilt to downstream competitive advantage carries three implications that go to the heart of strategy. Niraj dawars research focuses on brand equity and brand management issues. His press commentary has appeared in the financial times, the international herald tribune, and the globe and. Business groups, which straddle numerous unrelated businesses, are flourishing in emerging markets. It illustrates exactly what todays companies and leaders need to do. Niraj dawar, author of tilt, professor at the ivey business school the brand flip will absolutely be the new bible for branding. His finger firmly on the future of branding, he shreds conventional marketing wisdom. Classes will be taught and church programs will be staffed, but boredom and burnout are likely and turnover is high. Nov 05, 20 niraj dawar is a strategic thinker and author who has worked with leading organizations on three continents. He is professor of marketing at the ivey business school in canada and hong kong. Shifting your strategy from products to customers hardcover by niraj dawar, with vivid examples from around the world, ranging across industries and sectors, dawar shows how companies are reorienting their strategies around customer. Shifting your strategy from products to customers book.
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