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Bruce Anderson
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
When Tactics Replace Strategy
Installment 4 in a 10-part Series Early on in every #strategicplanning engagement there’s always the discussion of the best people to involve in the process. Over the years, I’ve broadly segmented individuals into two groups – Thinkers and Doers. I like involving people at all levels of the organization … especially those closest to the customers. And, I’ve found when considering high-level #strategicissues, the best results are achieved with the Thinkers. These are smart,
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Bruce Anderson
- Sep 26, 2018
- 3 min
Ready. Fire. Aim. Effects of the Tactical Culture.
Installment 3 in a 10-part Series These days this #marketingexpert has a “short runway”. In recruiter-speak, that’s code for an executive with an AARP card. However, wisdom is a great by-product of having more career behind you than in front of you. For me, the world started gaining speed the day a fax machine was installed in our ad agency that could get a layout for a national magazine ad to a client 1,500 miles away in six-minutes. Next thing I knew I had a cell phone m
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Bruce Anderson
- Sep 14, 2018
- 3 min
The Budgeting vs. Planning Fight Fest
Installment 1 in a 10-part Series In my mid-20’s I crossed the street with my boss from the Tracy-Locke advertising agency in downtown Dallas and entered the gleaming new 56-story First International Bancshares Tower. I was a rookie there for my introduction to annual planning on the First National Bank in Dallas advertising account. My instructions were clear. Speak if spoken to and then keep the conversation to the personal basics – the equivalent of name, rank and seria
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