{"id":881,"date":"2009-02-16T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=881"},"modified":"2009-02-16T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-16T22:00:27","slug":"innovation-in-marketing-challenge-assumptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=881","title":{"rendered":"Innovation in Marketing: Challenge Assumptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/cohen_andysm.jpg\" \/>Right now, there are            dozens of companies           producing the same           services and           products that you           are &#8211; only better, faster, cheaper. The only way to           maintain a competitive advantage           is by thinking differently and           generating innovative solutions.           Andy Cohen can show you how.<\/p>\n<p>Debunking long-held notions            about customers and industry           models, he shows us how to           market more effectively by           emotionally connecting with           consumers, how to explore and           develop ideas, and even how to           reframe a market segment. Using           sleight of hand and other illusions,                      he teaches us how to be more           creative, explore our ability to innovate and leverage our           strengths for a true competitive           advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Using case studies from major            brands and corporations such as           Coca-Cola, OnStar and ING, he will           get your creative juices flowing.           You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll leave with action steps you           can put to work immediately.<\/p>\n<p>As a best-selling author and            practitioner, Andy has developed           keen insights           into what           drives high-performing companies           and what           distinguishes           their           approaches to           customers,           employees           and leadership. A respected marketing guru, Andy has worked           with some of the biggest names in           business, including American           Express, AOL, Charles Schwab,           L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Oreal, Novartis, HSBC, Club Med,           Merrill Lynch, P&#038;G and Clorox. He           has produced award-winning           work, even picking up a coveted           EFFIE award from the American           Marketing Association for the           highest excellence in combining           creativity with results. Prior to his           role as an innovation speaker, he           founded Exposed Brick, an award-winning           advertising agency that           pioneers relationship marketing through electronic and digital           media.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference in Atlanta, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\">www.nama.org\/amc<\/a>. To register now, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nama.org\/amc\/register.html\">nama.org\/amc\/register.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This session is sponsored by Syngenta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right now, there are dozens of companies producing the same services and products that you are &#8211; only better, faster, cheaper. The only way to maintain a competitive advantage is by thinking differently and generating innovative solutions. Andy Cohen can show you how. 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