Advice on Demonstrating Authenticity in Leadership
By Dave Wendland, for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com June 17, 2021 Much has been written about leadership traits and styles. In fact, a Google search for the term “leadership” yields more than 2 billion results. And when you specify “authentic leadership,” you get more than 100 million results, including scholarly articles, lists of traits […]
The Importance of Balancing Resilience in Uncertain Times
By Dave Wendland, for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com March 21, 2021 Last year, companies found themselves faced with a daunting decision. Many struggled to implement tactics to build resilience into their organizations to survive short-term perils, while not losing sight of long-term strategies for an unknown future state. For some, this balance between short-term […]
It’s Time For Innovation Or Stagnation
By Dave Wendland, for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com December 10, 2020 In October 2018, I wrote an article about the four components of effective collaboration: diversity, equality, energy and mobilization. With remote working now commonplace, I found myself challenged to imagine how the power of collaboration can facilitate effective revolutionary thinking from afar. True innovation often […]
Having the right offerings for unpaid caregivers is a challenge
By Megan Moyer, senior marketing communications specialist, as seen in Mass Market Retailers Finding ways to connect with your shoppers and draw in new consumers is an ongoing effort that needs constant reevaluation based on market conditions, the evolution of shopping behaviors, trends and the economy. One trend that continues to shape retailers’ strategies is the […]
Serving the self-care consumer on a journey of recovery
By Megan Moyer, senior marketing communications specialist, as seen in Mass Market Retailers Finding ways to connect with your shoppers and draw in new consumers is an ongoing effort that needs constant reevaluation based on market conditions, the evolution of shopping behaviors, trends and the economy. One trend that continues to shape retailers’ strategies is the […]
Identifying Potential Networking Intersections
By Dave Wendland, for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com September 25, 2020 Representing the interests of your agency has never been a 9-to-5 job. In fact, one never knows when your next interaction will result in a new business opportunity. More than three decades ago I wrote a short piece entitled “Is Your Net-Working?” This question […]
Consumers seeking to maintain their health are worth targeting
By Megan Moyer, senior marketing communications specialist, as seen in Mass Market Retailers Finding ways to connect with shoppers and draw in new consumers is an ongoing effort that needs constant reevaluation based on market conditions, the evolution of shopping behaviors, trends and the economy. One trend that continues to shape retailers’ strategies is the self-care […]
Moving Beyond Product Features And Benefits In Brand Messaging
By Dave Wendland, CommunityVoice for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com July 27, 2020 We’ve all heard late-night advertisements touting amazing product features: “It slices! It dices! But wait — there’s more!” For those of us old enough to remember these immortal words of Ronald M. Popeil, who started pitching products on infomercials in the late 1950s, I […]
Luring prevention-minded shoppers
By Megan Moyer, senior marketing communications specialist, as seen in Mass Market Retailers Finding ways to connect with your shoppers and draw in new consumers is an ongoing effort that needs constant reevaluation based on market conditions, the evolution of shopping behaviors, trends and the economy. One trend that continues to shape retailers’ strategies is the […]
Pause and reset
By Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, as seen in Drug Store News, July 10, 2020 In a conversation with my colleague, Hamacher Resource Group’s director of national accounts, Tom Boyer (both of us 25+ year veterans of the retail healthcare industry), we agreed that although these unprecedented times can cause panic, we believe it can […]