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June 17, 2025June 15, 2025 andreweverett360

A Culture of Character

C. William Pollard wrote an article titled Crafting a Culture of Character for Leader to Leader (Winter 2010, pp.38-42).

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July 8, 2022 andreweverett360

Helping Customers Avoid Bad Choices

Northeastern University marketing professor Bruce Clark wrote an article on marketing ethics titled Helping Customers Avoid “Bad” Choices.

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March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 andreweverett360

Corporate values are negatively correlated with reality

Donald Sull, Stefano Turconi, and Charles Sull wrote an article from MIT Sloan Management Review titled When It Comes to Culture, Does Your Company Walk the Talk? (July 21, 2020). Continue reading “Corporate values are negatively correlated with reality” →

May 4, 2020May 3, 2020 andreweverett360

Tom Peters interview during Coronavirus shutdown

Melinda Byerley interviewed Tom Peters for the Stayin’ Alive In Technology podcast. Continue reading “Tom Peters interview during Coronavirus shutdown” →

April 6, 2020April 4, 2020 andreweverett360

It’s not Brand Purpose. It’s Corporate Social Responsibility.

Carl Panteny wrote a blog post titled ‘Brand Purpose’ needs to be banned.

« It’s not a branding exercise. It’s engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). » Continue reading “It’s not Brand Purpose. It’s Corporate Social Responsibility.” →

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 andreweverett360

Facebook and IRS Prepare for $9 Billion U.S. Tax Court Fight

Richard Rubin wrote a Wall Street Journal article titled Facebook and IRS Prepare for $9 Billion U.S. Tax Court Fight. Continue reading “Facebook and IRS Prepare for $9 Billion U.S. Tax Court Fight” →

November 30, 2019November 29, 2019 andreweverett360

Hashtag-activism

Harry Lang wrote an MarketingWeek article titled Amazon proves consumers are choosing easy over ethical.

« For all the talk of conscious consumerism, Amazon’s market dominance continues apace despite its low tax bill and its excessive packaging. » Continue reading “Hashtag-activism” →

September 27, 2019September 18, 2019 andreweverett360

Great marketers don’t sell dreams, they sell realities

Helen Edwards wrote an article for Marketing Week titled Great marketers don’t sell dreams, they sell realities. Continue reading “Great marketers don’t sell dreams, they sell realities” →

May 31, 2019June 2, 2019 andreweverett360

The North Face manipulating Wikipedia

A Fast Company article about  a campaign for The North Face manipulating Wikipedia addresses the ethics and integrity (or lack thereof) of a brand. Continue reading “The North Face manipulating Wikipedia” →

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