I recently polled some proprietary, competitiveness, business-sensitive information from some of the largest investment banking and asset management firms in the US.  The finance/ financial services industry is one of the most conservative and gatekeepered business cultures to begin with, and collecting strategic and sensitive marketing information from senior executives promised to [...]

Of course, it seems obvious when I state it that way, but my recent work in social media has really brought this into the forefront for me.  “Strategy” - strategic insight, intelligence, targeted recommendations - has always been part of what I’ve promoted in my consulting company over the last seven or so years (it’s [...]