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<title><![CDATA[Top-Down Thinking Is Bad for Your Brand]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://adage.com/article/al-ries/top-thinking-bad-brand/241956/?utm_source=Al%20Ries&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AdvertisingAge/Al%20Ries"><img src="http://gaia.adage.com/images/bin/image/x-large/0211p24-Ries-Al.jpg?1360270472" width="271" height="271" alt="" /><br /></a><p>What&rsquo;s wrong with the strategies developed by many giant corporations? They tend to be developed &ldquo;top down.&rdquo;</p><p></p><p>Al Ries</p>
<p><a href="http://adage.com/article/al-ries/top-thinking-bad-brand/241956/?utm_source=Al%20Ries&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AdvertisingAge/Al%20Ries">Continue reading at AdAge.com</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
<author>adageeditor@adage.com (Al Ries)</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Why JCP, Walmart and Others Fail at Changing Their Spots]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:12 -0400</pubDate>
<author>adageeditor@adage.com (Al Ries)</author>
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<title><![CDATA[How Should Coke Face the Sugar Challenge? Get Rid of It]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<author>adageeditor@adage.com (Al Ries)</author>
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