Sharon McCarthyOct 20THE BEST STORY WINS There is nothing more powerful than a story. We've all seen this. It's a customer story that convinces your executive team to act on your...
Sharon McCarthyFeb 296 PROVEN, LOW-EFFORT WAYS TO RAISE PRICES WITHOUT TAKING A PRICE INCREASE.In the last 3 years, the consumer price index has risen by nearly 18%. Chances are, your customer is facing sticker shock on most items...
Sharon McCarthyFeb 29COULD THIS BE ONE OF THE MORE POWERFUL WAYS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS? NEW PURCHASE OCCASIONS Consider when you might visit a Starbucks: networking, morning wake-up, afternoon pick-me-up, coffee with a...
Sharon McCarthyJan 253 MARKETING MYTHS TO GIVE UP IN 2024 It’s now almost 30 years since the first digital ad was placed. Yet, it’s only recently that we’ve harnessed all of this data to develop...
Sharon McCarthyJun 6, 2023The S.E.C.R.E.T TO PRODUCTS THAT SELL THEMSELVESAND INCREASE YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS IN MARKET BY AT LEAST 42% I had just been hired to turn around a 200-unit chain of photography...
Sharon McCarthyMar 23, 2023REDUCING RISK OF AN INNOVATION FAILUREHave you ever conducted market research and received a green light to launch a new product, only to have it fail in-market? You're not...
Sharon McCarthyMar 20, 2023RCTs for QSR ChainsMost organizations now embrace experimentation, conducting A/B testing, the gold standard of which is a randomized control (RCT). An RCT...
Sharon McCarthyFeb 27, 2023The Opportunity in UncertaintyThere is nothing more uncomfortable than uncertainty. We hate it. Our aversion to uncertainty is so great that we often make less...