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Week of September 6, 2010

Three essential things marketing communications professionals should read this week:

  • Title: Adding services doesn't always mean you're being innovative
    Website: bit.ly/b83huU
    Description: Excellent piece by John Mariotti of The Enterprise Group says recognize the dangers of proliferation masquerading as innovation; of line extensions pretending to be new products and of incrementalism as a path to growth. All of these add far more in complexity and its hidden costs than they do in revenue. Valuable lessons for professional service firms.

  • Title: How do agencies move upstream
    Website: bit.ly/b1DX4L
    Description: Insightful exploration of how agencies can move further up the marketing value chain from the minds at BBH Labs.

  • Title: How to learn digital? Just begin.
    Website: bit.ly/azrCyb
    Description: Too many marketing professionals are paralyzed by the thought that they don't know enough about digital. Don't wait for someone else to teach you, take the initiative -- now. Love this advice and philosophy from the tech firm 37Signals.

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