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RCTs for QSR Chains
Most organizations now embrace experimentation, conducting A/B testing, the gold standard of which is a randomized control (RCT). An RCT...
Sharon McCarthy
Mar 20, 2023


The Opportunity in Uncertainty
There is nothing more uncomfortable than uncertainty. We hate it. Our aversion to uncertainty is so great that we often make less...
Sharon McCarthy
Feb 27, 2023


Reviving a Stale Brand: Burger King
1. RECLAIM A LEGACY IF RELEVANT In 1974, Burger King launched “Have It Your Way," an exceptionally successful ad campaign. It blunted...
Sharon McCarthy
Nov 21, 2022


The Most Influential Person in Fashion You've Never Heard Of -- What We Can Learn From Him
He owned the company where I got my first job, as a business analyst in the back office in Secaucus. The team represented the OG rainbow...
Sharon McCarthy
Oct 25, 2022


Reviving a Stale Brand -- The 7 Pillars of a Modern Brand, Updated
It’s day one. You are now responsible for a brand you inherited. Year-over-year transactions are down, your team has been discounting to...
Sharon McCarthy
Oct 4, 2022


Find More Wins Faster
Experiments are the new assembly line for business, dramatically reducing the cost and time to produce a new product or service. In the...
Sharon McCarthy
Apr 25, 2022


What would YOU do?
Gap's CEO is right. In a recent Wall Street Journal story, Gap's CEO, Sonia Syngal, said fashion is an art AND a science, a right, and a...
Sharon McCarthy
Oct 27, 2020


8 Tips for Marketing in the New Now
The best marketing delivers the right message to the right customer at the right time. This principle has never been more important. Sell...
Sharon McCarthy
Mar 20, 2020
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