Point of view: Ally the past, present and future

In recent years, those companies that rely on a view of the present have been outflanked by companies with an eye on the future.

Point of view: Ally the past, present and future

John WoodwardPublicis Worldwide

What's more important in strategy: the past, the present or the future? They encapsulate three different approaches, each of which is espoused by some pretty major global companies, so which is better?

We live in the present, of course. Gandhi was fond of saying: "I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following." And sure enough, classic marketing strategy as built through the 1950s to the 1990s was built...

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