BlackSharp & Company » Differentiation http://www.blacksharp.com From Strategy to Execution Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:31:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Golden Differentiator http://www.blacksharp.com/the-golden-differentiator/ http://www.blacksharp.com/the-golden-differentiator/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:44 +0000 admin http://www.blacksharp.com/?p=27 A well-recognized expert on how juniors can attract investors, Brent Cook, co-editor of the Exploration Insights newsletter, offers his investor tips in an interview with MineWeb.com: Connect with management Meet the team Visit their website Assess how informational their news releases are Break down their arguments and look for solid facts The latter three points made by Brent Cook point to ...

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]]> http://www.blacksharp.com/is-your-company-undervalued/feed/ 0 Will Your Brand Survive or Thrive? http://www.blacksharp.com/will-your-brand-survive-or-thrive/ http://www.blacksharp.com/will-your-brand-survive-or-thrive/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:50 +0000 admin http://www.blacksharp.com/?p=191 PWC, in its year end 2012 review of the top 100 mining companies listed on the TSXV confirmed that equity financing raised in the first half of the year had decreased by a troubling 41%. Exploration companies are in a similar boat. Now, the challenge is to make up that investment gap. Survive However, the world has changed. The standard ...

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]]> http://www.blacksharp.com/will-your-brand-survive-or-thrive/feed/ 0 Dare to be Different http://www.blacksharp.com/dare-to-be-different/ http://www.blacksharp.com/dare-to-be-different/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:03:51 +0000 admin http://www.blacksharp.com/?p=257 If you run an exploration company, then you’re adrift on a sea of choice in the marketplace. Jack Trout, a world renowned marketing strategist, details a phenomenon called the “tyranny of choice” in his book Differentiate or Die. He describes the average supermarket as having about 40,000 standard stocking units (SKUs) at any given time, in stock on store shelve. ...

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