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Businesses and individuals have been impacted by the outbreak of the Xinguan epidemic, which is now under control, but many of the changes will become the New Normal. What should business operators do in the face of unprecedented uncertainty? Here are four observations and their responses.

Whether it's a child or an adult, everyone loves stories. Stories can turn difficult truths into fascinating situations that make people experience and relate to them, so if you want your customers to understand you better, why not try to use the charm of storytelling as the first step in connecting with your customer base?

By participating in workshops accompanied by professional teams, companies ultimately achieve not only the initially set concrete outcomes but also, through subtle influence, strengthen the cohesion of their teams, becoming a source of inspiration for future work.

Pros believe in the collective wisdom of the team. Only when everyone participates in co-creation will each colleague and stakeholder have a high sense of ownership of the output, be able to implement it with greater unity, and break down siloed effects.

By appealing to people's emotions and intuition, the use of mascots becomes a tool for brand interaction with consumers.

If a company builds its brand without a clear understanding of who it is, where it comes from, what its advantages are, and why it stands out, merely following trends and producing/selling what is currently popular, then it will be unable to sustain itself after the craze passes. This is by no means a viable long-term strategy for brand management.

Before developing a brand value proposition, we need to identify the brand's differentiated positioning. This must be achieved through methods such as benchmark brand analysis, self-brand analysis, and customer surveys. Benchmark analysis helps us identify competitive advantages that differentiate us from competing brands.

Why do brands need a mission and vision? Just like a person's career planning, in addition to a short-term plan of action, there must be a medium- and long-term goal as a direction to strive for. A brand's mission and vision is also an integral part of the brand's business strategy.

For 150 years, the brand logo of international manufacturer Bayer Pharmaceuticals has been continuously updated, witnessing adjustments and transformations in commercial strategies across the overall market.

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