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Method and reference pieces that step back from any single company's record to explain how the underlying frameworks work. Every number traces to a named source, the same standard every case file holds to.

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SOAR ANALYSIS

SOAR Analysis: Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations & Results

The strengths-based alternative to SWOT, its roots in Appreciative Inquiry, the 2x2 matrix, and how to run a five-step SOAR analysis.

FILED: JULY 7, 2026
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MARGINAL ANALYSIS

Marginal Analysis: Comparing the Next Unit's Cost Against Its Benefit

Marginal cost, marginal benefit, marginal revenue, the MB=MC rule, sunk costs, and diminishing marginal utility, traced back to the 1870s marginal revolution.

FILED: JULY 7, 2026
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CORRELATION ANALYSIS

Correlation Analysis: What the Coefficient Measures, and What It Doesn't

Pearson, Spearman, Kendall's Tau, point-biserial and partial correlation, confidence intervals, and why correlation never proves causation.

FILED: JULY 7, 2026
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REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Regression Analysis: How It Works, and What It Doesn't Prove

Simple and multiple linear regression, logistic regression, ridge and lasso, p-values and R-squared, and why a significant result still isn't proof of causation.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026
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SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Sustainable Competitive Advantage: The Frameworks, and Four Real Companies

VRIN, Porter's generic strategies, and Five Forces, tested against Walmart, Zappos, Whole Foods, and Apple's actual record.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026
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STRATEGIC MARKETING

Strategic Marketing: The Process, the Plan, and the Evidence

The seven-step strategic marketing process, SMART goals, brand positioning, and what real resource-allocation research shows about ROI.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026
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CUSTOMER ANALYSIS

Customer Analysis: Segmentation, Personas, and the Metrics Behind Customer Behavior

Segmentation, personas, RFM, Customer Lifetime Value, and predictive analytics: what each method does, and what real research says it's worth.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026
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CUSTOMER JOURNEY ANALYSIS

Customer Journey Analysis: Touchpoints, Testing, and What the Data Shows

Mapping touchpoints, measuring drop-off, and testing changes with A/B experiments instead of a funnel diagram nobody checked.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026
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DESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS

Descriptive Analytics: What Happened, and How Real Companies Track It

What descriptive analytics answers, how it gets built, and three real, named examples of it running at scale: NYU Langone, Bank Mandiri, and Netflix.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026
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MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS

Marketing Strategy Analysis: The Frameworks, and the Evidence Behind Them

Market research, SWOT and PEST, competitor analysis, segmentation, content strategy analysis, and econometrics: what each framework covers, with real, named sources behind the ones that check out.

FILED: JULY 6, 2026