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He has published extensively in various professional and academic<br />

journals and has co-authored numerous books on marketing.<br />

He is not as well-known as Levitt or Kotler but he is very highly<br />

regarded by business executives and students. At Management Centre<br />

Europe in Brussels, he was among the key marketing gurus that I<br />

had the privilege to stage and hear his presentations.<br />

At the feet of George Day:<br />

Lessons learnt<br />

• Be proactive not reactive.<br />

• <strong>Marketing</strong> should play a leading role.<br />

• Approaches to assessing external changes should be<br />

integrated.<br />

• Definition of business should assume multi-dimensional<br />

perspectives.<br />

• Integrate marketing focus with competencies focus.<br />

• Advances in information technology enable organisations<br />

to be responsive to external changes.<br />

• To be market-driven, acquire skills in understanding,<br />

attracting and retaining customers.<br />

• Do not become ‘oblivious to the market’.<br />

• Do not bend over backwards to do what customers want.<br />

• Do not at the same time ignore your customers.<br />

SEVEN GEORGE DAY 117

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