{"id":185847,"date":"2025-11-12T08:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catchupstage.undefi.net\/?p=185847"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:34:25","slug":"ceo-arthur-hoeld-vision-on-puma-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/corporate\/ceo-arthur-hoeld-vision-on-puma-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Visi\u00f3n del CEO Arthur Hoeld sobre la marca PUMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporativo<\/a>\/\n        Visi\u00f3n del CEO Arthur Hoeld sobre la marca PUMA\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_CEO-Arthur-Hoeld_Brand-Vision.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 28% 16%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporativo<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fcorporate%2Fceo-arthur-hoeld-vision-on-puma-brand%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fcorporate%2Fceo-arthur-hoeld-vision-on-puma-brand%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/corporate\/ceo-arthur-hoeld-vision-on-puma-brand\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fcorporate%2Fceo-arthur-hoeld-vision-on-puma-brand%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 ha pasado con la elevaci\u00f3n de la marca, Sr. Hoeld?<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Arthur Hoeld, CEO de PUMA, esboza su visi\u00f3n de una marca PUMA m\u00e1s deseable<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">12 de noviembre de 2025 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;CEO Arthur Hoeld vision on PUMA brand&quot;, \"text\": &quot;How will PUMA become a Top 3 global sports brand? 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Es una pregunta que le hacen mucho estos d\u00edas al nuevo CEO de PUMA, Arthur Hoeld. Y no es de extra\u00f1ar. Cuando se incorpor\u00f3 a PUMA en julio de este a\u00f1o, la marca acababa de redoblar sus esfuerzos en una campa\u00f1a global para aumentar su atractivo entre los consumidores, en un esfuerzo que denomin\u00f3 \"elevaci\u00f3n de la marca\".<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >Arthur estaba convencido: Los objetivos de mejorar la imagen de PUMA entre los consumidores eran los correctos, pero su larga experiencia en el sector le hab\u00eda ense\u00f1ado que la receta no funcionar\u00eda.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumns spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div >\u201cNo vamos a seguir con esa estrategia, porque sencillamente no ha dado resultados. Eso es muy obvio ahora mismo\u201d, dijo Arthur en un evento interno. \u201cPor supuesto que queremos elevar la marca PUMA. Nos aseguramos de que la marca sea m\u00e1s deseable, menos comercial y el futuro m\u00e1s saludable y m\u00e1s rentable. Pero necesitamos un enfoque muy diferente\u201d.\u201d \u00a0<br><br>Arthur est\u00e1 convencido de que los iconos de producto de PUMA, como el Suede, y las innovaciones de rendimiento, como su tecnolog\u00eda de vanguardia para correr NITRO, son la clave de su \u00e9xito. <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div >PUMA se centrar\u00e1 de nuevo en su ADN deportivo y se asegurar\u00e1 de que todos los productos puedan utilizarse en el deporte y mejoren el rendimiento de los atletas. Este veterano de 55 a\u00f1os de la industria del deporte est\u00e1 reajustando la empresa para garantizar que estos productos y sus historias puedan abrirse paso frente a la dura competencia, cambiando c\u00f3mo, d\u00f3nde y cu\u00e1ndo se venden los productos y qu\u00e9 historias recordar\u00e1n los consumidores. Y lo que es m\u00e1s importante, todos los productos clave y las historias de marca deben ser los mismos en todos los pa\u00edses del mundo. Arthur lo llama convertirse en una marca deportiva global. Con extensiones locales para abordar las diferencias y oportunidades locales.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__0367_low-res.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumns spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div >\u201cPara reconstruir la empresa, PUMA tiene que convertirse en una marca deportiva global que tenga una idea clara sobre su identidad y su cartera de productos. Tenemos que contar historias de producto atractivas e intrigantes para establecer mejor nuestros iconos de producto, como las Suede, las Palermo o las GV Special, as\u00ed como nuestras innovaciones l\u00edderes en la industria, como nuestra tecnolog\u00eda de running NITRO\u2122\u201d, dijo Arthur. \u201cQuiero que la gente de todo el mundo se emocione por vestir PUMA y por las historias de producto que contamos\u201d.\u201d \u00a0<br><br>La atenci\u00f3n al producto es implacable. Arthur ha cambiado los procesos de la empresa para poner el marketing de producto y el de marca codo con codo y contar historias de producto m\u00e1s s\u00f3lidas. Para tomar mejores decisiones sobre cu\u00e1ndo, d\u00f3nde y en qu\u00e9 cantidades se introducen los productos, Go-to-Market ha pasado a formar parte tambi\u00e9n de esta nueva estructura bajo la direcci\u00f3n de la Chief Brand Officer, Mar\u00eda Vald\u00e9s. PUMA reducir\u00e1 dr\u00e1sticamente el n\u00famero de productos que fabrica cada a\u00f1o para centrarse m\u00e1s en los iconos que realmente importan.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div >Este cambio tambi\u00e9n significa ser mucho m\u00e1s selectivo sobre d\u00f3nde se venden los productos PUMA. \u201cPUMA ha estado apareciendo con demasiada frecuencia en los canales equivocados, con demasiadas promociones y altos niveles de inventario\u201d, dijo Arthur. \u201cTenemos que asegurarnos de que la marca sea m\u00e1s deseable y menos comercial\u201d.\u201d<br><br>Arthur afirma que ve claras oportunidades en las tiendas propias de PUMA y en las plataformas de comercio electr\u00f3nico. Aunque la venta al por mayor seguir\u00e1 siendo una parte importante del negocio, quiere abordar el desequilibrio entre los dos canales de distribuci\u00f3n. Otras marcas realizan alrededor del 40% de sus ventas en sus propios canales, en PUMA es actualmente menos de un tercio.<br><br>\u201cPara m\u00ed, no ser m\u00e1s fuertes en nuestro negocio directo al consumidor es una oportunidad perdida de mostrar al mundo los productos que tenemos y el tipo de marca que somos\u201d, se\u00f1al\u00f3 Arthur. \u201dVender directamente a los consumidores nos da la oportunidad de hacer llegar ese mensaje al mundo nosotros mismos, no solo a trav\u00e9s de nuestros socios mayoristas\u201d.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201dVender directamente a los consumidores nos da la oportunidad de hacer llegar ese mensaje al mundo nosotros mismos, no s\u00f3lo a trav\u00e9s de nuestros socios mayoristas\u201d.\u201d<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image slider -->\n\n<div class=\"row rowSlider2 spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"arrowCircleCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-prev swipeprev32d0fef2-39b8-448b-955c-ba28f667ba47\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t<div id=\"swipe_32d0fef2-39b8-448b-955c-ba28f667ba47\" class=\"swiper myswiper scrollAnim\" data-ssize=\"2\" data-id=\"32d0fef2-39b8-448b-955c-ba28f667ba47\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5003663003663 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__0973_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5003663003663 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1154_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5003663003663 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1174_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5025678650037 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1400_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5003663003663 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1402_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5025678650037 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1446_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5025678650037 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1456_low-res.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n        <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"arrowCircleCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-next swipenext32d0fef2-39b8-448b-955c-ba28f667ba47\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWider\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Se acabaron los \u2018secretos mejor guardados del sector\u2019<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumns spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div >Como parte de este \u00e9nfasis en el producto, PUMA se alejar\u00e1 de las campa\u00f1as de marca de 2024 y 2025, dijo Arthur, y har\u00e1 que los propios productos, as\u00ed como las innovaciones de rendimiento de PUMA, sean la estrella del espect\u00e1culo y los posicionar\u00e1 claramente de manera que resuenen. \u00a0<br><br>\u201cTenemos que preguntarnos c\u00f3mo posicionamos nuestros iconos de producto, nuestras grandes innovaciones, nuestra tecnolog\u00eda NITRO\u2122, nuestras botas de f\u00fatbol. Nos aseguraremos de que todo el mundo sepa qu\u00e9 es NITRO\u2122, para que no sea solo el secreto mejor guardado del sector\u201d, explic\u00f3 Arthur. \u201cEsas historias, esos esfuerzos crear\u00e1n luego un efecto halo para toda la marca\u201d.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div >Aunque las medidas de reajuste en PUMA son inevitables a corto plazo, Arthur est\u00e1 convencido del potencial a largo plazo de la marca y tiene el claro objetivo de volver a crecer por encima del sector y obtener beneficios saludables para 2027, al tiempo que establece a PUMA como una de las tres mejores marcas deportivas mundiales.<br><br>Arthur habla con pasi\u00f3n de la larga historia de PUMA junto a algunos de los mejores atletas del mundo, del enorme archivo de productos de la empresa y de su credibilidad en muchos deportes mundiales diferentes, as\u00ed como de sus actuales asociaciones de categor\u00eda mundial con equipos y atletas como el Manchester City y el Borussia Dortmund o plataformas comunitarias como Hyrox, la serie mundial de carreras de fitness. \u00a0<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1.5025678650037  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puma_Bilanz-PK-Q3_2025_images__1268_low-res.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cSoy un verdadero creyente en lo que PUMA tiene que ofrecer, y en el legado que PUMA ha construido, y m\u00e1s a\u00fan en el potencial de esta marca y de esta empresa\u201d <br>Arthur dijo.<br>\u201cHaremos PUMA, haremos que el gato vuelva a ser deseable e intrigante\u201d.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se convertir\u00e1 PUMA en una de las tres mejores marcas deportivas del mundo? Arthur Hoeld, consejero delegado de PUMA, habla de c\u00f3mo centrarse en el producto, el deporte y la narraci\u00f3n de historias puede hacer m\u00e1s por la salud de la marca que cualquier campa\u00f1a individual.  <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":185859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":9760,"meta-headline":"What happened to brand elevation, Mr. Hoeld?","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"class_list":["post-185847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate"],"fullData":{"ID":185847,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2025-11-12 08:34:22","post_date_gmt":"2025-11-12 08:34:22","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":185859},\"headline\":\"What happened to brand elevation, Mr. Hoeld?\",\"content\":\"PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s CEO Arthur Hoeld outlines his vision for a more desirable PUMA brand\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"What about brand elevation? It\\u0026rsquo;s a question PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s new CEO Arthur Hoeld gets asked a lot these days. And it\\u0026rsquo;s no surprise. When he joined PUMA in July this year, PUMA had just doubled down on a global brand campaign to raise its appeal with consumers in an effort it called brand elevation.\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Arthur was convinced: The goals to raise PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s standing with consumers were the right ones, but his long experience in the industry had taught him, the recipe would not work.\",\"firstletter\":\"firstLetter\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026ldquo;We\\u0026#039;re not going to continue with that strategy, because it simply hasn\\u0026#039;t led to results. That is very obvious right now,\\u0026rdquo; Arthur said at an internal event. \\u0026ldquo;Of course we want to elevate the PUMA brand. We make sure the brand becomes more desirable, less commercial and the future more healthy and more profitable. But we need a very different approach.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Arthur is convinced PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s product icons, such as the Suede, and performance innovations, such as its cutting-edge running technology NITRO, are the key to its success. \",\"contentRight\":\"PUMA will have a renewed focus on its sports DNA and ensure every product can be worn in sports and enhance athletes\\u0026#039; performance. The 55-year-old sports industry veteran is resetting the company to ensure these products and their stories can cut through against tough competition, changing how, where and when products are sold and which stories consumers will remember. More importantly, all key product and brand stories need to be the same in every single country around the world. Arthur calls it\u202fbecoming one global sports brand. With local extensions to address local differences and opportunities.\",\"className\":\"\",\"spacing\":\"spacing\",\"width\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":185849},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026ldquo;To rebuild the company, PUMA has to become one global sports brand that has a clear idea about its identity and its product portfolio. We have to tell appealing and intriguing product stories to better establish our product icons, such as the Suede, the Palermo or the GV Special as well as our industry-leading innovations such as our running technology NITRO\\u0026trade;,\\u0026rdquo; Arthur said. \\u0026ldquo;I want people around the world to be excited to wear PUMA and about the product stories we tell.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;The attention to product is relentless. Arthur has changed the company\\u0026rsquo;s processes to put product and brand marketing side by side to tell stronger product stories. To make better decisions on when, where and in which quantities products are introduced, Go-to-Market became part of this new structure under the Chief Brand Officer Maria Valdes as well. 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It\\u0026rsquo;s a question PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s new CEO Arthur Hoeld gets asked a lot these days. And it\\u0026rsquo;s no surprise. When he joined PUMA in July this year, PUMA had just doubled down on a global brand campaign to raise its appeal with consumers in an effort it called brand elevation.\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Arthur was convinced: The goals to raise PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s standing with consumers were the right ones, but his long experience in the industry had taught him, the recipe would not work.\",\"firstletter\":\"firstLetter\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026ldquo;We\\u0026#039;re not going to continue with that strategy, because it simply hasn\\u0026#039;t led to results. 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