<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[MarkLevineConsulting]]></title><description><![CDATA[MarkLevineConsulting]]></description><link>https://www.marklevine.consulting/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:40:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.marklevine.consulting/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Difficulty Isn't Adding. It's Subtracting]]></title><description><![CDATA[On why strategic focus sounds cleaner in a presentation than it feels in an organization.]]></description><link>https://www.marklevine.consulting/post/_xxxx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57b4539c687b0d7a3ae334</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:25:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/382e36_c69ec5fc05bd4a4bb2ef4861beb3079d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>markjulianlevine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong Brands Don't Automatically Create Strong Portfolios]]></title><description><![CDATA[On why brand equity and enterprise value are related but not the same thing.]]></description><link>https://www.marklevine.consulting/post/strong-brands-don-t-automatically-create-strong-portfolios</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57b41f4ee79d90036de46f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/382e36_5c7d1970c1324943bbf9aa40edcb6d68~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>markjulianlevine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Global Organizations Quietly Drift Toward Fragmentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something I noticed over years inside large international portfolios: fragmentation almost never felt dangerous while it was happening. A regional adaptation gets introduced because a local market genuinely needs something different. A campaign works particularly well somewhere, so more investment follows. A partnership evolves one way in Europe, another in Asia — because the commercial realities aren't identical. Meanwhile the organization is still growing, so very little feels obviously...]]></description><link>https://www.marklevine.consulting/post/why-global-organizations-quietly-drift-toward-fragmentation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57b3e8a4777ca49cc33576</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:23:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/382e36_0b714a2a3c6845bb824d15636d572d40~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>markjulianlevine</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>