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    "We see customers discovering us via TikTok more than our own site. How do we act on social commerce without turning things upside down?"

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    A real trend, but "without turning things upside down" is a strategic framing problem before it's an execution one.

    The Risk Acting on a surface observation, not the deeper shift, any initiative becomes cosmetic.
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    The typical mistake is leading with the idea. Lead with their agenda, not yours: have informal one-on-ones first and ask what keeps the CTO up at night, and where they see the biggest technical risk.

    Then seize the innovation sweet spot. Management genuinely prioritises innovation when there is a competitive threat or an ageing product. No urgency yet? Surface a real customer friction to create it.

    Key principle: you don't persuade a sceptic, you reduce their perceived risk and make the agenda theirs.
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