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Jack Trout

John Francis "Jack" Trout (January 31, 1935 – June 4, 2017) was an American advertising executive and an owner of Trout & Partners, a consulting firm. He was the founder and pioneer of positioning theory and also marketing warfare theory.

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Occupation
Advertising executive
Alma mater
Iona College
Born
John Francis Trout (1935-01-31)January 31, 1935 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died
June 4, 2017(2017-06-04) (aged 82) Old Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.

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related to Books · 26
Jack Trout → Be, Big Brands, Big Trouble, CEO Learned, Fable, Genie's Wisdom, Hard Way, How, In Search, ISBN, John Wiley, Lessons Learned, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Marketing Genius, McGraw-Hill Education, New Jersey, New York, Obvious
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Jack Trout → Iona College
Born · 1
Jack Trout → John Francis Trout (1935-01-31)January 31, 1935 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died · 1
Jack Trout → June 4, 2017(2017-06-04) (aged 82) Old Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
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Jack Trout → Advertising executive

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Jack TroutAlma materIona College1.00infobox
Jack TroutBornJohn Francis Trout (1935-01-31)January 31, 1935 Manhattan, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Jack TroutDiedJune 4, 2017(2017-06-04) (aged 82) Old Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.1.00infobox
Jack TroutOccupationAdvertising executive1.00infobox
Jack Troutrelated to BooksLock-green0.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksLock-gray-alt-20.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksLock-red-alt-20.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksWikisource-logo0.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksBig Brands0.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksBig Trouble0.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksLessons Learned0.60section
Jack Troutrelated to BooksHard Way0.60section

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