MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. percent in June, the most since February 2008. Sales dropped 2.2

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Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Management Consulting. Consultant Ninja. Finally, two counter-cyclical markets. Newer Post. Older Post.

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MishTalk

JUNE 11, 2015

Retail sales bounced 1.2% Auto sales were known to be strong ahead of the report, likely steering economists in the right direction. The consumer showed a lot of life in May, driving up retail sales 1.2 A leading component in the month was motor vehicle sales which jumped 2.0 Ex-auto sales are up 1.0%

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In 1997, Jim promoted me from CSR (customer service representative) to assistant manager of Blockbuster within a few months just prior to my graduation from college. I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations. Here, the rubber met the road when I could take how I learned to train others at St.

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Consultant Ninja

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Youll hear more about this over the month or two, as November/December closed sales are published as being way down. Management Consulting. Consultant Ninja. at 2:43 AM.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Management Airlines 100

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It’s an insight that I shared with a few thousand CEOs during the 2008 to 2009 Great Recession. The old way of thinking: “We are better than our competitors, so we should be winning sales.”. It turns out that all of their sales and marketing materials were geared toward the message, “why buy from us vs. another direct competitor.”.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. sales force teams. Where did ZS Associates begin, and what are they known for?

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Consultant Ninja

MAY 19, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Management Consulting. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Mealy-mouthed consultant speak. Sent in by a reader. "My Consulting. (88).

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It’s an insight that I shared with a few thousand CEOs during the 2008 to 2009 Great Recession. The old way of thinking: “We are better than our competitors, so we should be winning sales.”. It turns out that all of their sales and marketing materials were geared toward the message, “why buy from us vs. another direct competitor.”.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. Management consultants assist organisations by providing advice to address specific problems and to improve organisational performance. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products.

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. After a quick spike of sales, future demand will be lower. So the effective cost per incremental new house sale was $43,000. Management Consulting. What a waste.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2015

In fact, in 2007-2008, Israel received the highest amount of venture funding per capita, which is more than any other nation in the world. In 2008, per capita venture capital investments in Israel were 2.5 eBay bought the company for $169M in January of 2008. QUICK REVIEW.

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MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2015

The US Commerce Department Monthly Wholesales Report for January 2015 shows sales are down while inventories continue to rise. Wholesale Trade Sales Sales down 3.1% from the revised December level Sales for December revised lower by 0.5% Sales down 1.0% from December Sales of nondurable goods were down 4.6%

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Timmy calls Bob Johnson, his manager. Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Management Consulting. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. Of course, I was admiring the company's financial management while also feeling a little chilly. My second thought was, "Look at all that unnecessary cost.".

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, September 4, 2008. His goal; to ferret out their trade spend as a % of sales and their sales organizational structure. Thursday, September 4, 2008.

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, September 18, 2008. Timmy did the only thing he could do; refer him to his engagement manager. Thursday, September 18, 2008. Management Consulting.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Data is now the critical tool for managing many corporate functions, including marketing, pricing, supply chain, operations, and more. In a typical big data project, a manager engages an internal or external team to collect and process data, hoping to extract insights related to a particular business problem.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Record number of small business sales in 2018! 70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). PriceWaterhouseCoopers – Two-thirds of companies with sales of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 will change hands in the next 10 years (2011). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? This as per bizbuysell.com.

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MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 29, 2020

My strongest and earliest memory of depression and suicidal thoughts occurred in the two years leading up to 2008. In early 2008, it became beyond obvious that the math on the mortgage no longer worked. All of my prospective clients decided not to buy anything for the upcoming year, and my future pipelines of sales declined by 100%.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 17, 2013

Nearly 40% of car factories in North America now operate on work schedules that push production well past 80 hours a week, compared with 11% in 2008, said Ron Harbour, a senior partner with the Oliver Wyman Inc. management consulting firm. factory recently cut 500 workers after sales of its new Passat sedan swooned.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 15, 2018

This Silicon Valley-based previous electrical engineer with a passion for theater studied at Carnegie Mellon, then started his career in product marketing and sales before becoming a VP General Manager. Global Context was formed back in 2008, just prior to the stock market crash. Business Growth Starts Here.

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MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Hormel Cure 81 hams were allegedly on sale for $3.99 Kim notified me "the sale price was $3.99" and it was reflected on the receipt. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). Newer Post.

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ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

This algorithm has been developed since 2008 and has been constantly improved with the input of over 500 consultants working with 15,000+ businesses. Business Owners can Understand For many years, Business Owners and managers have never been able to comprehend the financial implications on issues within a business.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Some of the growth is driven by record-low interest rates, supporting auto sales that account for almost a quarter of the increase in spending on long-lasting items. From 2008 through this year, the annual rise in the number of households has averaged less than 1 percent. Unless the top 10% increase spending ~6%/yr.,

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Sales of corporate bonds in the U.S. 4 in the largest high-yield sale since 2008, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Also consider Verizon Raises $49 Billion in Largest Corporate-Bond Sale. The sale is more than double the previous issuance record of $17 billion from Apple Inc. Bond Issuance. and Sprint Corp.

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MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Until June 1, Sareb had managed to sell 700 properties (550 in the first 3 months). Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A controlled study involving leaders across different markets found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. Journal of Management, 14(3), 453-464. Journal of Management Research, 1(4), 254. Collins, J. HarperBusiness. Dhar, U., &

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Asamby Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

Due to the ongoing efforts of governments to delay inflation and a recession since 2008, we are experiencing an overlap of one phase ending and a new phase beginning (see graphic 1). Early days of management theory: When appraisals were born The roots of performance management stem from the early 1900s.

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MishTalk

JUNE 9, 2014

The growth in sales tax collections was also weak at 1.0 While the declines in income tax collections are not surprising, the softening in sales tax collection s is less expected and more worrisome. For the nation as a whole, the unusually cold winter may have temporarily depressed shopping, contributing to the sales tax slowdown.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2018

The technology industry is booming: in 2008, Microsoft was the only tech firm ranked in the world’s top 10 public companies by market capitalisation. Hardware and software sales – where a product is sold. Sam Smith worked in a top-tier management consulting firm for two years before taking time out for study.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Second, actively architect and manage the workplace culture. Controlled studies involving leaders across different markets have found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. Hire and fire employees to create and reinforce the desired company culture.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Recall that prime minister Shinzo Abe wants taxes to double the sales tax rate from 5% to 10% by 2015 which will further decrease demand. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

My experience with crisis management comes from two perspectives. There was the Great Recession in 2008. My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes).

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Leadership Case Interview Interviews Sales 88

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). August 2008 (93).

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