Consultant Ninja

MARCH 31, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009. A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. March 31, 2009 at 9:52 PM. March 31, 2009 at 10:03 PM. April 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM. April 1, 2009 at 1:44 AM. AJ: I totally agree that it massively shift market share from the sick banks to the healthy banks. April 1, 2009 at 8:23 AM.

Balance Sheet 100

Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Consulting 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. Many CEOs told me, “Our prospects tell us that our product is clearly far superior to our competitors’, yet the prospects don’t buy. The old way of thinking: “We are better than our competitors, so we should be winning sales.”.

Case Interview 72

Case Interview McKinsey Sales Interviews 72

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2017

The idea of creating a fresh new product, the prospect of increasing market share with brand new offerings, or the vision of disrupting some slow-moving incumbent with a radical new technology – these have an inherently strong appeal for companies keen for growth. How will they perform well enough for us to meet our targets?

Productivity 28

Productivity Sports Sales Energy 28

Consultant Ninja

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Friday, December 4, 2009. The result is that 2009 volumes are higher, but 2010-11 volumes will be more anemic. Youll hear more about this over the month or two, as November/December closed sales are published as being way down. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Management Airlines 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

That’s when consumers feel so invested in a product that it becomes an extension of themselves. Companies that encourage psychological ownership can entice customers to buy more products, at higher prices, and even to willingly promote those products among their friends. Sales turned around, rising 2.5

Productivity 29

Productivity Film Tourism Sales 29

MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2016

Despite glowing reports of last minute Christmas sales, none of which I believed, December retail sales are best described as awful. Retail sales proved disappointing in December, down 0.1 Retail sales proved disappointing in December, down 0.1 Ex-auto sales also fell 0.1 Total sales rose only 2.1

Retail 28

Retail Sales Data Apparel 28

MishTalk

APRIL 23, 2014

Please consider French Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever. Numericable (NUM), which provides cable and internet service in France and other European markets, sold a record amount of high-yield bonds Wednesday with some priced in dollars and others in euros. billion debt sale in September. It''s sold $7.78 billion and €2.25

Sales 67

Sales Company Media Finance 67

Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I did this while attending UChicago and picking up extra cash cleaning industrial carpets, being a production artist for GES Exposition Services during the summer, or working a Blockbuster. In 2001, Michael hired a no-name like me after an informational interview to become the Associate Marketing Director for GIA Publications.

Hotels 52

Hotels Training Training Exercises 52

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The BBC reports Japan''s Quarterly Growth Disappoints Ahead of Sales Tax Hike. Japan''s economy grew less than expected last year, despite forecasts it would benefit from a jump in spending ahead of a sales tax increase in April. This was due to weaker private consumption and capital spending, as well as lower export figures.

Sales 71

Sales Retail Report Productivity 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Persuading consumers to pay more for a product by introducing some kind of “premium” element into it has always been a challenging task—but it was one that big, established brands had managed with a reasonable amount of success until recent years. Smaller brands have been picking up the slack.

Marketing 28

Marketing Retail Productivity Sales 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 16, 2013

Gold Bull Paulson Cuts SPDR Stake by Half in Bear Market. Bloomberg reports Gold Bull Paulson Cuts SPDR Stake by Half in Bear Market. Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, who told investors as recently as last month that they should own gold, cut his holdings in the metal by more than half as prices plunged into a bear market.

Sales 69

Sales Government Report Marketing 69

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%

Sales 28

Sales Trends Transportation Report 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

January 9, 2008 : Telephone Conference Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee Staff Report : The incoming data on spending and production have, on net, led us to revise up our estimate of real GDP growth in 2007:Q4 by about 1-1/4 percentage points relative to the December Greenbook. I didn’t quite get that.

Construction 77

Construction Conference Meeting Policies 77

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 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. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. Sitka Pacific.

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2014

Some of it is so bad you wonder if the authors understand how any markets work, not just the topic of discussion. Even after a 28 percent plunge in 2013, the bears are emboldened by this year''s records in equity markets, and gold assets in exchange-traded products have shrunk to the smallest since 2009.

Analysis 66

Analysis Survey Exercises Sales 66

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the underlying trend suggested no shift in labor market conditions. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Retail 72

Retail Trends Report Sales 72

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Not only do they think they know better than the free markets, they want companies to produce what their customers clearly do not want. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Big Picture.

Real Estate 73

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2016

Their forecast came out late this afternoon, but it did beat the market close. percent after this morning's retail sales report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the industrial production release from the Federal Reserve. Census Bureau and the industrial production release from the Federal Reserve. percent on January 8.

Data 28

Data Retail Sales Report 28

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

First, I have helped my CEO clients navigate multiple industry, capital market, and economic crises over the past 25 years. There’s no problem,” but your sales team knows that sales fell by 50%, they will scratch their heads. They will also tell everyone else, "Hey, sales are down 50%.”. There was 9/11 in 2001.

Leadership 88

Leadership Case Interview Interviews Sales 88

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

Real Estate 68

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 68

MishTalk

AUGUST 18, 2014

Robot Usage Since 2009 In Europe, except Germany, robot usage is up and employment down. In the US, as long as cars sales remain strong, it appears auto jobs will stay. Robot Sales Robot sales are up, and so is job growth in the US. It''s obvious robots increase productivity. How long will that be? Why Robots?

Automotive 78

Automotive Pharmaceuticals Sales Industry 78

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. I bought with the intention of holding for a lengthy period, stating "I believe precious metal miners represent true value, but I cannot state when the market will come to the same conclusion.".

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking 69

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

In front of him is a pile of resumes, culled off of monster.com, of people who currently or recently worked at a particular division of a major CPG company, on behalf of the client, another competing CPG company in the same market. His goal; to ferret out their trade spend as a % of sales and their sales organizational structure.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Resumes Airlines 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

While the job losses are a terrible blow to those workers and the families they support and the local economies where the factories are located, the decision could prevent the kind of crisis that resulted in it seeking bankruptcy protection in 2009 and a $50 billion bailout by the U.S. Car sales in the U.S. government.

Cash Flow 30

Cash Flow Operations Government Sales 30

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Hes absolutely hammered the sales and marketing division of a particular CPG all week, calling ex and current employees in his quest to dig up the competitive intelligence information the engagement manager has asked him to collect. Productivity. (6). [Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.] Consulting. (88). Analysis. (40).

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Resumes 100

MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Should the forecast be realized, motor fuel expenditures (gasoline and motor oil) in 2015 would be below $2,000 for the first time since 2009, according to EIA''s December 2014 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). per gallon from its 2014 peak in late April and the lowest price since October 2009. The price for U.S. Winners and Losers?

Energy 66

Energy Travel Survey Report 66

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Timmys search for competitive intelligence on a CPG competitor to the client has been found out, and his ear was chewed out over the phone by the VP of the target firms sales & marketing organization. Productivity. (6). Timmy did the only thing he could do; refer him to his engagement manager. Consulting. (88). Analysis. (40).

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Bain 100

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

As exciting as that still sounds, the idea of driverless has been around ever since motorised cars were invented back in the 1920s and realised from at least 2009 when Google launched its self-driving car project, Waymo. But one thing it didn’t get right was the flying cars; instead, the closest thing we have are driverless cars.

Industry 106

Industry Film System Transportation 106

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Square was founded in 2009 and offers its mobile payment and merchant services in the US, Canada and Japan. The company prides itself on its fun, laid-back culture, and believes that its products are a reflection of that culture. ———— History & Culture. Interview Tips & Tricks.

Culture 100

Culture Case Interview Interviews Engineering 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 17, 2015

This is by far the weakest reading of the recovery, since April 2009. Shipments, in the weakest reading since March 2009, fell to minus 13.79 Shipments, in the weakest reading since March 2009, fell to minus 13.79 its lowest level since 2009. to minus 15.70 for the weakest reading since November 2010. from minus 7.45.

Report 28

Report Energy Sales Industry 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Firms were also asked to provide estimates of production growth for the first quarter. Significantly more firms indicated that production would increase in the first quarter (55 percent) than indicated it would decrease (28 percent), and the average growth for the reporting firms was 0.5

Report 64

Report Retail Productivity Sales 64

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Better Place was the first to adapt cars that ran completely on batteries, and the firm made a good run for it with battery swapping stations and the sale of 750 cars before its major pause, claiming that the industry is not yet ready for electric cars. eBay bought the company for $169M in January of 2008. 3 INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS.

Deloitte 100

Deloitte Resumes Culture Government 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The top 25 food and beverage companies have lost $18 billion in market share since 2009. The risk to traditional grocers and Big Food is not just market share declines but category obsolescence. Another way to survive is to raise the price dramatically by going super-premium or by becoming very focused in local markets.

Industry 52

Industry Chemicals Sales Marketing 52

MishTalk

JULY 26, 2014

The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. Japan’s government and central bank have blamed weak overseas demand, especially in emerging markets, for export sluggishness. This weakness is negative for an economy that suffered a blow to domestic demand from an April sales-tax increase.

Finance 76

Finance Energy Transportation Report 76

MishTalk

OCTOBER 20, 2014

On October 6, I noted German Factory Orders Slump 5.7%, Most Since January 2009. per cent growth this year and 2 per cent in 2015, the government forecasts gross domestic product to expand 1.2 per cent in August compared with July – the biggest drop since the peak of the global financial crisis in January 2009. This is nonsense.

Government 78

Government Policies Financial Productivity 78

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2016

For those who believe in the promise of open innovation, the 2009 startup Quirky was an exceptionally exciting company. Within a few years, the company built a community of over a million members, commercialized over 100 products, and raised over $180 million in venture capital funding.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Productivity 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. For multinational firms, Russia’s attractiveness lies primarily in the size and sophistication of its market.

B2B 28

B2B Government Marketing Chemicals 28