Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 24, 2023

The power of proper research : We will talk about proactive research vs. reactive data. Strategy before tactics : We will confront the demon in the room…why you have to lead with strategy because you can’t back your way into going in the right direction. Plus, how research equals profitable opportunities.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

At the most basic level a consulting engagement (or any strategic project) will typically contain three-phases: Structure and propose a strategy. Implement and execute on the strategy. Track the performance of the strategy. operational vs analytical) with the following questions in mind: Who is the target audience?

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2020

You're not getting your website copy done, under-charging your clients, and taking work that makes you feel more like an employee vs. an advisor. Attending networking events with your peers vs. potential clients. But this is not a profitable strategy if you want to join a professional association to find clients.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Leased vs. owned website will be explained and outlined to clients. Strategy and implementation of any changes can be managed by business consultants and partners. Further, sales tactics are analyzed. Sales tactics are also a critical aspect of selling online. Consultants will diagnose the website and store pages.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

Designing an optimal channel distribution strategy (e.g. brick-and-mortar vs online). Differences in interests, values, and preferences vary dramatically across cities, states, and countries, so it is important for consultants to recognize these differences and customize marketing strategies accordingly. campaign optimization).

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

I can promise you their biggest pain points aren't things like, "I really want a consultant who can offer me a DiSC or some other personality assessment and I just don't know where to find one" or "I wish I had a five-step framework for strategy implementation and need to find someone who offers that.". There's no way around this.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

It's the lack of words that keeps websites from getting launched and marketing tactics from getting implemented. Gives women who have broken through the glass ceiling but not the love ceiling pragmatic tools and proven strategies to find satisfaction in romance.

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LSA Global

JULY 17, 2020

To execute their growth strategies , CEOs and sales leaders often need their sales teams to behave differently by selling differently to different buyers. What is hard is changing the behaviors of salespeople and those that lead and support them to execute high growth sales strategies. Customer Retention (71% vs. 66%).

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Related: Consulting vs. Leading. Coaching, training, strategy, process improvement are all tactics that we use but it's not the essence of what we offer. When it is all said and done, you are the instrument of change. Not your methodologies. Not your hard and fast beliefs around what a coach is and what a coach is not.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 16, 2017

She is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review. 11 years ago, Dorie Clark was focused on one job — helping companies with their marketing strategies and social media presence. Manager’s Schedule vs. Maker’s Schedule,” an essay by Paul Graham. Schedule Once.

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Consulting Success

JUNE 12, 2017

Outputs vs. Inputs. The more clarity you have, the more efficient and effective your marketing strategy will become. Many marketing tactics are available these days. No, buyers will engage with you if they believe you can truly help them. To do that, you must speak the buyer’s language. The things they will do for them.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Once you master these tactics, you’ll be much better equipped for any and every case study that gets thrown your way. Speed comes through short-cuts and strategies, but mostly just through confidence – you hear a problem, you make a plan, and you dive right in. 1 – Mental Math. They use them in casual speech.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It's a consequence of an intentional positioning strategy, which I will explain to you in this video. I am so excited to share with you my secret strategies around how you position yourself as a strategic partner. I want to get into the tactics behind this vision, but before I do this, I need to tell you where these tactics come from.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It's a consequence of an intentional positioning strategy, which I will explain to you in this video. I am so excited to share with you my secret strategies around how you position yourself as a strategic partner. I want to get into the tactics behind this vision, but before I do this, I need to tell you where these tactics come from.

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Management Consulted

MAY 8, 2016

Strategy& Oliver Wyman. The post Advanced Case Tactics: Interviewer- vs. Interviewee-Led Case Interviews appeared first on Management Consulted. Where to expect what: Interviewee Led: Bain. Monitor/Deloitte. Interviewer Led: McKinsey. Capital One.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It focuses on innovative ideas by maximizing your life and business while leveraging strategy, content, technology and the web, to help you transform the success. Short-term revenue growth should be part of our ongoing strategy and not be used as a panic tactic. Focus more on being innovative than opportunistic.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

(Often, a combination of strategy and tactics.) Move between strategy and tactics and back again.) For lack of a better word, I'll call this the product strategy team. They feel the push and pull of strategy and tactics—and they can't do it all. They can't. As do people.

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Seth Godin Blog

MAY 16, 2013

Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. The river guide, piloting his wooden dory, has but one strategy. And he has countless tactics, an understanding of how water and rocks work, and, if you're lucky, experience on this particular river. The thing is, the captain changes his tactics constantly. Recent Posts. "Oh,

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

ECB president Mario Draghi hopes that if he continues with his kick-the-can tactics long enough, that something good will eventually happen. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Hope is really all the ECB has.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Priorities vs. Solidarity Ukraine complained last month that reverse flows were running at far less than potential capacity; Hungary for example is sending only about 3 mcm, because its priority is to fill its own storage facilities in readiness for a stand-off with Russia.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2015

Economic Illusions vs. Reality I wholeheartedly agree with every point made above by Buiter. With their deflation-fighting tactics, central banks have accomplished five things, none of them any good. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

The Monetary Elite vs. Gold's Honest Discipline. The Chinese government has decided to launch an investigation into the European wine sector with the later intention to apply a punitive tax if necessary, as China authorities accuse wine producers in the European Union (EU) of unfair trade tactics such as dumping and subsidies.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Coercion, threats, and backroom deals with corrupt politicians to get their way are all part of union tactics. In Harris vs. Quinn, the court’s 5-4 decision ruled in favor of plaintiff Pam Harris over then Illinois governor Pat Quinn. Courage to Take a Stand Unions packed the village halls as they normally do for such affairs.

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MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

The Monetary Elite vs. Gold's Honest Discipline. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Debate: Mish vs. Dr. Doom. Psychology of Trading. Empire of Debt. Just What I Said. The Coming Collapse of the Dollar. Trading in the Zone. Confessions of a Subprime Lender.

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MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

The Monetary Elite vs. Gold's Honest Discipline. The company’s hardball tactics come out of a well-worn playbook that involves successfully using Wal-Mart’s leverage in the form of jobs and low-priced goods to fend off legislation and regulation that could cut into its profits and set precedent in other potential markets.

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Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

While advertising can do the same thing, that can be quite expensive while provoking skepticism vs. buy-in. This tactic is a fine example of how published articles can function not only as marketing tools but as selling tools as well. Publishing articles can promote your book.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 19, 2019

The breakthrough solution to this challenge came in the middle of a 2-day strategy session. My big learning - It takes the same amount of money, time and strategy to grow an off-purpose business vs. an on-purpose one. Pinpointing and framing up exactly who you serve (vs. But the tactics and strategies have changed.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

My contracts looked more like the "statements of work" we might have used at Disney where I got paid for my time vs. my contribution. It's the single best strategy for getting control over your career. It's the single best strategy for getting control over your career. I got a friend to make me a brochure type website.

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Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

By not responding aggressively to their early hit-and-run tactics, the incumbent allows them to grow and to become bolder. In our experience, embracing the future as you scale requires solving what we call the Engine 1 vs. Engine 2 problem. They bring the battle closer, convinced the incumbent will stay behind its moat.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 27, 2013

Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. These assets aren’t generated by external strategies and MBAs and positioning memos. In a world of abundant choice, though, none of these tactics is effective. Recent Posts. "Oh, Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. In 1991, IBM approved a new world-wide services strategy to make IBM a world class services company by 1994. Enjoy the ride!

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Rod Burkert

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But before we can consider tactics, we first need to look at the overall strategy for our practice. I preloaded this example with eight options: 1 – Business valuation vs Litigation support. 2 – Generalist vs Specialist. 3 – Compliance work vs Creative work. 4 – Solo practitioner vs Firm.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

New Fearmongering Tactics In the waning moments UK prime Minister David Cameron warns Scots " Leave and You Go Forever ". Stiglitz vs. Krugman on Scotland Bloomberg reports Scots Independence Campaign Nears Climax as Polls Diverge. Regardless, no country should want to be under the thumb of another.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

But when it comes to marketing, much of the attention gets focused on social media, which — while popular and highly visible — has a conversion rate less than half that of email marketing (4.29% vs. 1.81%), according to a recent analysis. With returns like that, the question is clear: How can we build our email lists?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 5, 2018

Office Housework vs. Glamour Work. Handling routine work vs. work that is central to business strategy. Keeping the trains running vs. strategy and big-picture thinking. Because of prescriptive stereotypes, however, it’s riskier for women to employ this tactic of strategic sloppiness.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

This is a scandal, because for the past 2-3 decades, California’s educational system has been run for the benefit of unionized educators and unionized construction contractors who work in league with financial firms whose sales tactics and terms of lending would make sharks on Wall Street blush. California’s $12.3 Their solution?

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MishTalk

APRIL 3, 2014

In response to my article Pettis Proposes Savings Glut and Income Inequality are Source of Global Imbalances; Mish vs. Pettis: I Respectfully Disagree , I received an interesting reply from Michael Pettis. US Credit Market vs. Base Money What would happen if people attempted to cash in those savings? Let''s try a simpler case.

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