Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 9, 2013

We hear a lot about word-of-mouth marketing, so, what exactly is it. That’s word-of-mouth marketing. Are you getting enough word-of-mouth marketing? It’s the best marketing there is. I always recommend the book, The Secrets of Word-of-Mouth Marketing by George Silverman (Amacom, 2001). Here’s an example.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Despite this rosy picture, it is apparent that the opulence and prestige of this distinguished group of firms derives both from their overly privileged market position and conflicts of interest embedded deep within the industry. PwC held the No. Today, the Big Four exemplify oligopoly. Conflicts of interest.

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Chad Barr

APRIL 12, 2023

Some examples are: your web presence, marketing initiatives, artificial intelligence, social media platforms, search engine optimization, email marketing, content marketing, and online advertising. As nelson Mandela said in his 2001 speech: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Poverty The poverty rate is where it was in 1966. Mike "Mish" Shedlock Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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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. times greater financial returns than market averages. Journal of Management, 14(3), 453-464. Collins, J. HarperBusiness. Dhar, U., &

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Creature of Financial Markets Stephen Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, blasts the Greenspan Fed, the Bernanke Fed, and the Yellen Fed in his latest post The Perils of Fed Gradualism. A majority of financial market participants applaud this strategy. In fact, it is a dangerous mistake.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

It is possibly no coincidence that a number of consulting firms have referred to it, most recently in 2001, when a consulting firm called ‘Newton’ entered the market. Perhaps a follow up post can expand on this at a later date, for I really do believe in the value of this analogy in the consulting context and beyond.

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MishTalk

APRIL 28, 2014

Below 2001 Level Actual new home sales down 14.5% strategist at TD Securities stated "The stronger pending home-sales report hints at resurgence in housing-market momentum during the typically busier spring buying season." Facts and Figures Pending sales up 3.4% from February Pending sales down 7.9% from year ago Index 2.6%

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In 2001, Michael hired a no-name like me after an informational interview to become the Associate Marketing Director for GIA Publications. He entrusted me to craft my own job, manage my own way of doing things, and develop and refine systems for various marketing jobs, from trade show exhibits to catalog publishing.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 10, 2016

One-Way Trip Lower Every rally in the Mexican peso vs the US dollar has failed since 2001. In April of 2001, it took 8.91 Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. The Peso is now worth about half what it was fourteen years ago.

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2017

Her article was based on research of 9,000 major acquisitions, which showed an investment in the Russell 3000 stock index would have increased by 200% from 2001-2016, while an investment in firms making major acquisitions would have increased only 67%. One is the bank and the other is the buyer (it’s their money and guarantee).

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MishTalk

MARCH 2, 2014

People who identified themselves as ethnic Russian comprise 59 percent of Crimea’s population of about 2 million, with 24 percent Ukrainian and 12 percent Tatar, according to 2001 census data. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 26, 2013

10/29/2001, Michael Leeden, American Enterprise Institute. Pentagon Had Plan in 2001 to Attack Seven Countries in Five Years, Including Syria. Wesley Clark Says Pentagon Had Plan in 2001 to Attack Seven Countries in Five Years. (at the London Institute of Petroleum). 10/11/2000, George W. Bush, Candidate for President. "I

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BCG

JULY 12, 2016

The medical technology (medtech) sector of the health care industry has been highly attractive to investors for more than a decade, delivering total shareholder returns of nearly 350% between 2001 and 2015. In the first few years of the 2000s—the golden age for medtech—sales grew by double digits.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 2, 2014

Senior members of the Afghan government have accrued vast wealth since 2001 including members of President Karzai’s family. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It's frustrating and confusing when values are only words for marketing campaigns and corporate communications. Market Culture creates a competitive, fast-paced, results-oriented environment. Have you ever sat in a meeting and wondered where the discussion was going or what was happening? This culture highlights coming in first.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 18, 2021

I wrote an article in 2001: Crisis? They changed their strategy and offered slightly above-market salaries and now they have a sustainable business. Do you remember the “software crisis” of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s? I've worked in the software industry since the 1970s. What Crisis? A Contrarian Perspective.

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MishTalk

JULY 19, 2014

Background: Argentina defaulted on bonds following a debt crisis in 2001-2002. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. 92% of the investors agreed to haircuts, but a vulture fund picked up an 8% share at rock bottom prices and refused to negotiate.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 24, 2013

“So-called equity premiums are still at a very high level, and that means that the momentum of the market is still ultimately up.”. Greenspan said the stock market is “just barely above 2007” and the average annual increase in stock prices “throughout the postwar period” is 7 percent, which leaves room for a rise. Federal Deficits.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Argentina defaulted on bonds following a debt crisis in 2001-2002. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. It''s increasingly likely that Argentina will come up with a way to get around a US supreme court ruling on bond payouts.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 2, 2014

All three market groups (consumer, intermediate and investment) posted higher levels of output in December, with manufacturers of investment goods posting the fastest rate of increase. Recall that Alan Greenspan used the term " measured pace " when he started hiking rates after the 2001 recession. up from 54.7

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

After the first two shots of the War on Terror on September 11, 2001, the first major battle of the war occurred, and was lost, on October 26, 2001. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 23, 2009

Friedman Billings Ramsey was hot back in 2005 - boutique investment bank, middle market, a cool FBR acronym. It wasnt until 2001 that he admitted that he made up most of the data in the book. The investment bank still operates as FBR Capital Markets. Monday, March 23, 2009. Friedman Billings Ramsey and Tom Peters. at 9:50 PM.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

A majority of adults in the country -- 55% -- said in a poll conducted May 14-June 16 that they think converting from the Greek drachma to the euro in 2001 has harmed Greece, while one-third (34%) said the common currency has benefited the country.

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MishTalk

JUNE 21, 2014

He served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 20, 2014

billion to holders of debt defaulted on in 2001 or reach a settlement before resuming payments on restructured notes. The article suggests Argentina will be shut out of the credit markets. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. cents to 80.16

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MishTalk

JULY 17, 2014

My guess still remains that the Ukrainians (unwittingly) repeated their Siberian Airlines stunt from 2001. They Did Once Before: SA Flight 1812 Erroneously Downed by Ukraine in 2001 ) Ukraine denied it then. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

times greater stock returns than market averages. According to Jim Collins in the book Good to Great, a review of 1,435 companies studied over more than forty years revealed that leadership effectiveness accounted for up to 6.9 Objection 1: I do not have the time to change my habits. References: Collins, J. HarperBusiness. Potts, H., &

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Power and Associates, a global marketing-information-services firm, as the highest in retail store satisfaction amongst its competitors consecutively for the the past four years and also the highest for customer care two years consecutively. market with 52.9M T-Mobile has been ranked by J.D. in July 2002.

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Buzzsprout

MARCH 6, 2023

Podcasting has experienced significant growth since its creation in 2001. This data highlights the importance of the two leading podcast marketing strategies: quality SEO and word of mouth. Alban Brooke Alban Brooke is the Head of Marketing at Buzzsprout and the co-host of Buzzcast. JUMP TO A SECTION: How popular are podcasts?

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

After the stock market’s rocky ride in recent months, some analysts are wondering whether a new economic crisis might be around the corner. I interviewed them about one of the last big crises for startups: the dot-com crash of 2000-2001. He had quit college, and his only other work experience was junior marketer in an ad agency.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In fact, by some measures, the best emerging-market firms are more competitive than firms in advanced economies including the United States and the United Kingdom. Indeed, it is much harder for this plethora of emerging-market firms in the outperforming countries to get to the top and then stay there.

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MishTalk

MARCH 26, 2015

Watching the Wrong Things Many market watchers have their eye on jobs and the unemployment rate as the determinant of when the Fed will hike. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Let''s investigate the wisdom of that approach with actual data.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The problem is that at these stratospheric valuations, the market does not need to suffer an ACTUAL recession to see a crash. Like October 1987, just the fear of recession will be enough to trigger a massive market move. This suggests to me a continued misplaced market (over)-confidence about central banks’ ability to control events.

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Harvard Business

MAY 12, 2017

labor market is like an aging athlete; it is taking longer and longer to recover from recessions. The next recession, which came in 2001, was short and mild (GDP barely fell), but it took four years for the job market to heal, prompting the Federal Reserve to administer the economy a long course of low interest rates.

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MishTalk

APRIL 9, 2015

Foreign-exchange markets were thrown into turmoil. Mexico’s interest in selling the bond at 100 years was partly to extend the maturity of its debt stock, but also to expand its presence in the euro bond market, said Alejandro Díaz de León, head of public credit at the Mexican Finance Ministry. “By and aggressively bought bonds.

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