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Your New Hit Product Might Be Underpriced

Harvard Business

The odds are stacked against new products or services. We have diagnosed thousands of product failures over the last 30 years, and have found recurring patterns. Often new products are over-engineered with too many features, usually at too high a price. The problem with wildly successful products.

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McDonald's Vows Fresh Thinking After Net Income Declines 30%; Mish Offers Some Advice

MishTalk

It is struggling with weak sales in Asia, Europe and, most important, its home market in the U.S. But the changes have yet to boost sales or profit. same-store sales marked the worst monthly U.S. same-store sales performance since February 2003. The 30% decline in net income for the period ended Sept.

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How Investors React When Companies Announce They’re Moving to a SaaS Business Model

Harvard Business

launched a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription version of its key product line, Creative Suite, causing its net income to plummet by almost 35% percent the following year. Due to the fast growth of the SaaS market and the high valuations of SaaS startups, a move toward SaaS seems very compelling for traditional software vendors.

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2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney

Tom Spencer

Founded in 2003, Pacific Strategy Partners has offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Founded in 2003, Momentum Partners has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. Pacific Strategy Partners.

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Seth's Blog: Create a vacuum, don't fill it

Seth Godin Blog

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. All Marketers Tell Stories. All Marketers Tell Stories. Seths most important book about the art of marketing. Permission Marketing. Essential reading about remarkable products and services.

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Seth's Blog: "But what do people really think?"

Seth Godin Blog

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. All Marketers Tell Stories. All Marketers Tell Stories. Seths most important book about the art of marketing. Permission Marketing. Essential reading about remarkable products and services.

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Gallup Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

He developed research methods and programs for the television and movie industry to help clients determine advertising effectiveness and how to identify what the market wanted to watch in film and television. The firm at large is considered an international leader in public opinion polling, market research and management consulting.