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
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Sales isn’t what you do. When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. Or perhaps they want to jump from engineering to sales. I see this analogy in sports all the time. You’re not a data scientist. You’re not cut out for engineering.
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Harvard Business
JUNE 21, 2016
After nearly flunking Economics 101 and striking out with a majority of sports and teams, I finally found my home among a group of interfaculty misfits at the Golden Words comedy newspaper. When I started writing my blog, 1000 Awesome Things , in 2008, I said I’d never put ads on the website. Insight Center. Building Resilience.
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 27, 2023
The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 17, 2017
Consider the example of Gatorade in 2008. When Sarah Robb O’Hagan agreed to take over Gatorade in 2008, she thought she was assuming leadership of an iconic brand that had grown a little tired. Gatorade had seen a sales drop of 10%, while Powerade’s sales had grown 13%. Growth restarted almost immediately.
1 to 1
MAY 5, 2013
Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Predictive analytics is now used in campaigns within clubs call centers, stores, and websites, as well as over email, text messages, and direct mail, resulting in higher sales at some clubs and increases in membership renewal rates. Data Analytics.
Kates Kesler
JUNE 11, 2014
We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.
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