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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Rate of decline in retail sales accelerates for second straight month. Tuesday, July 30, 2013 11:17 AM.

Retail

Retail Sales Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Amidst all the happy talk that Europe is on the verge of some sort of recovery, here is yet another counterpoint: European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year Low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Among smaller markets, sales plunged 42.7%

Analysis

Analysis Trends Sales Real Estate

Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). July 2008 (104).

Sales

Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

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

Retail

Retail Trends Sales Real Estate

The Importance of Perspective

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It’s an insight that I shared with a few thousand CEOs during the 2008 to 2009 Great Recession. The old way of thinking: “We are better than our competitors, so we should be winning sales.”. It turns out that all of their sales and marketing materials were geared toward the message, “why buy from us vs. another direct competitor.”.

Case Interview

Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Sales

My Struggles with Suicide

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In the video accompanying this article, I talk with Kim McKewon about my struggles with suicidal thoughts. In the video, Kim and I share how we have both struggled with various facets of suicide. My strongest and earliest memory of depression and suicidal thoughts occurred in the two years leading up to 2008. Looking Back.

Cash Flow

Cash Flow Resources Groups Video

Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. Members get access to 6 hours of video tutorials on case interviews , the actual frameworks I used to pass my interviews, and over 500 articles on case interviews.

Case Interview

Case Interview Retail Finance Conference

ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

Case Interview

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals

Webinars: Your Best Promotional Tool

The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 10, 2020

In December 2008 I gave a presentation to the ICF (International Coaches Federation) conference in Tampa Florida. Sales letters, online content, social media, emails, videos, and every other marketing method pales in comparison to the results I’ve gotten with live presentations. I’ve proven it in my business time and time again.

Tools

Tools Comparison Conference Development

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Jewel Food Store Amazing.

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

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. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: About that "Beat the Street.

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). May 2008 (73).

Trends

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial

Drones are a Major US Export and they Perpetuate War

MishTalk

JULY 20, 2013

sale and spread of drone technology by the U.S. for more weapons sales and wars that bring billions in returns; a. The "shock and awe" 2003 carpet bombing of Baghdad might as well have been a Lockheed promotional video. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Policies

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Avalanche of City Debt.

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

It may be viewed by some as kicking the can down the road, but it may prove to the state that we need a (countywide) sales tax.". Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97).

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview

Japan Near Stagnation Following 9 Months of Growth

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Recall that prime minister Shinzo Abe wants taxes to double the sales tax rate from 5% to 10% by 2015 which will further decrease demand. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85).

Real Estate

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Declares War on.

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect Another "Bad Bank.

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73). April 2008 (78). March 2008 (82).

Banking

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate

Coronavirus: Leadership during a Crisis

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

There was the Great Recession in 2008. My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes). They will also tell everyone else, "Hey, sales are down 50%.”.

Leadership

Leadership Case Interview Interviews Sales

Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Instead, it is sitting on a pile of cash worth about $280 million—50% higher than its pile a decade ago, equivalent to one-fifth its annual sales, and more than twice the level required for the firm to be deemed loan-worthy by a bank. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. Longer-term, Americans self-reported spending is much stronger than it was from late 2008 to late 2011, but continues to trail early 2008, before the recession gained momentum.

Trends

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial

EU officials Give Greece Three Days to Deliver Reforms or Face

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Athens and the troika are at odds over an unpopular property tax and a sales tax for restaurants, while a shortfall of more than 1 billion euros has emerged at state-run health insurer EOPYY, meaning automatic spending cuts may have to be agreed to bring it back on an even keel. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85).

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73). April 2008 (78).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

MishTalk

JULY 26, 2014

The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the value of Japan’s exports is 23 percent below a March 2008 peak, even as those of South Korea, the U.S. This weakness is negative for an economy that suffered a blow to domestic demand from an April sales-tax increase.

Finance

Finance Energy Transportation Report

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Detroit Files Chapter 9.

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Taxpayers should be fed up with ever-escalating property taxes, sales taxes, and fees to pay ridiculous retirement plans for unappreciative public union employees, especially police, fire, and teachers unions. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Initial industry monitoring of digital advertising revenue for some magazine iPad versions found that sales increased about 25% in the first half of 2013. A major drop-off in ad pages occurred from 2008 to 2009 (17%.) Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

Advertising

Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: World's Dumbest Idea

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

What applies to certain high-tech companies does not apply to the vast majority of manufacturing and retail sales businesses. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising

Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Richmond, California, is backing a plan to buy mortgages in low-income areas for as little as 25 cents on the dollar and may force the sales under eminent domain laws, moving forward with a controversial program that would potentially seize control of home loans from investors. California passed Proposition 99 in 2008. July 2008 (104).

Real Estate

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Bill Gross Discusses the.

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

The Fed, we would argue, is too cyclically oriented, focusing substantially on housing prices and car sales. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Plague of Gold Bears Now Say "Gold Unsafe at Any Price"

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

They cite jewelry, mining production, central bank sales, and all sorts of other irrelevant factors in their analysis. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking

Porsche Invests in Customer Satisfaction - Think customers: The.

1 to 1

JUNE 13, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. In order to achieve this objective, in 2010 the company embarked on an ambitious project to optimize the utilization of every sales opportunity and at the same time promote customer care through an improved service quality.

Media

Media Advertising Trends Sales

How SMEs can welcome the decade of Organizational Culture

Asamby Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

Due to the ongoing efforts of governments to delay inflation and a recession since 2008, we are experiencing an overlap of one phase ending and a new phase beginning (see graphic 1). In addition, the positive effect of culture on […] sales were mediated by customer satisfaction.”

Culture

Culture Ethics Data Groups

Great Depression 2020? (Part 2)

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 7, 2020

I made the case (that I still stand by) that a collapse of the consumer banking system (in the 1930s) and the investment banking system (in 2008) would not be reasons why our current economy would go into a depression. To state the obvious, unemployed people with no income can’t buy things from businesses.

Case Interview

Case Interview Trends Industry Interviews

Municipal Bonds an "Outrageous Bargain"? Compared to What?

MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

Almost forty years later and having supervised the municipal trading/sales and banking areas at four different investment banks I still am on the watch for the green bugs in the milo. Mish Audio Video. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93).

Real Estate

Real Estate Insurance Insurance Financial

Better Data Analysis; Improved Business Performance - Think.

1 to 1

MAY 5, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media.

Analysis

Analysis Data Sports Media

Smart Debt Engineering: Markets Giddy Over Greek Debt Proposal; ECB Nixes Plan Already; Party On Dudes

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

But the ECB is unwilling to approve the debt sale. Yes, I have a video tribute for that. Link if video does not play: Wayne''s World at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. It will not raise a €15bn ceiling on t-bill issuance to $25bn as requested by Athens, according two officials involved in the deliberations.

Engineering

Engineering Marketing Finance Banking

Delivering an Unforgettable Customer Experience - Think customers.

1 to 1

MAY 7, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media.

Media

Media Airlines Case Interview Trends

Personalizing the Mobile Customer Experience - Think customers.

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications Media Advertising Trends

How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. Related Video.

Company

Company Survey Finance Engineering

Facebook's Influence on Interactive Loyalty - Think customers: The.

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media.

Media

Media Advertising Trends Video

Creating a Seamless Multichannel Marketing Strategy - Think.

1 to 1

MAY 2, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Eaton, the silver winner in the same category, has also embarked on a robust marketing effort that helped the power management company increase sales and capture leads. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Customer Loyalty.

Marketing

Marketing Strategy Strategy Strategy&

Putting the 'Customer' in 'Service Optimization' - Think customers.

1 to 1

MAY 3, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. 1to1 Videos & Podcasts. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media.

Media

Media Metrics Advertising Trends

Reality Check: How Fast is China Growing? Global Recession at Hand

MishTalk

MARCH 12, 2015

Reality Check Please consider the following video presentation by Anne Stevenson-Yang. Link if video does not play: Is China Already in a Hard Landing? The video is very lengthy, but there are a number of speakers. Debt matters - $30 Trillion – up $9 trillion since 2008 Debt is 200-300% of GDP counting Shadow Banks.

Banking

Banking Government Video Financial

Chicago's Fiscal Freefall: Moody's Cuts Chicago Credit Rating to Two Steps Above Junk; Snake Oil and Swaps; It's All Junk Now

MishTalk

MARCH 1, 2015

with the Federal Reserve keeping its overnight target close to zero since 2008. Chicago has 15 agreements tied to variable-rate general-obligation debt and one to variable-rate sales-tax bonds, according to Moody’s. They can backfire when interest rates move in an unexpected direction, as happened in the U.S.

System

System Operations Report Financial

Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

Trending Sources

Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

The Importance of Perspective

My Struggles with Suicide

Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

ZS Associates Firm Profile

Webinars: Your Best Promotional Tool

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Jewel Food Store Amazing.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: About that "Beat the Street.

Drones are a Major US Export and they Perpetuate War

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Avalanche of City Debt.

Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

Japan Near Stagnation Following 9 Months of Growth

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Declares War on.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect Another "Bad Bank.

Coronavirus: Leadership during a Crisis

Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

EU officials Give Greece Three Days to Deliver Reforms or Face

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Detroit Files Chapter 9.

Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: World's Dumbest Idea

Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Bill Gross Discusses the.

Plague of Gold Bears Now Say "Gold Unsafe at Any Price"

Porsche Invests in Customer Satisfaction - Think customers: The.

How SMEs can welcome the decade of Organizational Culture

Great Depression 2020? (Part 2)

Municipal Bonds an "Outrageous Bargain"? Compared to What?

Better Data Analysis; Improved Business Performance - Think.

Smart Debt Engineering: Markets Giddy Over Greek Debt Proposal; ECB Nixes Plan Already; Party On Dudes

Delivering an Unforgettable Customer Experience - Think customers.

Personalizing the Mobile Customer Experience - Think customers.

How Companies Are Already Using AI

Facebook's Influence on Interactive Loyalty - Think customers: The.

Creating a Seamless Multichannel Marketing Strategy - Think.

Putting the 'Customer' in 'Service Optimization' - Think customers.

Reality Check: How Fast is China Growing? Global Recession at Hand

Chicago's Fiscal Freefall: Moody's Cuts Chicago Credit Rating to Two Steps Above Junk; Snake Oil and Swaps; It's All Junk Now

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