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What Airbnb and Strava Know About Building Emotional Connections with Customers

Harvard Business

Their relative value is remarkable across a variety of metrics, such as purchases and frequency of use. When Strava began life in 2009, it targeted avid cyclists who cycled more than 50 times per year and were somewhere between occasional amateurs and hardened pros. How to Identify and Create the Emotional Layer.

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7 Ways to Improve Operations Without Sacrificing Worker Safety

Harvard Business

During my years at OSHA, where I served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor from 2009 through the beginning of 2017, I received several reports of safety system failures at DuPont facilities. Injury rates, often called “OSHA recordables” are important metrics, in that they reflect the very real experience of your workforce.

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The Best Companies Aren’t Afraid to Replace Their Most Profitable Products

Harvard Business

Back in 2009, there were just four companies that fit the bill. And while iPod sales were still going through the roof, Jobs launched the iPhone which combined iPod, cell phone, and Internet access into a single device. Today the number of unicorns—startups that valued at $1 billion or greater—is staggering.

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Earnings "Beat the Street" Manipulation Underway as Profit Warnings Mount

MishTalk

Key Metrics Earnings Growth: For Q115, year-over-year earnings for the S&P 500 are projected to decline by 4.6%. Earnings Scorecard: Of the 16 companies that have reported earnings to date for Q1 2015, 14 have reported earnings above the mean estimate and 10 have reported sales above the mean estimate. average and the 10-year (14.1)

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

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Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Though many companies approach service and support as just another metric to be maximized, those that emphasize quality over call times differentiate themselves from the competition and excel in customer satisfaction. Sales Effectiveness.

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

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Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media. Voice Of The Customer. Webinars & White Papers. 1to1 Webinars.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Sales and Marketing. OpRisk’s Top 2 overall in Consultancy Rankings (2009). Diversity Advisory Board Scorecard – Developed to set meaningful diversity metrics for the firm. Talent & Human Capital. Technology Innovation. Capabilities: Finance. Global Business Services. Human Resources. Information Technology.