Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Record number of small business sales in 2018! PriceWaterhouseCoopers – Two-thirds of companies with sales of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 will change hands in the next 10 years (2011). Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015).

Marketing 40

Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Scranton taxpayers could face a 117 percent increase in taxes next year as the citys finances continue to spiral out of control. 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.".

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser.

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. Mish 2012 Predictions; 2011 Year in Review with Max Keiser. October 2011 (118).

Banking 76

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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. December 2011 (108).

Trends 74

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

MAY 12, 2014

The Yen is down about 26% from the 2011 high, but contrary to expectations, the Yen decline did not sufficiently boost exports. trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. Japan has piled up record trade deficits month after month, thanks to Abenomics. billion ($7.76

Finance 70

Finance Journal Government Energy 70

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. If they fail, the International Monetary Fund might have to withdraw from the 240 billion euro ($313 billion) bailout to avoid violating its own rules, which require a borrower to be financed a year ahead. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->.

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. August 2011 (156).

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser.

Real Estate 68

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 68

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. 2011-11-18: Max Keiser.

Analysis 71

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. by Tom Spencer on September 29, 2011 · 0 comments. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Definitions. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting. Alvarez & Marsal. Applied Value Group.

Oliver Wyman 107

Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 107

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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. 2011-12-20: Capital Account.

Real Estate 73

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

MishTalk

JULY 20, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. sale and spread of drone technology by the U.S. for more weapons sales and wars that bring billions in returns; a. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. 2011-11-18: Max Keiser.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Advertising Policies 77

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser.

Trends 72

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. Mish 2012 Predictions; 2011 Year in Review with Max Keiser.

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->.

Analysis 77

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 77

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

In 2011, Oliver Wyman ranked 7th in Vault’s Consulting 50 (combining “best to work for” and overall prestige). And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Corporate and Institutional Banking.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Initial industry monitoring of digital advertising revenue for some magazine iPad versions found that sales increased about 25% in the first half of 2013. Ad pages stabilized from 2009 to 2011, growing at a modest 1%. 2011-12-20: Capital Account.

Advertising 68

Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview 68

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

Finance reports Japan Household Spending Slumps, Output Flat as Tax Pain Persists Japanese household spending fell much more than expected and factory output remained weak in July after plunging in June, government data showed, suggesting that soft exports and a sales tax hike in April may drag on the economy longer than expected.

Banking 72

Banking Sales Government Data 72

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. What applies to certain high-tech companies does not apply to the vast majority of manufacturing and retail sales businesses. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. 2011-11-18: Max Keiser.

Analysis 66

Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising 66

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Revenue: $20B+ (2011). Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Finance Risk. Marketing Sales & Service. Enjoy the ride!

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Readers may recall that in 2010 and 2011, after largely ignoring the fact that gold had been going up for more than a decade, virtually all the major mainstream banks and brokers suddenly turned bullish on gold. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->.

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking 69

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. The Fed, we would argue, is too cyclically oriented, focusing substantially on housing prices and car sales. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account. 2011-12-29: Max Keiser. 2011-11-18: Max Keiser.

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JANUARY 29, 2015

Food An article on Yahoo Finance on January 16 caught my eye and I bookmarked it: Yes, you ARE paying more for food. Mish Food Shopping Experience From approximately 2000 until 2010 or perhaps 2011, the sale price of prime rib was $4.99 Now the sale price is $7.99 That is roughly the same sale price for 10 years.

Sales 28

Sales Trends Analysis Finance 28

MishTalk

JULY 26, 2014

XJY Yen Monthly click on any chart for sharper image The Yen went on a tear from mid-2007 to mid-2011, rising from 80.55 This weakness is negative for an economy that suffered a blow to domestic demand from an April sales-tax increase. sales for Japanese automakers in the six months through June rose 6.2 from a year ago to ¥5.94

Finance 76

Finance Energy Transportation Report 76

MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account.

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Insurance Insurance Financial 69

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. But the fallout is far from over.

Leadership 37

Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 37

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

People can be hired through the sharing economy; technology can be rented by the hour; finance can be sought for any prototype, and assets bought. Apple kept 30% of the sales made by outside developers. ” By 2011, two-thirds of Xerox’s revenues came from products or services it had introduced within the last two years.

System 45

System Development Resources Case Studies 45

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Already facing declines in wages, households will be hit in April by a consumption-tax increase intended to shore up Japan’s finances. When Japan last hiked the sales tax from 3 percent to 5 percent in 1997, consumer spending tumbled by 13 percent in the quarter after the higher tax went into effect. That was followed by a recession.

Finance 72

Finance Survey Sales Report 72

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Accenture offers management consulting services covering finance & performance management, talent & organisation performance, strategy, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. January 29, 2011 at 11:09 am. March 19, 2011 at 4:12 pm. May 1, 2011 at 8:43 pm. May 1, 2011 at 9:07 pm.

Oliver Wyman 122

Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 122

SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

In fact, ‘supertemps’ – highly qualified freelance individuals who work on short-term contracts for companies have been growing not just in the C-suite, but in many various business departments – some carry out niche, specific jobs, like managing large turnarounds or sales while some just fill a much needed managerial space.

SMB 60

SMB Enterprise Talent Efficiency 60

MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The index includes the following costs: Fuel, Wages, Equipment, Depreciation, Financing, Admin, Compliance, and Insurance. The freight shipments index now sits at its lowest October level since 2011. Inventories to Sales Economists missed the wholesale trade report numbers by a mile. percent but sales are down 3.7

Sales 28

Sales Report Trends Real Estate 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

While the years up to 2002 were a time of growth for the firm, 2003 to 2011 brought a whole new meaning to the word “expansion”. The end of 2011 witnessed a new FTI Consulting emerge with clients in a wider range of industries and with dramatically expanded areas of expertise. 2011 saw FTI working for 97 of the top 100 U.S.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

As organic wine pioneer Jonathan Frey remarked in an interview, “These large companies would finance scientific studies to prove that organic was a joke and didn’t have any health benefits.” While 6% of the wine sold at Systembolaget in 2011 was organic, by 2016 it was over 20%. What changed?

Chemicals 35

Chemicals Retail Case Interview Turnaround 35

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2017

But the move to SaaS comes with considerable challenges: Firms will need to change their structure , sales culture, and incentives , and convince existing as well as new customers of the new offering’s value. For example, consider Zynga’s decision, announced in 2011, to build its own datacenters.

Company 28

Company Software Sales Study 28

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Many of these uses of bond proceeds are not eligible for tax-exempt financing under the federal tax code." Who Is Kristi Culpepper? You should be.

Financial 28

Financial Engineering Finance Government 28