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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-04-15: Max Keiser.

Sales 73

Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising 73

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. Sales dropped 2.2 Automobile dealer sales rose 1.8 Purchases rose 2.4

Retail 64

Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 64

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

In sales, where charisma and extroversion can be advantages, some people attribute success more to inborn personality traits than to skills that can be coached or taught. ”) But there’s a big difference between individual success in sales and success across an entire sales force. .”) Organization.

Sales 35

Sales Talent Operations Efficiency 35

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

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. Marketing Sales & Service. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992. IBM GBS ORGANIZATION.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. Urban Digs.

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. December 2012 (84).

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. December 2012 (84).

Trends 74

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. The Composite Employment Index fell marginally, to the lowest level recorded since October 2012, and signalled a marginal drop in staffing levels. 2012-11-03: Capital Account.

Real Estate 68

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 68

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Is the target company’s culture very different? cultural integration, regulation, etc.)? Rationale: The main reason IBM decided to buy these 40+ companies is that they could all benefit from the firm’s global sales force. Situation #3: Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche have been combined companies since 2012.

Case Study 60

Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 60

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

This Central Committee has 205 full and 167 alternate members, chosen at the First Plenum of the 18th Party Congress in November 2012. Uniform sales tax? Bill Bishop : A Plenum is a meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. Steen Jakobsen on 3rd Plenum Growth 3rd Plenum historically means SIGNIFICANTLY lower growth.

Banking 64

Banking Construction Meeting Leadership 64

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.". 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-04-15: Max Keiser. 2012-03-06: Capital Account.

Banking 76

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Analysis 71

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Advertising Policies 77

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE

Real Estate 73

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Trends 72

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account.

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

The amusing flashback of the day with a hat tip to ZeroHedge goes to a CBS news headline from October 13, 2012 Obama: I "refused to let Detroit go bankrupt". 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Analysis 77

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 77

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-04-15: Max Keiser.

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

compared with the first half of 2012, according to MPA data for the first six months of 2013, released July 9. In one indicator of the difficulties facing news magazines, Newsweek—which saw ad pages decline by 60% from 2002 to 2012—discontinued its print edition at the end of 2012. 2012-11-03: Capital Account.

Advertising 68

Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview 68

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

What applies to certain high-tech companies does not apply to the vast majority of manufacturing and retail sales businesses. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Analysis 66

Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising 66

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

The Fed, we would argue, is too cyclically oriented, focusing substantially on housing prices and car sales. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. July 2012 (98).

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

They cite jewelry, mining production, central bank sales, and all sorts of other irrelevant factors in their analysis. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account. 2012-07-11: Capital Account.

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking 69

MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2014

The 2 million-euro contract for the Anglet concert hall was awarded to Altuna y Uria SA, based in the Basque town of Azpeitia, after its bid was 800,000 euros less than the best French offer, said Jerome Poties, head of culture for the town. Retail Sales Cost-Cutting, Competition, and Cannibalization Numerous retailers are cutting employees.

Banking 78

Banking Retail Healthcare Sales 78

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. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account.

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Insurance Insurance Financial 69

MishTalk

DECEMBER 13, 2014

In recent years, rising pay for top French actors such as Mr. Dujardin, who won an Oscar in 2012 for his performance in “The Artist,” has claimed a bigger portion of movie budgets in France, forcing producers to rein in other spending. and the European Union, the French government insisted, successfully, on keeping culture off the table.

Film 67

Film Government Journal Industry 67

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

This bold strategic leap was, we found, in part facilitated by Nokia’s newly appointed board who actively attended to top managers’ emotions in 2012-2013. ” To avoid similar wishful thinking, the new board required detailed attention to data about the progress of the prevailing strategy in 2012-2013.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 28

Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 5, 2012

History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) — “Prehistoric OD” By Carter McNamara on March 5, 2012. They have drawn heavily from Weisbord’s wonderfully rich, easy-to-read, and well-documented description of the origins of the field in Productive Workplaces (1987 and revised in 2012). Guest Writer Submissions.

Development 77

Development Organizational Development Consulting Leadership 77

Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Differences in How Change in Practiced in East Compared to West By Carter McNamara on September 2, 2012. Cultural integrity – an understanding of the Asian way of life. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. Guest post from Ron Leeman.). What do you think? Consulting.

Organizational Development 66

Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics Research 66

Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2017

Located in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, in 2012 Manizales was a good place to grow up and get an education, and an even better place to retire, safe and surrounded by beautiful scenery. The criticism came quick, but the seed of the new culture had been planted: growth, not start, was the goal. strategic hires).

Training 28

Training Training Banking Balance Sheet 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2017

On April 23, 2012, Adobe Inc. 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. Collaborate and partner with cloud platform providers.

Company 28

Company Software Sales Study 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

of all book sales in the United States. Dicky won the Cy Young award in 2012 in part because of his mastery of the knuckle ball—a pitch that’s difficult to learn but almost unhittable when executed well—he also practiced, and perfected, more traditional techniques. HBR staff/Bettmann Collection/Getty Images.

Benchmarking 39

Benchmarking Comparison Research Sports 39

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

For instance, company-wide variables, such as culture and engagement , play a big role in determining the fate of organizations, so why should we pay CEOs so highly and obsess over which ones are the best ? First, as shown by a recent analysis of 32 technology firms, the personality of CEOs shapes the culture of the organization.

Culture 28

Culture Case Interview Study Analysis 28

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. In 2012, Axon Advisory Partners joined Booz to launch Booz Digital, a full-service team of strategists, designers, and technologists who help companies turn ideas into digital businesses. Booz & Company.

Oliver Wyman 83

Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 83

MishTalk

MAY 21, 2014

In looking at the latest government data available, my co-author and I found the following: In 2012, there were more than twice as many people with STEM degrees (immigrants and native-born) as there were STEM jobs — 5.3 I did not like the cultural change so I left and became an independent consultant. million STEM jobs vs. 12.1

Engineering 77

Engineering Banking Education Training 77