Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

Silver Bullet #1: Marketing Tool: Segmenting – Targeting – Positioning. STP is a powerful structure to construct insightful marketing strategies. Define the total market. Segment the market. Kogan.com is playing for the retail market in Australia (step 1). In short, this tool is call STP. It consists of 5 steps.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Interviews Retail Tools 68

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

In 2013 the official exchange rate soared to 6.3 On the black market today, it takes 89 bolivars to buy 1 US dollar. That is a 95% loss in value vs. the official exchange rate since 2013. Black Market Record Low Bloomberg reports Venezuela’s Black Market Bolivar Slides to Record Low. to the dollar. to the dollar.

Marketing 76

Marketing Benchmarking Government Data 76

Women in Consulting

JULY 9, 2013

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Nonprofit 67

Nonprofit Software Consulting System 67

Harvard Business

AUGUST 28, 2018

Product expansion is often used as a path to growth, but it can have unintended consequences for other aspects of the business — including the customer experience central to the company’s value proposition. There it had become the market leader for e-commerce payment processing, but by 2015 it had some formidable rivals.

Productivity 28

Productivity Sales Operations Groups 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Citing a need for structural reforms, Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, the world''s third largest Fast-Moving-ConsumerGoods (FMCG) company says the emerging market slowdown is here to stay. Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) are products that are sold quickly and at relatively low cost. PepsiCo, Mondel?z

Banking 70

Banking Marketing Retail Productivity 70

Seth Godin Blog

MAY 21, 2013

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. Permission Marketing.

Marketing 43

Marketing Software Productivity Culture 43

MishTalk

AUGUST 11, 2015

Economists expected bounce in productivity, and got one, but it was a bit weaker than than the Bloomberg Consensus Estimate of 1.6%. A bounce back for output gave first-quarter productivity a lift, up a quarter-to-quarter 1.3 Looking at year-on-year rates, growth in productivity is very slight at only plus 0.3 percent vs 2.3

Productivity 28

Productivity Retail Fashion Software 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:40 AM. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

Balance Sheet 75

Balance Sheet Marketing Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

APRIL 18, 2015

You are more productive than ever. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Congratulations. Just don''t expect to be paid more for it. In reality, some machine is doing all that for you. And in all likelihood, China is just getting started.

Productivity 28

Productivity Government Trends Report 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

At the end of 2013, China reported over 3 mln hectares of land too polluted to farm. All Farm Products From China Suspect The last sentence above says all you need to know. It''s unsafe to trust any farm products from China. China has been under pressure to improve its urban environment following a spate of pollution scares.

Productivity 78

Productivity Government Resources Industry 78

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Product returns are a costly problem for retailers. customers return a hefty $264 billion worth of products annually—almost 9% of total sales. In online retailing, most products are returned because customers aren’t satisfied with what they get—but this isn’t necessarily due to product defects.

Retail 28

Retail Productivity Sales Video 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For decades, we have heard that emerging markets are poised for huge growth that will yield even greater prosperity. Much like their famed Silicon Valley counterparts, emerging market accelerators aim to boost startups’ potential for raising growth capital.

Marketing 30

Marketing Talent Research Video 30

Comatch

APRIL 21, 2022

With a freelancing market valued at 355 billion euros, Malt projects to become the undisputed European leader and the preferred partner for companies seeking external resources. Since launching, the consulting marketplace with headquarters in Berlin has grown across nine markets with 130 full-time employees. About Malt.

Talent 52

Talent Industry McKinsey Enterprise 52

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

The companies with the greatest value from IoT to date are the best at dealing with how products are performing for customers. Of course, every company eventually gets the truth about how its products and services are performing for customers. What’s more, that percentage generally goes down the lower the price of a product.

Productivity 28

Productivity Wireless Data Survey 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Some companies increase their social media staff to offer live responses during big events like the Super Bowl or the Grammys, but then they return to predominately one-way social media or content marketing. Here is a simple process from my book Social Media Strategy, Marketing, and Advertising in the Consumer Revolution.

Media 28

Media Marketing Software Efficiency 28

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). million per launch. Kogan Page, Limited.

Culture 52

Culture Leadership Journal Study 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2012

CLAYTON Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma , is an authority on disruptive innovation , a process by which a product or service initially takes root in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then moves ‘up market’, eventually displacing established competitors. Copyright © 2013 Tom Spencer.

Case Interview 103

Case Interview Software Report Education 103

MishTalk

MAY 14, 2014

China’s real estate market correction — some economists are even calling it the popping of a bubble — is partly the result of a deliberate decision by the country’s leaders in Beijing. Economic data released on Tuesday also included a deceleration in industrial production, with growth in steel and cement output slowing to a crawl.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Banking Cash Flow Construction 77

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

As polls continue to swing around ahead of the Swiss gold referendum on 30th November, we expect increased volatility in the FX and gold market. The SNB has already pointed out the untenable nature of the peg should the referendum pass, but the impact on the gold market would also be significant.

Balance Sheet 71

Balance Sheet Banking Analysis Productivity 71

Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Google has faced many challenges on its path to becoming the 5th most valuable company by market capitalization in the world. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (4), 763-781. Check out this Zappos organizational culture video: [link] Keeping culture strong becomes more challenging as the organization grows. Bausch, A., &

Culture 76

Culture Strategy Strategy Strategy& 76

MishTalk

MAY 29, 2015

New Orders, Production and Employment Down by More Than 10% For details, let's turn to the Chicago ISM Report that shows Business Barometer Back into Contraction in May. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. expansion reading. Readings below 50.0

Productivity 28

Productivity Report Trends Survey 28

MishTalk

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The data only goes back to 2007 so let''s also take a look at hours worked by production and monsupervisory employees. Index of Aggregate Hours Production and Nonsupervisory Employees The indexes are formulated by multiplication of the number of employees by the average number of hours worked. Now there are 119,287,000.

Data 77

Data Trends Productivity Groups 77

MishTalk

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The data is through the end of 2013. The data represents the percentage change in oil consumption from 2009 to 2013, the latest year non-OECD data were available. The data represents the percentage change in oil consumption from 2009 to 2013, the latest year non-OECD data were available. David writes. Saudi Arabia 2,194.54

Report 72

Report Energy Data Management 72

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Core sales correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product. retailers declined in January by the most since June 2012 amid bad weather and uneven progress in the labor market, signaling the economy was off to a slow start in 2014. 9%) above January 2013. percent advance. percent (±0.

Retail 72

Retail Sales Report Survey 72

Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2015

Looking at a company like Evernote, which uses a freemium business model to help tens of millions of people be more productive at work, it would be easy to think that there is an inherent trade off between providing a free service and dealing with issues like surveillance and data oversight.

Data 60

Data Productivity Company Marketing 60

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. Permission Marketing.

Marketing 53

Marketing Productivity Retail Media 53

MishTalk

JULY 27, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Saturday, July 27, 2013 1:16 PM. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Big Picture.

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. Permission Marketing.

Marketing 47

Marketing Productivity Sales Retail 47

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

As reserves run dry, demand for dollars soars in emerging market countries, prompting inane economic actions. Argentina has one of the highest inflation rates in the world, which in 2013 was around 25% according to private estimates. But the incentive is limited and includes products that are hard to find on the shelves.

Banking 76

Banking Government Productivity Marketing 76

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

in February, the lowest level since July 2009 and the first time in contraction since April 2013. The sharp fall in business activity in February came as Production, New Orders, Order Backlogs and Employment all suffered double digit losses, leaving them below the 50 level which separates contraction from expansion. points to 45.8

Productivity 28

Productivity Report Energy Survey 28

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 14, 2013

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. Permission Marketing.

Metrics 55

Metrics Marketing Retail Industry 55

MishTalk

APRIL 16, 2014

of gross domestic product (GDP). The debt ended 2013 at 94% of GDP. In 2013, the Ministries have triggered the eventual disbursement of staff salaries by 7.5%. Also the salaries of senior management have risen in 2013. Adding up all the costs of the central administration staff, we see that in 2013 an increase of 0.8%

Government 75

Government Finance Financial Management 75

Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. Permission Marketing.

Film 45

Film Sales Marketing Retail 45

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Friday, July 19, 2013 11:40 PM. Not only do they think they know better than the free markets, they want companies to produce what their customers clearly do not want. Sitka Pacific.

Real Estate 73

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 13, 2013

Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013. All Marketers Are Liars Blog. Permission Marketing.

Real Estate 50

Real Estate Marketing Retail Productivity 50

MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2013

China''s Move to Market-Set Rates Let''s step back to December 8 and look at China Relaxes Grip on Interest Rates China is relaxing its grip on interest rates with the launch of a financial instrument that allows banks to trade deposits with each other at market-determined prices. China’s credit boom is still in full swing.

Balance Sheet 67

Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Financial 67

MishTalk

JULY 27, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Saturday, July 27, 2013 2:07 AM. A Gallup Poll on US Payroll Employment for Age Group 18 to 29 shows Fewer Young Adults Holding Full-Time Jobs in 2013. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

Analysis 76

Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 76