Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Recognizing the growing consumer interest in sustainable products and looking to solve consumer challenges such as high energy costs, CPG companies have developed new products to gain access to this market.

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freshminds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In 2015, 65% of the global population is using mobile phones, and last year 1.25 Because of this, retailers have to respond accordingly as sales via handheld devices increase. Between 2012 and 2014 sales via smartphones catapulted from 5% to to 34%. billion smartphones were sold across the world. Checking customer reviews.

Retail 40

Retail Comparison Sales Media 40

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

But over and over again in our three decades of experience as talent development and retention specialists, we’ve seen that companies consistently overlook half of them. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

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Talent McKinsey Apparel Sales 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2016

Improving user capabilities would measurably improve Airbnb efficiencies. Similarly, Facebook’s Blueprint courseware initiative launched in 2015 champions new user capability. This same socially shared educational/advisory capability can be seen in SAP’s carefully built developer community. Think APIs and SDKs.

Insurance 28

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freshminds

MARCH 22, 2016

Sponsored by digital software developer Oracle, the glittering event took place in the Ballroom of the Grovesnor House Hotel on Park Lane as the champagne flowed and live bands headlined. As an 'etailer', 40% of their sales already go through mobile and this app aims to create a social shopping community to play to this trend.

Retail 41

Retail Trends Sales Productivity 41

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Our research involved a detailed cross-case analysis of five major corporations operating in Australia over 10 years, from 2005 to 2015. Through a detailed qualitative analysis, we examined company reports, media releases, policy statements, and over 70 interviews conducted with senior managers from these companies.

Energy 28

Energy Case Interview Insurance Insurance 28

Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

81% of management consulting firms list attracting & developing new business as their #1 challenge. Tweet this “Attract & develop new business” is a fancy way of turning leads into paying clients. So, I beg you, don’t design your own sales materials. If you are, then start with the data.

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B2B Marketing Consulting Advertising 60

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

Your goal is to develop a deep understanding of the precise “link between profit and loss” and how that affects your organization’s performance over time, says Knight. “There are four ratios common in every company: profitability, leverage, liquidity, and operational efficiency,” he says. .

Finance 28

Finance Balance Sheet How To Metrics 28

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. In the late 1990s, Porsche avoided bankruptcy by making its manufacturing more efficient and its sports cars more reliable. How Porsche got the product right.

Productivity 28

Productivity Development Sports Engineering 28

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, IoT is at the peak of Gartner’s 2015 hype cycle, which suggests the next phase will be disillusionment, and it will be years before we see real productivity gains. We believe data-driven manufacturing is indeed the next wave that will drive efficient and responsive production systems. Security Challenges.

Data 31

Data Engineering System Efficiency 31

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

However, recent developments have opened new doors for consumer product companies to expand their presence and sales in India, at much lower risks. ” Indeed, Mars International committed to investing $160 million in building a confectionary factory in Pune in 2015. Drop product prices and boost volume growth.

Marketing 28

Marketing Intellectual Property Sales Retail 28

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Today’s Digital Landscape.

Methodologies 28

Methodologies Policies Government Data 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

When an E.coli outbreak at Chipotle Mexican Grill outlets left 55 customers ill , in 2015, the news stories, shutdowns, and investigations shattered the restaurant chain’s reputation. Sales plummeted, and Chipotle’s share price dropped 42%, to a three-year low , where it has languished ever since.

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System Government Data Accenture 44

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

billion, its budget in 2015 was slightly higher than the total gross sales of General Motors. For instance, in May 2015, an employee answering the phone at the Puget Sound VA in Seattle received a call from a veteran who had broken his foot, driven himself to the hospital’s entrance, and needed help getting into the building. .”

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Culture Leadership Resources Healthcare 28

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

Pharmaceutical companies traditionally invest heavily in research and development. billion, as estimated by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development in 2014. According to EvaluatePharma’s 2015 Orphan Drug Report , this market makes up 20.2% of total global prescription drug sales and is growing by 11.7%

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Pharmaceuticals Company Government Insurance 49

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2017

Two developments bear noting. JC Penney spent no money on television advertising during the 2015 Super Bowl, yet its “mittens” campaign was one of the most watched. Once a “connected” product draws in users, those users effectively become the sales force. Rowling, sales rose to over one million.

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Media Advertising Metrics Productivity 34