Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 16, 2019

It’s hard to know if your expertise will be in demand, but like most solopreneur marketing, the more specific your niche, the better. I didn’t upload a résumé and it said I’ve only been an independent consultant since 2016, although I’ve worked as one since 2004.) Then you can log in and update your profile.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Record number of small business sales in 2018! More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Similar firm in a different market.

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BCG

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Article Wednesday, October 05, 2016. The domestic car market rebounded strongly after the global financial crisis to become the sixth-­­largest in the world—2.6 We analyzed the factors affecting Russia’s automotive market and developed three potential scenarios. million automobiles (cars and light trucks) sold in 2012.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Following today's retail and business sales reports, the Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast for third quarter GDP slipped 0.1 Evolution of Rate Hike Odds I don't think the Fed will hike this year and neither does the market. In fact, the market now thinks the Fed will not hike in March. 3rd Quarter GDP Forecast Slips to 0.9%

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

What makes marketing creative? Is a creative marketer more artist or entrepreneur? Historically, the term “marketing creative” has been associated with the words and pictures that go into ad campaigns. But marketing, like other corporate functions, has become more complex and rigorous.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2016

Their forecast came out late this afternoon, but it did beat the market close. Latest forecast — January 15, 2016 The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2015 is 0.6 percent after this morning's retail sales report from the U.S. The market laughed in their face.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 5, 2016

I expect monthly jobs reports in 2016 will shock to the downside. Unless manufacturing turns here, 2016 looks to be a rough year for jobs, especially vs. expectations. Why 2016 Will Shock to the Downside! Manufacturing is not the only reason to think jobs will sour in 2016. Inventories have risen far more than sales.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As the newly released 2016 Empathy Index demonstrates, empathy, which is about understanding our emotional impact on others and making change as a result, is more important to a successful business than it has ever been, correlating to growth, productivity, and earnings per employee. billion) in the year to end-March 2016. billion ($1.39

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2017

Ask any organization what’s happening in the sales department on the last few days of the month and the entire last week of any fiscal quarter. Sales teams are closing deals, at all costs. The market is pushing companies to hit incredibly high numbers, quarter after quarter and month after month. It is a vicious cycle.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2017

economy in 2016. Too many sales teams (and other departments) enter data by hand but create fresh entries instead of searching their systems and updating existing accounts, which muddies their data sets. You can take a similar approach by arming sales with valuable information for engaging with prospects.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Offer your clients a discount on your services as a special for the holidays, Black Friday sale style. Use your ‘Black Friday’ or ‘Cyber Monday’ sale to promote (and sell) your future services. Draft an email (jumping off template below) to them promoting your future services for sale today.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Offer your clients a discount on your services as a special for the holidays, Black Friday sale style. Use your ‘Black Friday’ or ‘Cyber Monday’ sale to promote (and sell) your future services. Draft an email (jumping off template below) to them promoting your future services for sale today.

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1 to 1

MAY 18, 2016

Conference season in the marketing technology world is in full swing and this week was IBM's turn to dazzle marketers. IBM Amplify--the company's key conference for marketing, sales, e-commerce, and merchandising--had many positive points but was ultimately underwhelming.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Blockchain has important implications for marketing and advertising. But according to The CMO Survey , only 8% of firms rate the use of blockchain in marketing as moderately or very important. This combination creates a natural barrier to entry and has likely caused marketers to take a “wait and see” approach.

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Tsavo Neal

AUGUST 21, 2020

The best theme on the market for consultants is X Theme by Themeco. X Theme is the perfect theme for creating effective digital marketing materials for consultants. Tsavo Neal — Designer & Content Marketer. Tsavo Neal Consulting – Founder & Digital Marketing Consultant (OCT 2016 – PRESENT).

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In fact, one of the keys to creating a successful online business in 2016 was to “ show people your site is secure and trustworthy.” Fast forward to 2016, and one can see Amazon using programs that were initially designed for marketing purposes to enhance security. 1-Click and Amazon Prime are two examples.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2016

December new home sales surged well over the high end Econoday estimate. The outlook for the housing sector just got a boost from a sharp jump in new home sales, up 10.8 With builders slow to bring new homes to market, low supply remains a central factor holding back sales. For full year 2015, new home sales rose 14.7

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1 to 1

JANUARY 11, 2016

It's the time of the year again when savvy customer experience leaders are planning their strategies for 2016. As leaders analyze their objectives for 2016, here are five key customer experience trends to focus on. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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freshminds

MARCH 22, 2016

Holland & Barrett - The Island Pacific Speciality Retailer of the Year – In the ever increasing market of health food, Holland & Barrett has not been left behind but is continuing to grow and even expand overseas.

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BCG

JUNE 20, 2016

Article Monday, June 20, 2016. China’s economy continues to make global headlines, with each uptick or downtick in GDP growth, industrial output, retail sales, or other measure pored over like tea leaves for what it portends. trillion over the next five years would be comparable to the world’s adding a consumer market 1.3

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Large US corporations posted their first decline in both earnings and sales since the great recession. From railroads to manufacturers to energy producers, businesses say they are facing a protracted slowdown in production, sales and employment that will spill into next year. US Back in Recession? Are we back in recession?

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BCG

MARCH 9, 2017

They recognize that digital technologies are increasingly critical to driving sales and efficient operations. They see the need to become much more agile—to shorten the time to market and to accelerate product and service delivery, employing a more iterative manner.

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BCG

APRIL 5, 2016

Article Tuesday, April 05, 2016. A quiet revolution has been happening in sales over the past several years. While many companies have continued to adhere to sales models developed a decade ago, “digital attackers” have been busy reinventing selling.

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BCG

APRIL 20, 2016

Article Wednesday, April 20, 2016. In fact, our research found that companies such as Quest Nutrition, Fairlife, Bai, Vita Coco, and Sargento Foods—all of which target the market for high-protein foods and beverages and healthy, “mindful” snacks—are among the top performers in the entire industry.

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BCG

AUGUST 23, 2016

Article Tuesday, August 23, 2016. To capture the immense opportunities in emerging markets, pharmaceutical companies require highly targeted strategies. And what works in developed markets won’t necessarily work in emerging economies. The payoff for getting a targeted emerging-market strategy right is significant.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2016

A decade ago, the Mach 3 razor was Gillette’s premium offering for men, until the Fusion line was launched in 2006 at a 40% price increase, followed by the Fusion ProGlide in 2010 and the Fusion Proshield Flexball in 2016—to name a few of the brand’s major releases. The product exceeded €10 million in first-year sales.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Results show a complete failure on three fronts: retail sales are down, factory output is back in contraction, and the most humiliating of all, Japanese firms have outright rejected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plea for higher wages. percent in November from the previous month, more than a median market forecast for a 0.6

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It also hurts the brands sold inside the stores, which in part explains why consumer product giants like Procter & Gamble are seeing their sales stagnate for products like Tide detergent, Gillette razors, Pampers diapers, and Crest toothpaste. Consultancy Catalina also revealed that 90 of the 100 top brands had all lost market share.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JANUARY 1, 2023

I’m not surprised that the struggle to sell tickets in many markets was real. There was too much investment in the “V-shaped” recovery narrative and not enough in looking at what had happened in the market. This matters because ticket sales, merchandise, etc. We have economic challenges in some markets.

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1 to 1

JUNE 14, 2016

When people think of next best action marketing, they often associate it with steps that marketers can take to apply everything that's known about a customer to try to sell him or her another product or service.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

The original reason given for the drastic demonetization action was to expose the so-called “black” market, fueled by money that is illegally gained and undeclared for tax purposes. Arguably, the surge in business for mobile wallets was natural, at least for the 17% of the population that owned a smartphone in early 2016.

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BCG

AUGUST 11, 2016

Article Thursday, August 11, 2016. OEMs need to rethink their approach as digital’s expanding influence on the purchase journey transforms the role—and potentially the business model—of the dealer from sales center to on-demand advisor and service provider, both pre- and postsale.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Retail sales reports on Wednesday have me thinking about the strength of the economy, commercial construction, jobs, and profit margins. Let''s start with a look at retail sales. Retail Sales Falter Amid Signs of Global Slowdown. Similarly, Bloomberg reports Weaker Retail Sales Signal Smaller Spending Boost.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Russia Cancels Debt Auctions Second Week Yesterday, Reuters reported Russia cancels domestic bond auction citing market conditions Russia''s finance ministry cancelled its weekly domestic bond auctions for the second week in a row on Tuesday, saying in a statement the decision was "based on an analysis of current market conditions".

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

McKinsey’s New York office recently received a perfect score for the 10th year in a row for the Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2016 corporate equality index, which focuses on the best places to work with regards to LGBT equality and gender equity for women. The office at NYC has grown quite a bit the past ~7 years.

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BCG

JULY 12, 2016

Focus Tuesday, July 12, 2016. In the first few years of the 2000s—the golden age for medtech—sales grew by double digits. But sales growth has leveled off considerably in recent years and now hovers at around 4%.

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Tsavo Neal

MARCH 30, 2017

Rather than blogs focused on a particular consulting industry, I’m listing blogs that are focused on business development, marketing, and sales for consultants and independent professionals. The Zipursky cousins are marketing masterminds, and have a deep expertise in how consultants can build a thriving consultancy.

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