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.

Marketing 49

Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 49

Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Recently economists have connected what is now labeled Quiet Quitting to a fall in US labor productivity output. Like me, you may have first learned about this company from their marketing campaign: "We don't make a lot of the products you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better.". BASF at a glance.

Talent 52

Talent Handbook Chemicals How To 52

Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A controlled study involving leaders across different markets found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. times greater financial returns than market averages. Journal of Management, 14(3), 453-464. Journal of Management Research, 1(4), 254.

Leadership 52

Leadership Journal Study Research 52

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Digital disruption is touching every aspect of the consumer market, including the insurance industry. Even more concerning is the possibility of losing market share to outsiders who believe they can approach common insurance concerns in better ways. The good news is that customers are on board. Case Studies. own, some in mere seconds.

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Insurance Insurance Case Study Case Studies 60

Strategy+Business

JULY 9, 2017

The shift to online shopping and in-store pickup for groceries -- led by Amazon and Walmart, heightened by Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods in 2017 -- represents an existential threat to many supermarkets and other food sellers. To be successful, chain stores will need to rethink the digital grocery.

Information Technology 64

Information Technology Information Technology Meeting Productivity 64

Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

Based on a recent study by Global Industry Analysts , the global market for wearable medical devices is projected to eclipse $4.5 1 In the United States, the predominant market in this space, it is estimated that roughly 20% of Americans currently own a wearable fitness device. billion by 2020. Potential Benefits.

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Data 74

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

The firm does a significant amount of diligence work for PE firms, and also performs an assessment of their ability to compete from a technical and product standpoint for tech acquirers – Bulger Partners is the only firm in the industry currently providing this service. Marketing and Ad Tech. Associate -> Manager (6-11 yrs.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

The firm does a significant amount of diligence work for PE firms, and also performs an assessment of their ability to compete from a technical and product standpoint for tech acquirers – Bulger Partners is the only firm in the industry currently providing this service. Marketing and Ad Tech. Associate -> Manager (6-11 yrs.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

The firm does a significant amount of diligence work for PE firms, and also performs an assessment of their ability to compete from a technical and product standpoint for tech acquirers – Bulger Partners is the only firm in the industry currently providing this service. Marketing and Ad Tech. Associate -> Manager (6-11 yrs.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 9, 2018

In competitive markets, managers have a strong incentive to give their best effort. But economists have long argued that when companies are insulated from competition, their managers may not be motivated to maximize the profit of the firm and instead may choose to enjoy the “quiet life.” Kenneth Andersson for HBR.

Management 28

Management Study Marketing Construction 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The ones that manage to escape are discount chains —such as T. 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.

Retail 40

Retail Sales Productivity Industry 40

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 20, 2018

VC funding for blockchain start-ups has consistently grown, with venture investment reaching around $1 billion in 2017 (and likely to be more than double that amount in 2018). They created a product or service which solved a problem that no body cared enough about. Segway is a classic example of such a product.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Data Deloitte Energy 60

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The answer may be that the innovator’s dilemma is no longer the only paradox at play in innovation management. For managers of industrial-era organizations, the economics of investing in disruptive opportunities were vexing. Disruptive products and services were, by definition, cheaper, lower quality, and lower margin.

Finance 28

Finance Financial B2B Industry 28

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. Maximize engineering productivity.

Agile 28

Agile Development Methodologies Software 28

Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

Even P&G announced its intention to shed more than 50 percent of its brands “in order to simplify the way we organize and manage the company” (Byron 2014). Cost increases of about $400mm are expected to be offset by other synergies in the two separate companies at the end of 2017. Studying these companies up close is productive.

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

France announced on Wednesday it was breaking the latest in a long line of promises to European Union partners to cut its public deficit, conceding it now would take until 2017 to bring its finances in line with EU rules. of gross domestic product this year, up from 4.1% Instead, the deficit would rise to 4.4% Deficit will be 4.4%

Finance 72

Finance Government Report Meeting 72

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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Consulting Journal Marketing Resources 120

MishTalk

MAY 12, 2014

BNP Paribas predicts Japan will record an annual current account deficit next year, while Credit Suisse thinks it will happen after 2017. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

Finance 70

Finance Journal Government Energy 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facing a tight labor market as the holiday shopping season approaches, many retail companies will undoubtedly consider following the lead of Amazon, which recently announced that it is raising its minimum hourly wage for all of its U.S. Image Source/Getty Images. employees, including those working at Whole Foods stores, to $15 — $7.75

Retail 35

Retail Operations System Transportation 35

MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2016

That may require people to change the batteries, but it will also eliminate gas delivery and gas production jobs. Mike "Mish" Shedlock Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. But will batteries destroy jobs or just disrupt them?

Industry 28

Industry Biotechnology Transportation Healthcare 28

Management Consulted

AUGUST 23, 2015

Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention following its production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car. Tesla also markets electric powertrain components, including lithium-ion battery packs to automakers including Daimler and Toyota. A vehicle under $40,000 is expected by 2017. Are you an employer?

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Cover Letters Resumes 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At the industry level they include (a) the extent of AI diffusion in economies; (b) the build-up of corporate profit; and (c) labor market dynamics. It took more than 30 years for electricity to diffuse and enable industrial plant design that could generate significant productivity growth.

Cash Flow 36

Cash Flow McKinsey Retail Survey 36

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While most of the private equity companies are private, a few like Blackstone Group, KKR, Carlyle Group, and Apollo Global Management are traded on stock exchanges. By 2017, the number of total private equity funds reached 7,700 and the amount of free investible funds reached $1.7

Company 28

Company Policies Financial Marketing 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

Our research points to one possible reason: employers increased skill requirements during the recession, when high-skill workers were more plentiful, making it more difficult to fill those positions as the job market began to recover. That share jumped to 35% in 2010 has since fallen to just 12% as of 2017. First, some context.

Research 37

Research Education Recruiting Recruitment 37

Emerson Consulting Group

JANUARY 31, 2019

Asking questions is critical to succeeding in selling your product or service or your business in general. They want so much to tell a prospect everything they can possibly think of about their fabulous product or service that they refuse to let their prospect get a word in edgewise. Are You Targeting the Right Market?

Sales 40

Sales Conference Industry Productivity 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

Businesses understand the power of digital innovations to reshape industries and markets. In our research , we first examined the drivers of firms’ investments in digital innovation and their subsequent market valuations. Simon McGill/Getty Images. In practice, we find important differences. for BMW versus -2.7B

Company 37

Company Financial Marketing Research 37

Emerson Consulting Group

JANUARY 10, 2019

Writing a book will raise your company’s visibility among its target markets including its already established customer base. Writing a book will elevate your company’s reputation among its target markets. There is little in business comparable to the excitement that develops when someone has published a book. to your door.

Conference 40

Conference Case Interview Nonprofit Journal 40

Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

He had been surprised and annoyed to learn that his company had set up a new AI-based marketing system that was doing most of what he thought was his job as digital marketing manager at Global Consumer Brands: deciding what ads to place where, for which customer segments, and how much to spend. tyler garrison/Getty Images.

How To 28

How To System Tools Advertising 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Maintaining strong, productive relationships with clients and co-workers can be challenging when you never see the person you’re working with. At a large consumer-products firm where we’ve been conducting research, an HR director recounted the changes she witnessed in employees located in two buildings a few miles apart.

Survey 49

Survey Research Meeting Productivity 49

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2017

In addition, there is a community manager whose job is to ensure that FirstBuild attracts and nurtures a strong community of innovators. As a community, FirstBuild pursues open source innovation, in contrast with the proprietary IP pursued by GE Appliances and other large consumer product companies. Should they?

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Productivity Engineering Retail 28

MishTalk

APRIL 13, 2014

The Office of Inspector General explained in a March 20 “ management alert ” to department leaders that approximately $6 billion has gone unaccounted for over the past six years. This artist’s product is uniquely qualified,” the document says. The purchase was defended as a "good use" of the agency''s resources.

Report 78

Report Financial Resources Course 78

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Michel Sapin, finance minister, announced that the required deficit target of 3 per cent of national output was being pushed back a further two years to 2017 in the latest sign of the deep-seated economic problems confronting President François Hollande and his socialist government. Mr Sapin said the deficit would reach 4.3

Finance 71

Finance Banking Government Policies 71

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2018

Digital natives who grew up with the Internet and smartphones have transformed the way B2B buyers research purchases, qualify vendors and make purchases—changing the rules of the game for marketers and product managers. Contacting a salesperson occurs later in the typical purchase process, and sometimes not at all.

B2B 28

B2B Bain Research Study 28

Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2017

It is a situation where a large number of firms each produce a similar product, and so consumers can get what they want at the lowest possible cost. This always forms a key pillar of an elite school’s marketing campaign to prospective parents. In economics, perfect competition is hailed as an ideal.

Culture 60

Culture System Education Course 60

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Hi Mish, As you were expecting, France did not manage to get as much tax revenue as expected by the government. Five days after the downgrade of France by Standard & Poor''s, a ministerial meeting was called to control of public expenditure from 2015 to 2017. Reader Lionel writes. Total revenues were €5.5 of GDP in 2014 and 2.8%

Government 72

Government Survey Finance Trends 72

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

And in January 2017, McKinsey’s research arm estimated AI-driven job losses at 5%. IT was using AI to resolve employees’ tech support problems, automate the work of putting new systems or enhancements into production, and make sure employees used technology from approved vendors. Could Liberate 50% of Managers' Time.

Company 44

Company Survey Finance Engineering 44

MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2013

The panel''s charter includes "workplace practices, productivity" and "product range". Agreements include extra productivity restrictions, often doubling, tripling or even quadrupling the total employment cost of a workforce. These agreements have the force of law. The employer cannot change them without an employee vote.

Enterprise 66

Enterprise Government Industry Automotive 66