Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2018

A fine example of a company that passed through the five stages of decline to ultimately collapse was the one popularly known as “the king of good times” – Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Airlines, once known for its best in class service, on board meals, and staff courtesy fell from grace due to excessive arrogance.

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Airlines Capgemini Industry Groups 101

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Warren Buffett got burned with an airline investment in the 1990s. He blamed the industry’s notorious low profitability on the “kamikaze pricing tactics of certain carriers” and vowed to not invest in this “death trap” sector again. The industry was indeed unprofitable for decades.

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Airlines Industry Travel Marketing 28

Harvard Business

MAY 27, 2016

Why is the airline industry so terrible? Instead of getting into a price war or squabbling over a shrinking market, both disruptors and incumbents find new ways to create value. In computers, Dell and Gateway were both disruptive to the PC industry by targeting the low end. Which brings us back to the airline industry.

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Airlines Travel Industry Efficiency 35

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.

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Airlines Strategy Strategy Strategy& 51

Consultant Ninja

APRIL 1, 2009

US Industries in a World of S**t. I was thinking about broken US industries this evening. For some reason, saying an industry is "broken" just doesnt do it justice. Im not sure theres a structural shift in the consulting market. Activity already appears to be picking up in certain industries for specific services.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

List of Global Strategy Firms in 2013. BELOW is a hand-picked list of leading Global Strategy Firms. Maybe not, but seeing as Sydney is at the other end of the earth you would expect a truly global strategy firm to have an office there (if you want to see a list of purely Aussie strategy firms for 2013, click here ).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 83

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 4, 2020

You can choose to go “with” the change in market demand or go “against” it. As painful as it might be to adapt to major shifts in market demand, it’s the only sustainable path forward. You can go “against” a change in market demand that you don't like only up until the point where you run out of cash. What is still selling?

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Trends Case Interview Airlines Interviews 76

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. This list will be of interest to you if you live in Sydney (or you would like to live in Sydney), and: you want to become a strategy consultant, or. Pacific Strategy Partners. Source: Flickr ).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 76

Harvard Business

MARCH 3, 2017

American Airlines and United Airlines recently joined Delta in offering passengers a lower-priced option to fly: basic economy. At first blush, it’s difficult to see how a further degradation of airline service can enhance profits and attract customers. Want to save a couple of bucks on your next flight?

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Airlines Travel Fashion Productivity 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

If consumers start turning regularly to smart speakers for their travel needs, they could end up interacting less and less with traditional airline, hotel, and even online travel agency brands. They also may provide airlines, hotel chains, and rental car companies more clout when setting up smart-speaker partnerships.

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Travel Industry Hotels Airlines 32

Consultant Ninja

MARCH 31, 2009

A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. I think what you say makes sense, but implementation of your idea requires quite an re-allocation of industry resources. AJ: I totally agree that it massively shift market share from the sick banks to the healthy banks. I am a strategy consultant at. Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

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Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Consulting 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

Why is that some companies have great heads of strategy who make an outstanding contribution to their companies while others don’t? To answer this question, we evaluated a sample of 55 different heads of strategy and looked more closely at 11 who were particularly successful and 10 who were at the other end of the spectrum.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Chemicals 28

Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy. Pricing strategy is not one-size-fits-all. On one end of the spectrum, the market might be perfectly competitive.

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Productivity Sales Marketing Strategy 158

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

” This and a slew of similar maxims reflect a common view of strategy execution: that it’s distinct from strategy, harder to pull off than defining a strategy, and therefore more critical to success — underpinned by seemingly indisputable virtues such as diligence, discipline, consistency, alignment, and focus.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Film 36

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 11, 2019

Example 1: Company A faces profitability issues, please come up with strategies. . Example 2: Carlsberg wants to enter the Italian market shall they do this? Hypothesis 1 – Carlsberg should enter the Italian market. Hypothesis 1.1 – The Italian market is attractive. Hypothesis 1.1.1 - The industry is attractive .

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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Airlines 49

Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Entering a New Market. Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. A large Korean electronics company is thinking about entering the market for tablet computers. Pricing Strategy. Growth Strategy. Is this a good idea?

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Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

We were recently doing due diligence for a private equity client on a heavy industrial manufacturer they were considering buying. The target had experienced tremendous growth over the last few years, which management attributed to their strategy and execution. I am a strategy consultant at. Older Post.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 4, 2009

Uniteds fuel hedging strategy has all the marks of some smooth-talking consultants or bankers. The volatility of and increases in crude oil prices, a weakening economic environment and a highly competitive industry with excess capacity have created an extremely challenging environment for the Company. I am a strategy consultant at.

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Oliver Wyman Airlines Consulting Management 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

Traditionally, antitrust regulation has looked for whether a merger increased or decreased competition in a particular market. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Sometimes, the mergers affect the nature of competition itself: how firms behave, how markets are structured, and even how rivalries evolve over time. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2016

Yet the unfortunate side effect of uncompetitive markets is that consumers pay higher prices. Index funds have given millions of people relatively low-cost access to the stock market. Banking is not the only industry in which common ownership causes higher prices. These schemes handed their investors huge profits.

Banking 28

Banking Airlines Government Industry 28

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Please consider Further Airline Problems are Brewing at UPS. The Teamsters have also ended talks with the airline and called a strike. However, airline industry contracts often take multiple years to complete. law that governs airline contract talks]. law that governs airline contract talks]. family pays.

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Airlines Government Insurance Insurance 28

1 to 1

JULY 20, 2020

Businesses in every industry are continuing to deal with the effects of COVID-19. customers across 250 brands and 14 industries from January through March. Organizations that led their industry in 2020 were: Airlines: Southwest Airlines (73.5) Auto manufacturers (mass market): Subaru (76.6)

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Report Hotels Airlines Banking 26

Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

” As a result, the producers of Hamilton are scrambling to find the right pricing strategy to handle demand. Jeffrey Seller, the lead producer of Hamilton , unabashedly explained that he has a fiduciary responsibility to investors to boost prices since the market has demonstrated that tickets were underpriced. I doubt it.

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Airlines Hotels Sports Advertising 33

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I begged my favorite Econ teacher to let me into his Industrial Organization course and fortunately I got a spot. Half of the class was devoted to examining different models and learning the game theory behind strategic decision making; in the remainder of the class, we applied that knowledge and analyzed different industries.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Management Consulted

JULY 5, 2015

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. I’ve been noticing a trend of forecasts about the tech industry in North and West Africa.

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Consulting Interviews Airlines Industry 100

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

We can still see the “brand as object” model in the American Marketing Association’s definition : “Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers.” A brand started out as an identifying mark.

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Airlines Industry Operations Sales 28

LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2018

Most business leaders talk a good game about wanting to create a high performance culture , but few fully understand how to create the environment to get the most out of their people in a way that accelerates their strategy. They don’t know why or how they should create a competitive advantage through culture. The Bottom Line.

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Culture How To Guidelines Airlines 34

LSA Global

MARCH 1, 2021

Companies that differentiate themselves from the pack create a competitive advantage and improve their ability to make smart choices about how to market, price, prospect, sell, win deals, serve clients, and allocate resources. Buyers always like to get more for less whenever possible.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 7, 2020

Us intermediaries will adjust pretty fast; we’re seeing firsthand what’s going on in the market. More COVID related due diligence (some banks have COVID questionnaires), more attention to intangibles, detailed diligence on any PPP funding; and industry experience will be a big plus for buyers. It’s hard to project 10 months.

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Banking Financial Finance Sales 40

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. That’s why it’s imperative to ensure your strategy deeply resonates with your organizational culture. The key is to look beyond just the obvious places like marketing. Unlocking Energy.

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Energy Airlines Culture Retail 28

Consultant Ninja

JUNE 13, 2009

Its no surprise that the industry has a 20% annual churn rate; the half life of a consulting career is just 3 years. In the Strat field this is less evident, but people are beginning to question how much value newly minted mba's and grads with liberal arts degrees can really add to the corporate strategy of an engineering firm.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

We expect the drone market to surge to nearly $7 billion by 2020 globally, driven by regulatory clarification, continuously decreasing component costs, and – most important– ongoing innovation that connects drone capabilities to big-data analytics. No strategy is static. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Company Data Analysis Industry 35

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

Like Unilever, there are companies in other industries forming a vanguard of early movers, merging their business goals with sustainable development. This was followed by the motivation to adhere to industry norms of transparency, traceability, environmental responsibility, and other accepted standards, cited 27.6% of the time.

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Development Company Case Interview Study 38

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

Price wars have broken out in consumer industries around the world. Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. The intense competition on pricing that pervades many industries makes consumer perception more important than ever.

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Retail Survey Bain Comparison 48

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

No strategy is static. Companies can also rent their business applications (for accounting and finance, human resource management, marketing and sales, collaboration, project management, and so forth) on-demand from companies like Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Workday, Hubspot, Yammer, Dropbox, Basecamp and others. Insight Center.

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Construction Airlines Data Travel 33

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Top management compensation packages guarantee a high level of pay, but are often only weakly linked to the performance of the firm relative to its industry competitors. Except that the performance that they’re rewarding is industry performance, not company performance. market capitalization ) and 500 additional public companies.

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Research Industry Benchmarking Airlines 28