Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

For every company wrestling with evolutions in its strategy, success depends as much on matching the operating model to those evolutions as it does on the soundness of the strategy itself. But exactly how do today’s companies create or update an operating model to match adaptations or wholesale changes in strategy?

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

A strategy execution and implementation firm based in Sweden, today the firm counts 59 of the U.S. BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. In 2006 BTS also acquired Advantage Performance Group, Inc which focuses on business development. Leadership Development.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

If your customer retention strategy relies on “buying” loyalty with rewards, rebates, or discounts, it is coming at a high cost. Instead of thinking of itself merely as a sports apparel manufacturer, the company has purposefully developed a “connected fitness” ecosystem. Topic Images Inc./Getty

Marketing 43

Marketing Apparel Retail Company 43

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This is especially true in developing markets where competitors can move very quickly with few of the obstacles that big companies face. In foods, beverages, health, beauty, and apparel local variations really do matter. Global brands (and aspiring global brands) often represent only a portion of the company’s growth potential.

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2016

But as some companies are realizing, placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy—especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient option. Another apparel company, Patagonia , a high-end outdoor clothier, follows the same credo.

Company 28

Company Apparel Retail Metrics 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

Companies deploying emotional-connection-based strategies and metrics to design, prioritize, and measure the customer experience find that increasing customers’ emotional connection drives significant improvements in financial outcomes.

Retail 43

Retail Apparel Financial ROI 43