Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

B2C firms have been the leaders in customer analytics initiatives. E-commerce, mobile commerce, and social media platforms have enabled businesses to better sculpt marketing and customer support initiatives and customer services. B2B companies need to know, for example, how many companies exist in a given market space.

B2B 28

B2B B2C Sales Data 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For one thing, in an era when trust in traditional sources has eroded — in government, media, and in companies and the marketing they employ — word-of-mouth from trusted peers wields greater clout than ever. Around 2005, marketing became a bigger force driving growth. For another, the funnel fails to capture momentum.

Sales 49

Sales B2C Energy Efficiency 49

ConsultX

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend.” - Mark Zuckerberg Referral marketing is the single most effective way that we can do marketing as a business consultant (once you’re established) and it’s a must have for any business to business, or even business to consumer companies, both B2B and B2C.

B2C 52

B2C Consulting Groups B2B 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When companies expand into foreign markets, they need to gain the trust of local business partners and prospective customers in order to succeed. Both of these approaches, however, are time-intensive, requiring executives to spend weeks or months in foreign markets. William Andrew/Getty Images.

B2B 35

B2B Education Media B2C 35

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

Digitization has upended industry after industry — and now, as it begins to transform the environments that will be home to two-thirds of the world’s population by 2030, there is good reason to brace for another wave of disruption. How Might Smart Cities Shift Value in Our Industry?

Company 33

Company Real Estate Government Transportation 33

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2018

In recent years, marketers have lived through the Era of Big Data, and the Era of Personalization, and now we are living through the “Era of Consent.” Marketers across the European Union (EU) have been preparing for this new regulation for months. Third-party data is likely to be the biggest headache for global marketers.

Data 28

Data B2B How To B2C 28

1 to 1

AUGUST 30, 2021

Sales engagement According to Forrester, sales engagement (SE) platforms “help sales, marketing, and post-sales personnel manage their omnichannel touchpoints at all stages of the buy cycle.” We shared numerous industry best practices and sales exercises such as Win Back Wednesday to motivate and engage the sales teams.

B2B 29

B2B Sales ROI B2C 29

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the country will average growth rates between 7.4% However, India remains a difficult market for multinational firms to enter. India is a large, fragmented, and heterogeneous market. over the next three years.

Strategy& 28

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Operations 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

We also supplemented the survey with well-known brand rankings, Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and an analysis of their marketing expenditures and strategies. For example, consider the following “brand twins” — pairs of legacy and newcomer brands that compete in the same industry. Are people actually using the product?

Advertising 28

Advertising B2B Survey B2C 28

Tsavo Neal

MAY 29, 2020

You’re in the marketing business. “You’re not in the consulting business, you’re in the marketing business. Independent consultants really struggle with marketing. They rely on others to do their marketing for them instead of doing it themselves. Which consulting firms are using inbound marketing well?

B2B 15

B2B Intellectual Property B2C Video 15

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Beyond shipping new features on a regular cadence and keeping the peace between engineering and the design team, the best PMs create products with strong user adoption that have exponential revenue growth and perhaps even disrupt an industry. Performing market assessments. Core Competencies. Running design sprints. ”).

Productivity 28

Productivity Management Engineering Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

The increasing acceptance of boomerang employees is partly due to the “tight job market,” according to Michael Watkins, chair of Genesis Advisers , professor at IMD , and author of The First 90 Days. After she left, Bridget worked in several other marketing firms. What the Experts Say. ” Be positive. And she did.

Company 46

Company Case Studies Case Study B2C 46

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Dan Lyons’s book Disrupted is an often-delightful tour through startup culture, based on the author’s experience working at online marketing firm HubSpot. Today’s standard marketing playbook looks a lot like what Lyons describes in his book.

Marketing 28

Marketing Media Advertising eBook 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In the age before the digital revolution, marketers used to tell customers about a product and then work through a traditional step-by-step purchase funnel. At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with businesses in an industry whose customers already self-identify as fans: sports. ” Read More from Microsoft.

Sports 28

Sports Industry Data Media 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2016

In this environment, a new 4G only player has entered in 2016 with an initial investment of $20 billion in network and market infrastructure. Jio is a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, whose leader, Mukesh Ambani is India’s richest man. This move creates myriad opportunities in India’s financial services industry.

Strategy& 28

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Banking 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2018

There are two contemporary strategic imperatives, among others, that many executives are grappling with: (1) competing in emerging markets and (2) partnering with startups to gain exposure to novel ideas and opportunities. Such considerations seem less pertinent in a market like India where nationally mandated focus areas are less engrained.

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Case Interview Company Government Policies 32