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Overcoming Data Collection Challenges in Consulting

Tom Spencer

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? However, we struggled to calculate profitability over time, as the client had multiple kinds of products and used various procurement methods. When we asked the client to provide the needed data, they ghosted us.

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Two-Week Price Inflation in Argentina hits 30%, US Products Lead the Way; Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Earnings

MishTalk

A tour of various supermarkets in the city of Buenos Aires, found escalating inflation is much higher in stock products, perfumery and milk. certain P&G products — are exchanged. bolivare-per-USD rate, thus the near-$300 million charge P&G now expects to incur on its third quarter balance sheet. is now $13.55.

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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

Human resource teams are critical to the growth of a company since employees typically represent both the biggest operating expense and largest off-balance sheet asset for most businesses. He was a Product Management Intern at PNC Bank and is an incoming Innovation Development Summer Analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

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Greek default in all but name - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Over the last few decades, countless risky financial products were sold to investors using harmless sounding terms like “credit default swap”, “mortgage backed security”, “special purpose vehicle” and “off-balance sheet financing”. Graduate Consulting Group. Previous post: Would a Bund by any other name smell as sweet?

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. “Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says.

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

Heres my understanding of the current TARP/TARPII/PPIP/etc plans: The major "sick" banks wont lend to businesses, because their balance sheets are tied up with bad assets that they cant sell. It is probably much easier to diagnose and treat 4 or 5 patients than a group of 100, 200, or +1000. Productivity. (6). at 7:39 PM.

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5 Ways to Increase Your Cross-Selling

Harvard Business

As a result, USAA outperforms most competitors in the number of products held by its customers. In the past, marketers have struggled to deliver the higher response rates they need from existing customers — a smaller group than potential new customers. Take a balance-sheet view.