Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 21, 2014

For those unfamiliar with the term “behavioral economics”, I generally describe behavioral economics as a combination of psychology and a traditional science like economics or finance. In the book, “Save More Tomorrow” [link] , Dr. Shlomo Benartzi introduced the notion of a behavioral audit for 401(k) and defined contribution plans.

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Consulting Finance System Sales 150

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. GM market share fell from 62.6% A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. The book, The Speed of Trust , by Stephen M.R. Even today, GM has record recalls. We know everything.

Emotional Intelligence 88

Emotional Intelligence Study Leadership Finance 88

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

See my pairing, swarming, and mobbing post or the Project Lifecycles book.) While everyone realized the entire organization needed to limit their WIP, their decisions still took a long time because all the “support” people (finance, HR, marketing communications, etc) were still centralized.

Metrics 63

Metrics How To Efficiency Resources 63

The Fearless Marketer

JULY 23, 2018

I like to think I’m a pretty good marketer of my professional services. After all, I’ve been at it for 34 years, read hundreds of marketing books, thousands of articles and studied with the very best marketing gurus. But marketing is still challenging for me and the majority of independent professionals.

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Meeting Marketing How To Resources 48

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. As a result, the value of many of these securities plummeted to zero when the housing market crashed.

Ethics 78

Ethics Financial Cash Flow Real Estate 78

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

There are many new innovations that allow companies to finance purchases creatively in order to meet their goals over the long term. Online banking is another recent innovation in the banking and finance industry. Any business that wants to streamline its finances should consider online banking. Finance Tools.

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Financial Finance Banking Tools 60

Chad Barr

JUNE 21, 2023

Limited Resources: Strained resources in terms of time, skills, and finances can be a significant roadblock. Now, let’s discuss the potential repercussions of stale content: Lost Competitive Edge: While competitors invest in and improve their content, businesses with stale content lose their competitive edge and market share.

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Tools Small Business Resources Course 52

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Major cost and expense types The major types of cost are Cost of goods sold (COGS, including some of the below) Staff cost (salaries) Cost of financing (interest rates) Offices and buildings Energy Marketing cost Depending on your industry, different types might be dominant. Book a Call. Want to increase your profitability?

Small Business 52

Small Business Finance Industry Company 52

MishTalk

AUGUST 22, 2013

For example, please consider Will the Last Person to Leave the Treasury Market Please Turn Out the Lights? Pento : Due to its foolish embracement of Abenomics, Japan will also have to fear a collapse of its debt market from rising inflation in the near future, just as we do in here. Bond Market About to Collapse? I think not.

Marketing 51

Marketing Banking Government Analysis 51

Tsavo Neal

JUNE 1, 2017

Let’s say, for example, that you’re a consultant who wants to help renewable-energy companies create effective business plans – and by “effective” we mean “able to help raise financing.”. Accordingly, it may be good for you to consider what the CFO needs to know in order to support the drive for financing.

How To 74

How To Finance Financial Knowledge Base 74

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Regardless of which party is correct, the near trillion-dollar peak market cap and multi-billion-dollar daily trading volume of cryptocurrency makes it a growing topic of research for economists and financiers alike.

Banking 60

Banking System Finance Financial 60

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Regardless of which party is correct, the near trillion-dollar peak market cap and multi-billion-dollar daily trading volume of cryptocurrency makes it a growing topic of research for economists and financiers alike.

Banking 60

Banking System Finance Financial 60

BCG

AUGUST 29, 2016

Following a strong 2014, the year 2015 will go into the books as a record for global M&A deal making. Capital markets have long greeted acquisition announcements with skepticism—and with good reason. In the current market environment, at least, investors are showing more trust in, and higher expectations for, dealmakers.

Report 75

Report Boston Consulting Group Finance Research 75

Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

I ended up using some of the books off your site’s recommended reading list – The McKinsey Way , How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms , and I bought the Consulting Interview Bible. where I worked for IMG (international marketing group) at the Winter Olympics. I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch.

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Consulting Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 204

Martinka Consulting

JUNE 30, 2021

Go back a year and then I thought a lot of distressed companies would hit the market in Q2 and Q3 of 2020. I’m starting to see more hurt companies on the market. And now for a shameless plug, get our book If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can’t You Sell Your Business (For What You Want?). “If I was wrong. I’ll admit it.

Real Estate 40

Real Estate Government Finance Banking 40

Tsavo Neal

MARCH 30, 2017

Although books are a fantastic way for consultants to learn how to run a more profitable business — blogs can be just as helpful. They may lack some of the staying power and authority of books, but they make up for it with their ease of access, interactivity, and updateability. You’ll be sure to find some help.

Consulting 120

Consulting Journal Marketing Resources 120

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

You should read books that help you to understand the case interview process and which suggest preparation strategy. I personally read books such as ‘Case Interview Secrets’ by Victor Cheng and ‘Case-In-Point’ by Marc P Cosentino, which I found to be useful references. I can’t stress this enough. Guess what!

Consulting 68

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 68

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2013

This may allow social enterprises to make significant gains in market share during periods when ‘for profit’ organisations are making cut backs. Our friends at The Post Growth Institute are currently writing a book called How on Earth? Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer.

Enterprise 112

Enterprise Healthcare Ethics Construction 112

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Recommended Books. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market.

Balance Sheet 75

Balance Sheet Marketing Real Estate Financial 75

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 1, 2021

To motivate visitors to fill out your survey, you can offer them a reward or something for free, like a case study, e-book, a free trial of your product, or anything that doesn’t cost you a lot but creates a hook for conversion. In addition to adapting your site for mobile, you need to work on mobile marketing as well. Final thoughts.

Productivity 88

Productivity Survey Tools Marketing 88

Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2017

The following picture is in my book If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can’t You Sell Your Business (For What You Want)? This next picture, or one like it, should be in my book Buying A Business That Makes You Rich next to the above picture.* And buying a business is the best way to do this, and the easiest to finance.

Small Business 40

Small Business Finance Course System 40

MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Recommended Books. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. With rates spiking, global stock markets plunged. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition. Big Picture.

Analysis 67

Analysis Trends Marketing Real Estate 67

Progressus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Companies which are not externally project driven may use project accounting to track internal projects such as a marketing campaign, or some type of capital improvement. Achieving Your Project Management Goals with Progressus Project Accounting Progressus Project Accounting allows project-based businesses to take control of project finances.

Resources 52

Resources Report ROI Data 52

Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Cleaning up the books so they paint a true picture of the company’s performance. Making everything (operations, finance, marketing, etc.) This means keep everything up-to-speed, like we did with the cabin once we put it on the market. Like with our cabin, it starts with cleaning.

Financial 40

Financial Operations Finance System 40

Management Consulted

AUGUST 14, 2016

Staying true to the original vision, Amazon has gone on to become a global force, market disruptor, major innovator, and a helluva lot more than just an online bookstore. Today, Amazon sells everything under the sun, has its own TV streaming service, has cornered the e-book market with Kindle, groceries with AmazonFresh and more.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Bain Resumes 100

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Description: David Baker is a consultant who has been working with marketing firms and advertising agencies since the late 1980s. David focuses on finances, benchmarking, performance, and positioning of firms, as well as PR, advertising, and more. Taking Risks Means Securing Success. Finding the Right Size Business for You.

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Consulting Cash Flow Advertising Enterprise 128

Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Peter Block, in his seminal consulting book, Flawless Consulting , writes, “There is a set of skills that is an essential part of consulting over and above technical expertise and interpersonal skills – and these are consulting skills” (Jossey-Bass, 2000, p. Perhaps that is why so many consulting projects fail.

Consulting 45

Consulting Organizational Development Finance Engineering 45

The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 20, 2020

You’ve spoken at Social Media Marketing World and other places. You’re writing a book and need to interview people: “I’m looking to connect with top-level leaders who have a reputation for shifting their culture.”. I know you work with medium-sized companies on their finances. So, I know you get out there a lot more than I do.

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Meeting B2B Case Interview Resources 62

Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

In 1967, Harvard Professor Francis Aguilar wrote a book entitled “Scanning the Business Environment” in which he identified four important factors – Economic, Technical, Political, and Social – that a business can use to better understand the big picture. Availability of credit (consider also the liquidity and depth of the credit markets).

Analysis 114

Analysis Intellectual Property Trends Ethics 114

MishTalk

MARCH 30, 2014

Financial stress related to Ponzi financing and other bad debts in China is readily visible in numerous places. The five biggest Chinese banks, which account for more than half of all loans in the country, removed Rmb59bn ($9.5bn) from their books in debts that could not be collected, according to their 2013 results.

Policies 73

Policies Real Estate Banking Finance 73

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Compensation and benefits are on par to the market, but not adjusted for NYC living (so for take-home pay you might be better off in Atlanta or Dallas as a young McKinseyite, unless the magnetic draw to the Big Apple is just too much). This New York Office is located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 8, 2020

My work helps clients create surges in market demand and then adapt to sell to and service those new customers. This is the topic of my book Extreme Revenue Growth.). Most of my client work over the past decade has been centered around helping software companies scale up to become bigger companies.

System 111

System Operations Education Training 111

Tom Spencer

JUNE 17, 2013

The number of consultants hired for public sector projects has been steadily increasing ever since, spiking to new heights over the past few years in response to the tumultuous state of public sector finances. Definitions. Helpful Links. Subscribe. A Perfect Storm: Growth in Public Sector Consulting. in Management Consulting.

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Consulting Boston Consulting Group Government Case Interview 116

MishTalk

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

Finance 75

Finance Insurance Insurance Construction 75

Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

As a world-renowned economic theorist and thought leader, White was also a prolific writer with over 100 published books and papers to his name. Bates White has been a dominant market leader in asbestos litigation and valuation as well as in False Claims Act litigation. BATES WHITE ORGANIZATION. Practice Areas. Intellectual Property.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 140

Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

Our markets are moving at lightning speed, both the enterprise market as well as the printing and PC market, and we need to be faster, we need to be more nimble, we need to have a cost structure that is appropriate for the competitors that we face in both those businesses,” she told the business press in May, 2015 (CNBC 2015).

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

Consultant Ninja

MARCH 23, 2009

Friedman Billings Ramsey was hot back in 2005 - boutique investment bank, middle market, a cool FBR acronym. If you havent heard of Tom Peters: He was a partner at McKinsey who wrote the most influential business book of the 1980s. It wasnt until 2001 that he admitted that he made up most of the data in the book. The ANALyst.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines McKinsey 100