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Proposals, Part 1: Why Are They A Waste?

The Consultants Peer Group

We give away our Intellectual Property (IP). Some of them have a case study or a portfolio section that demonstrates the previous work and the results of the consultant or the consulting firm. To be sure, we all write proposals differently to ‘appear different’ and stand out but we use essentially the same template.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Data Analytics. Intellectual Property. However, the cases that these law firms are involved in can represent any industry imaginable, from telecommunications to manufacturing and everything in between. Case Studies. Consumer Fraud and Product Liability. Corporate and Government Investigations. Real Estate.

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4 Mistakes That Kill Crowdsourcing Efforts

Harvard Business

Within six years, Kaggle had been acqui-hired by Google; a struggling TopCoder sold itself to Appirio; InnoCentive has been shrinking for years according to LinkedIn data; and Quirky has declared bankruptcy. But the glory didn’t last. What happened? Each winner receives just $2,500. This puts friction on knowledge sharing.

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Research: Self-Disruption Can Hurt the Companies That Need It the Most

Harvard Business

Getting at that problem isn’t easy, because the data about what works are hard to come by. A few years ago, though, we realized that a valuable set of data was available about the U.S. For our study, we collected data on 512 strategic initiatives, both centralized and decentralized, launched by 48 leading U.S.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

Case studies. Maybe you really, really don’t like writing, but you still want to create a great piece of intellectual property that “sticks.” Your content, case studies, and resources on your website will rise in search rankings, making it easier for your prospects to find your website.