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Case Study: Should You Adjust Your Business Model for a Major Customer?

Harvard Business

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Let’s do a video call. Even my hometown can’t get our products right , Cameron thought as he chased Graham over to the playground. ” The Next Morning.

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Marketing a Service Business

Women in Consulting

In doing so they need to overcome several obstacles: • They don’t want to appear to be “selling.”. • They typically don’t “make news.”. • They often work with people on a personal and confidential level, making case studies and success stories difficult, if not impossible. If possible, include testimonials and case studies.

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How to Approach Experiential Questions

Tom Spencer

While these questions might seem easier compared to that of business case study questions, correctly preparing for them requires just as much preparation. If answered incorrectly, the firm might deem you a poor fit, regardless of your case interview performance. Tell me about a time you took the initiative to start something.

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Website or No Website? Answers and Help for Independent Consultants

Successful Independent Consulting

The easy way to create a simple, yet professional website I know consultants who have spent weeks and piles of money creating a fancy website with video, graphics, and custom photography. Forget social media, email lists, and search engine optimization (SEO). If you don’t, keep reading! It doesn’t have to be that complex.

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Is Your Business a “Service” or a “Brand”?

The Fearless Marketer

We’re all familiar with legal, architectural, accounting, medical, and engineering services. Once upon a time (in most cases, hundreds of years ago), these services were new and were touted as something truly different. Through the look and feel of your website, videos, webinars, etc., you build a know-like-trust factor.

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Using Case Interview Prep for Non-Consulting Offers

CaseInterview.com

So I decided to prepare for the business case assignment this time. I watched the videos first and found them amazing! I also showed them my analytical thinking by creating frameworks based on certain "case studies" given in the interview process (think--asynchronous case interviews ).

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Case Interview Practice Tip – Practice in Everyday Life

CaseInterview.com

Below are the details on how this student used this practice tip to receive an offer from McKinsey as well as how I used the same tip in my practice and how you too can practice cases in your everyday life. The emails and the videos that you provide have been, without a doubt, the best resource to help prepare me for case interviews.