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Top Trends in US Business Startups

Business Consulting Agency

E-commerce and Online Retail : Facts : E-commerce continues its rapid growth, accounting for a significant portion of retail sales. In 2021, US e-commerce sales surged to $933.3 Statistics : The US Census Bureau reports that online sales constituted 16.1% Statistics : The AI market is projected to grow to $190.61

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Case Study: How Do You Compete with a Goliath?

Harvard Business

“It feels weird eavesdropping like this,” Alejandra Chirinos told Ricardo Rodriguez, her marketing VP, and Miguel Martinez, her head of sales. ” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers.

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Early Lessons from India’s Demonetization Experiment

Harvard Business

As I said at the time, it was a case study in poor policy and even poorer execution. The remaining was invested in business, stocks, real estate, jewelry, or “benami” assets, which are bought in someone else’s name. HUL experienced a 4% decline in sales volumes. Four months passed. instead of 7%.

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Creating a “sticky” web presence

Chad Barr

Include videos, or graphics, or case studies of how you’ve since applied it. Margin real estate is quite effective for this. This is the checkout line at your local Staples or Best Buy with all kinds of impulse items for sale as you stand on line. Such as episode #1, #2, #3 … or Part 1 of 3.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1989 by three former consultants of the MAC Group (a boutique sales and distribution consulting firm), Cornerstone Research was established to be very different than the general management consulting firm it was birthed from; focused on unique clients, managing delicate client relationships, and offering specialized work.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.