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Strategy of War – Business Lessons from the Battlefield

Tom Spencer

Military strategy has long been a source of wisdom for the field of business, inspiring countless comparisons. This article will consider three examples from military history that can examined to better understand competitive strategy in the business arena. Similarly, businesses can employ speed to gain a first-mover advantage.

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Lessons from More Than 1,000 E-Commerce Pricing Tests

Harvard Business

The process often starts by using a gross margin target, followed by some comparison with competitors, and then some adjustments from there. Many of these retailers would quickly admit that this isn’t an optimal strategy, and that they are likely leaving money on the table — and they’re often right.

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

To turn those dreams into workplace realities, leaders set strategies. Evidence suggests only 5% of employees understand their company's strategy. This is alarming, given evidence a direct positive correlation exists between employee commitment to strategy and employee involvement in strategy development. Refinement.

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Pricing Strategy – Pricing and Green Team Reviews Best Practices

Granite Leadership Strategies

The green team reviews not only assure the proposal and executive team that you are compliant and responsive, but also give the top management team a detailed look into the price, the details of the pricing strategy, and the rationale behind your value proposition. Why a Green Team Review?

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Five (and a half) Pricing Strategies that Will Win You More Projects at Higher Fees

David A Fields

Look no further than the gas pumps to see the extraordinary, often nonsensical, choices made by shoppers reacting to comparisons. Prominent signs proclaim each brand’s current price per gallon, making it easy to compare among alternatives.

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LSA Global Adds New Director and Senior Director Assessment Center

LSA Global

Individual and group comparisons are available. About LSA Global Founded in 1995, LSA Global is the leading performance consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy.

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Having Marketing Challenges Suddenly? Help Is Available

Business Consulting Agency

Marketing has gotten so much more complex in comparison to past times. These days, we have many marketing strategies to match consumer behavior such as Social Media Marketing, or Search Engine Optimization (SEO), or paid advertising tactics such as Influencers. The most common marketing and advertising strategies are listed below.