article thumbnail

Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. This says a lot about the type of firm culture Simon-Kucher has aimed to build. The other key takeaway?

article thumbnail

Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

However, due to its rich history in the region, the firm knows the market deeper, better, and has the best government and private sector relationships. Dubai is one of the firm’s newest offices, and for good reason – the city is a hot spot for tourism, real estate investment, trade, transportation, and financial services.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cuba: A Tourism Conundrum

1 to 1

is still banned, but my friends were able to enter the country through the "people-to-people" program in which visitors interact with Cuban citizens in cultural activities. Leisure travel to Cuba from the U.S. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

Tourism 20
article thumbnail

Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

1 to 1

Insights into what customers want and need are more important than ever as the economy and market conditions change. And inquiries about loyalty rewards were common across nearly all industries — retail, public sector, automotive and manufacturing, travel and tourism, insurance, finance.

Data 29
article thumbnail

The Mainstreaming of Augmented Reality: A Brief History

Harvard Business

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture.

Tourism 34
article thumbnail

What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

Tourism 28
article thumbnail

How I Fell In Love With Business: Confessions of a Bain Consultant

Management Consulted

We climbed a volcano and met the President of Nicaragua in a market. A culture shock day in Houston, a stopover in Europe, and we were in Zimbabwe. We visited cultural heritage sites in Bangkok, rode elephants in northern Thailand, ate too many crepes, rode bicycles and tuk-tuks, and camped on beaches in Ko Samui.

Bain 100