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(Value Stream) Map Your Way to a Better Post-Covid Future

Markovitz Consulting

Here are three examples of how their maps have helped them see into their processes more clearly and make changes to become more efficient. Sample development The dress maker designs dresses in the US and uses contract factories in Asia for manufacturing. COVID travel restrictions made those customer visits impossible.

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The Ansoff Matrix

Tom Spencer

THE Ansoff Matrix (referred to by some commentators as the Product/Market Expansion Grid) was developed by a Russian-American mathematician named Igor Ansoff , and first explained in his 1957 Harvard Business Review article entitled Strategies for Diversification. Background. Benefits of the Ansoff Matrix. The Ansoff Matrix Explained.

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15 Best Business Podcasts for Independent Consultants

Tsavo Neal

We discuss what actually works in generating business, from writing books to organizing events to old-fashioned relationship building. Sales for Nerds by Reuben Shwartz. Sales for Nerds ( [link] ) helps technical experts who started their own business hack the sales and marketing process. The wine is just for fun.

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The Most Common Systematic Failure In Crisis Communication – And Odds Are, You’re Vulnerable To It

Melissa Agnes

One important aspect of your organization’s successful crisis management, is being able to reach out to, and communicate with, all impacted and relevant stakeholders, in a timely and efficient fashion. Typically, each department owns the relationships with one or more of the organization’s stakeholder groups.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. For one, instead of establishing their own online sales site, they partnered with Amazon, a formidable rival. The company failed on multiple fronts. Autopsy #4 – Kodak. What do you think?

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Currently located on 430 Park Avenue, the latest buzz on the street is the new office being built for BCG New York – they are moving from midtown Manhattan to the colossal state-of-the-art Hudson Yards development. In New York, Bain is located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas on the 43rd Floor. headquarters in New York City.

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How are retailers responding to mobile shopping?

freshminds

Because of this, retailers have to respond accordingly as sales via handheld devices increase. Between 2012 and 2014 sales via smartphones catapulted from 5% to to 34%. Of course, the security of a smartphone as a paying device has become a growing concern as these technologies develop. Checking customer reviews.

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