Martinka Consulting

MARCH 10, 2021

Robbie Bach spoke at my Rotary club last fall, asked us to think about all the subscriptions we have, and guessed most of us would be at 20. I can easily get to about 15 in a couple minutes as I consider Office, Internet, Cable TV, Prime, Netflix, our CRM, Constant Contact, Beachbody, etc. Will it end? But what’s next?

Technology Implementation 40

Technology Implementation Journal Exercises Retail 40

The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This really useful tool can help you as a project manager to understand how your stakeholders feel about your project and how much power and influence they hold over it. Here are some questions you need to answer: Support: Does this stakeholder know about your project yet? If not when would be the best time to inform them about it?

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Prudent Pedal

APRIL 3, 2020

I have spoken to clients, prospects, and partners about their current state and future assessments. Whether you’re communicating en masse or one-to-one, give the recipient something of value to THEM. Marketing agencies don’t need to be talking about cash-flow, CARE or FMLA. Be helpful. is worthless and just adds to the noise.

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Guidelines Marketing Cash Flow Metrics 82

MishTalk

JULY 17, 2014

The plane, a Boeing 777 with 295 people on board, was reported by Interfax news agency to be en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it came down before entering Russian airspace. Investigators have still not located the wreckage of MH370, which crashed on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Airlines 65

Airlines System Report Financial 65

1 to 1

APRIL 11, 2014

It was a different world then; smartphones and tablets weren''t en vogue, virtual events and Spreecasts didn''t exist, and Facebook and Twitter were rarely used for business. On that foundation today''s marketing leaders are challenged to think differently about the marketing mix. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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MishTalk

MAY 9, 2014

Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate 1950-Present Women entered the workforce en masse in the 1960s to 1990s. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Some might accuse me of cherry picking a timeframe on the above chart. Here is a longer-term chart.

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Free Agent CFO

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Several years ago, I was helping a small $3 million service business buy a competitor about 5 hours from their home office. They believe every word the seller says about industry multiples. Your client will be there to pluck off the customers that leave en masse. And yes, it’s all about luck. We made a great offer.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Is Portugal about ready to implode? Corporates are defaulting en masse and cannot sustain their debt burdens, leading to a vicious cycle of deleveraging. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' That''s what one hedge fund manager believes.

Finance 78

Finance Comparison Analysis Banking 78

Rod Burkert

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Last week I wrote about the differences between email newsletters and blogs. Hey, as long as I am talking about promoting it let’s acknowledge that public speaking is a learned behavior as much as an art form. First, let’s talk about authority. And if you’re new to the blog, welcome aboard. This is what we do! In real life.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 25, 2013

Thus, retailers en masses started bombarding customers with Christmas promotions three days sooner this year than last. Citigroup analyst Deborah Weinswig said Wal-Mart’s layaway-tied sales last holiday season rose about 10%. “We Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Retail 73

Retail Automotive Sales Management 73

Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2018

2 These virtual patients have been used to train students in how to demonstrate empathy and practice having tough talks about substance abuse, mental illness, and sexual assault. He’s most passionate about healthcare redesign, patient engagement, and the life sciences. Images: Flickr , Flickr. “The Li, Angela, et al. 2, 2011, pp.

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Healthcare Education Exercises Training 79

MishTalk

APRIL 13, 2014

According to a BVA poll published Saturday by Le Parisien-Aujourd''hui en France, 60% of French people doubt the ability of Manuel Valls to reduce unemployment and 56% think he will not be effective to "allow social justice. " Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Policies Government Course Management 67

Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Dinner at a fine restaurant is mostly cleaning, chopping, mise en place and service, not the part we see on the plate itself. We often get confused about which part is important, which is worth our time, which is the point of the exercise. Without a doubt, if the thing we built isn't of high quality, don't bother.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

MARCH 22, 2023

Being vibrant and a front-runner about pricing is more than just slogging through the Government tables. The data changes as time progresses, each bid is different, and so does your experience and sophistication with writing about them. Plan to review and update the pieces a couple of times a year.

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Government Strategy& Strategy Strategy 52

Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In an ESOP, a qualified plan, the plan buys the stock of the firm from the owners with vested employees now the owners, en masse. Regular readers of this newsletter, and viewers of my video podcasts, know my feelings about projections in the buy-sell world, I feel they’re useless. But what about in other aspects of business?

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ROI Cash Flow Methodologies Small Business 40

MishTalk

OCTOBER 15, 2014

What about PEs in the stratosphere? For discussion, please see Stock Buybacks Peaked With Stock Market in 2007: History About to Repeat? Vinson should not have traveled on a commercial flight, federal health officials said, when she boarded Frontier Airlines Flight 1143 on Monday, en route from Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Travel Report Fashion Airlines 76

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Reports indicate that Google has discussed some of its re-entry plans with Chinese government officials, including offering a search service that would “blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest.” It is well-known that the Chinese government en gages extensively in IP theft.

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Ethics Intellectual Property Government Data 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 1, 2014

Sharyi has found a clip that was broadcast on the Ukranian TV program "Chas Ch" ("H Hour") showing a Ukrainian Buk launcher (en face and then in profile) and attendant Kupol radar along with--around 52-54 seconds, off to the right--what appears to be some box-type, high-altitude SAM launcher, possibly a "Tor" variant.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

PwC Chairman Dennis Nally and Booz CEO Cesare Mainardi were very upbeat about the proposed deal. If they depart en masse , then PwC will be left holding the bag. The deal will almost certainly result in post-merger headaches . As we learnt at the end of October last year, PwC and Booz & Co are planning to merge.

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BearingPoint Talent Culture Industry 92

MishTalk

JANUARY 21, 2014

Although the first wave of boomers became eligible for early retirement under Social Security about six years ago, the generation still constitutes about one-third (31%) of the workforce, similar to percentages for millennials (33%) and Generation X (32%). retirement age of 61 and even the traditional retirement age of 65.

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Analysis Healthcare Groups Study 75

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Companies had not yet turned en masse to leverage social platforms like Facebook to advance their business goals. Businesses must think critically about how their digital initiatives will affect the experience of customers and employees, as even the most well-intentioned initiatives can have unforeseen impacts on people.

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MishTalk

APRIL 15, 2017

Due to their ability to cut travel costs by 60%, shared autonomous electric vehicles (SAEVs) could shift about 25% of miles traveled from private automobiles-—creating enormous benefits for consumers as well as causing major disruption to the automotive industry. Long haul trucking miles will vanish first, en masse, and quickly.

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MishTalk

MARCH 6, 2015

Please stop and think about that for a second. Close scrutiny of both month-over-month and year-over-year data suggests we keep adding low wage jobs while boomers retire en masse. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Still think this was a good jobs report?

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Preliminary results suggested a coalition backed by Podemos and Barcelona en Comú was poised to take first place in the region. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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Government Education Course System 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

President Maduro has already announced they will pull the plug on CNN En Español , an important source of independent information. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Now their journos’ official credentials have been revoked.

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Government Media Energy Airlines 75

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

But because humans don’t (yet) attach agency or intelligence to their devices, they’re remarkably uninhibited about abusing them. It’s estimated that about 10% to 50% of interactions are abusive, according to Dr. Sheryl Brahnam in a TechEmergence interview late last year. .

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Enterprise Training Training Software 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

Some people leave vague messages because they’re in a rush — tapping out a quick text or leaving a voicemail en route to the airport — and don’t realize the impact they have. Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure. What did she need from me, so urgently? You and Your Team Series.

Fashion 28

Fashion Metrics Study Research 28

MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2015

Comments on my blog soar every time I write about driverless vehicles. And when it does happen, it will likely be en masse. About one of every 15 workers in the country is employed in the trucking business, according to the ATA. Such was the case again yesterday when I wrote Driverless Cars in 30 US cities; Death of Cars?

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Video Resumes Insurance Insurance 28

freshminds

OCTOBER 7, 2015

In the past, marketing has simply been a push of content – messages and images blasted out from a company towards the en masse general public in the hope of attracting attention to people who could be potential customers. So let's deconstruct the Tech trends of 2015. 1) Dimensional Marketing. 4) Amplified Intelligence. 7) Software.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2017

More About the Research Since 2013, the Entrepreneurship Database Program at Emory University has been partnering with accelerators and entrepreneur support programs to collect detailed data from entrepreneurs during their application processes. It’s not all about venture funding. Think about consumers' jobs-to-be-done.

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Marketing Talent Research Video 29

MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2016

Yet, after boomers die off en masse, I foresee all kinds of health-related jobs will vanish until the next retirement boom hits. Trucks and Taxis What about truck and taxi drivers? Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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Industry Biotechnology Transportation Healthcare 28

MishTalk

MAY 28, 2015

Delivery drivers could be replaced en masse by self-driving cars, which are likely to hit the market within a decade or two, or even drones. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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Report Construction Research Software 28

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

During nearly every discussion about organizational change, someone makes the obvious assertion that “change is hard.” Suddenly, employees disengage en masse and then the change engine begins to sputter in both perception and reality. Isn’t it time to change the way we talk about change?

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McKinsey Study Journal Research 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Should that trend continue — and it appears to be accelerating slightly — online retailing will account for nearly 20% of the total in 2025, over 30% in 2030, and about 50% in 2035. Another approach is to focus on the story of each product, as happens in L’Occitane en Provence when customers encounter associates.

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Retail Sales Course Trends 41

MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

The only strange thing about Carl the bartender is that hes not quite human. Carl-like robots are not about to replace human bartenders en masse just yet, but technology is certainly advancing at breakneck speed. Subscribe to: About Mike Shedlock. I find these kinds of articles fascinating. Mike "Mish" Shedlock.

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Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2017

Musk himself is ambivalent about the term. Consumers jumped en masse, destroying Blockbuster and other retail rental chains in just a few years. That’s the question that has dogged the company from the beginning, inspiring heated debate among Wall Street analysts, fanatical customers, and tech-related online communities.

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Automotive Transportation Productivity Retail 41

MishTalk

AUGUST 16, 2013

However, from a sentiment standpoint, high profile gold supporters dumping their stash en masse is what it takes to make a bottom. We’re holding trash bags,” said Philip Mann, 53, who with his wife put about $160,000, half their retirement savings, into gold and silver coins starting in 2009. There always is. Trash Bags’.

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