Finance Marketing Productivity Sports 
Markovitz Consulting
AUGUST 19, 2020
All too often, companies that strive for first mover advantage bleed their products—or their entire organization—to death. Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. Good luck finding any of those products today.
Harvard Business
JUNE 2, 2016
Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.
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Tom Spencer
MARCH 28, 2021
Imagine that you did not succeed with the consulting offer and instead start as an employee in the area of business development, finance, or marketing. In his free time, Till enjoys sports and going out into nature. However, in case you are still not convinced, here are two concrete examples. How should you proceed?
Tom Spencer
MARCH 16, 2014
If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Business cycle, stock market trends, market prices, and seasonality issues.
Management Consulted
APRIL 11, 2016
The Brattle Group is now considered one of the European Union’s top consulting firms in the areas of energy, finance and competition. In 2013, the New York office was established, providing a home base in one the most important finance and legal markets in the world. Product liability. Regulatory finance.
Martinka Consulting
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Regular readers know that I like to make analogies between sports and business. If you read the sports page (paper and screen) you know this. I hear it’s huge on sports talk radio, which I don’t listen to. You have to get the word out (marketing). Perhaps your equipment is outdated and not productive enough.
Harvard Business
JULY 4, 2017
With that in mind, I can see three potential scenarios for how Apple might play in the autonomous car market. Some of them may never enter the car market, or may at least significantly delay a move toward ownership. Apple has a great intuitive feel for how consumers see a market, versus how manufacturers see it.
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