Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2023

Wealth managers assist their clients to do this through a combination of strategies involving financial planning, investment management, and risk management. Wealth managers may also make recommendations about tax-efficient investment strategies and assist with estate planning to help clients pass on their wealth to future generations.

Management 88

Management Financial Real Estate Insurance 88

MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2014

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. We have described in detail over the past two years how we believe China’s twin excesses (excessive investment funded by excessive debt) will inevitably unwind, causing a substantial slowdown in China’s economy, significantly below market expectations.

Finance 75

Finance Cash Flow Banking Government 75

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing.

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Consulting Strategy Strategy Strategy& 202

Business Consulting Agency

AUGUST 20, 2023

Entrepreneurs often face a myriad of challenges, from market research to legal compliance. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a New Venture Idea Generation : Begin by brainstorming ideas that align with your interests, skills, and market demand. Finances : Secure startup funding through personal savings, loans, investors, or grants.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Financial Sales Analysis 52

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Designing an optimal channel distribution strategy (e.g. Determining appropriate product pricing (e.g. campaign optimization).

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Apparel Retail Examples Productivity 103

Tom Spencer

JULY 7, 2023

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? However, we struggled to calculate profitability over time, as the client had multiple kinds of products and used various procurement methods. However, be sure not to oversimplify the analysis from the start.

Data 78

Data Consulting Balance Sheet Analysis 78

Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The introduction of new product or service lines into an existing customer base is a challenge that companies often face with new business development. Consider using frontier charts and thinking about platform strategies (the latter which may be topic for another post). Apple’s “there’s an app for that”).

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Software 150

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.

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Guidelines Operations Talent Sports 140

Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2022

A few experiential learning opportunities to look for on campus include consulting clubs, finance clubs, student government, and technology development teams. On-campus engagements are opportunities for students to engage with their peers in a productive environment. Opportunities on-campus.

Finance 88

Finance Government Industry Consulting 88

Business Consulting Agency

AUGUST 12, 2023

Ensure these goals align with your long-term financial strategy. Cost Reduction Strategies : Implement cost reduction strategies based on the consulting service’s recommendations. Pricing and Revenue Analysis : Analyze your pricing strategy and explore opportunities for increasing revenue.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Balance Sheet Financial Efficiency 52

Business Consulting Agency

JULY 20, 2023

The journey of launching a business startup is a thrilling endeavor filled with promise, innovation, and the potential to carve out a unique space in the market. Step 1: Ideation and Market Research The journey begins with a spark of inspiration—a novel idea that has the potential to address a need or solve a problem in the market.

Operations 52

Operations Efficiency Consulting Marketing 52

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Similar firm in a different market. Synergistic product line firm. Contract manufacturer (of your product).

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Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc. Roles in these newer consulting firms are positions analogous to product manager, UX design, digital marketing, data scientist, etc. plus traditional consulting roles.

Management 150

Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 150

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 19, 2019

In technology and software companies, there are product management (PM) and product marketing management (PMM) roles. They both focus on a product, so how do they divide the tasks that need to be done? So, what happens to other tasks like product strategy? Example: Xbox Console Development and Marketing.

Engineering 60

Engineering Productivity Enterprise Marketing 60

MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2013

RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to financing French culture. billion ($1.8

Finance 78

Finance Culture Film Advertising 78

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 12, 2014

You are valued for your ability to review/cut/analyze data and use the results to come up with solutions and strategies to your clients’ dilemmas. You will learn how to improve productivity, how to provide more choice to customers, how to reduce response times, and how to improve quality. An Introduction to Marketing.

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Course Development Consulting Finance 184

LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2020

Is It Time to Pivot Your Sales Strategy? You will find out just how quickly you can pivot your sales strategy and your sales team when a crisis occurs. Do you need to pivot your sales strategy or sales approach? 3 Steps to Pivot Your Sales Strategy During a Crisis. But hope is not a strategy – especially during a crisis.

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Sales Strategy& Strategy Strategy 36

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

These companies often have innovative ideas and products but lack the capital and resources to bring them to market. Venture capital firms have a wide range of investment strategies and focus on different types of companies and industries. Additionally, internships, networking and informational interviews can also be beneficial.

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Industry Trends Financial Analysis 78

MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Industrial production in the currency bloc''s second largest economy fell 0.3% Over the three months through October, industrial production was 0.6% Over the three months through October, industrial production was 0.6% The disappointment comes after separate data showed Monday that German industrial production dropped 1.2%

Finance 75

Finance Industry Data Report 75

Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

After a decade of growing organic herbs and vegetables and raising farm animals, a family-run New England farm decided to pivot and produce high-end functional CBD products. This pivot required the organization to change its business model from wholesale agricultural commodities to the production and retail of consumer goods.

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Case Study Case Studies Cash Flow Retail 53

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

List of Global Strategy Firms in 2013. BELOW is a hand-picked list of leading Global Strategy Firms. Maybe not, but seeing as Sydney is at the other end of the earth you would expect a truly global strategy firm to have an office there (if you want to see a list of purely Aussie strategy firms for 2013, click here ).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 83

The Fearless Marketer

JULY 23, 2018

I like to think I’m a pretty good marketer of my professional services. After all, I’ve been at it for 34 years, read hundreds of marketing books, thousands of articles and studied with the very best marketing gurus. But marketing is still challenging for me and the majority of independent professionals. Challenge # 2.

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Meeting Marketing How To Resources 48

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Definitions.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 107

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

By not dancing, CEOs cost their companies billions of dollars of lost employee innovation, productivity, and customer service. In the 1940’s, Peter Drucker praised the company for its product decentralization but criticized it, even back then, for treating employees as a feudal cost center rather than a base of knowledge and potential.

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Emotional Intelligence Study Leadership Finance 88

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. Strategy Development. What’s going on in the market? How might we change the game?

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Video Analysis Operations Development 230

LSA Global

DECEMBER 7, 2017

When Strategy Aligns Behavior. A clear, well understood strategy aligns employee behavior within the priorities of the business. When Strategy Does Not Align Behavior. Just think what can happen when the strategy is unclear, unsupported or too far-fetched. Marketing promoting services that do not match your roadmap.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Sales 38

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. This list will be of interest to you if you live in Sydney (or you would like to live in Sydney), and: you want to become a strategy consultant, or. Pacific Strategy Partners. Source: Flickr ).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 76

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 20, 2023

Consulting offers a unique breadth of exposure MBB are predominantly strategy consulting firms that mainly work on strategy projects, which are by nature much shorter than the implementation projects undertaken by other consulting firms such as the Big 4 (PwC, EY, KPMG, Deloitte).

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Consulting Boston Consulting Group Bain Banking 88

Harvard Business

JUNE 9, 2020

How experimentation, judicious risk taking, and entrepreneurship in finance and capital markets could lead to a Covid-19 vaccine.

Finance 36

Finance Strategy Strategy Strategy& 36

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Business development consultants engage in ‘prospecting’ which involves searching for potential customers who are likely to be a good fit for the product or service being offered. We prefer your competitor’s product. The important part is finding potential customers who have problems that your client can solve. Who are you?

Development 88

Development Consulting B2C B2B 88

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In today’s data-centric digital landscape, intelligence is central to any business strategy, especially as we look towards 2024. Technology combined with data is a matter of life and death for professional services firms where the “product” is a combination of insights and expertise. Market trends? Read on to learn more.

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Agile Tools Data Talent 52

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. As a result, the value of many of these securities plummeted to zero when the housing market crashed. They also advocate for environmental issues.

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Ethics Financial Cash Flow Real Estate 78

Progressus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth Tracking year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth evaluates the effectiveness of strategies, processes, and technologies. It provides a high-level overview of business performance, highlighting the sustainability of the current strategy.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Metrics Resources Sales 52

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Data analysts often work closely with key business functions including marketing , product development, information technology, finance, and management to identify consumer trends, anticipate issues, and present evidence-based solutions to support strategic decision-making. Job Market Prospects. Required Skills.

Data 88

Data Trends Information Technology Information Technology 88

The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2020

What is the purpose of marketing? The purpose of B2B marketing is to get meetings with prospective clients. What’s the difference and what does that mean for your marketing? Let’s say you’re a manager who’s looking for somebody to help their team work more productively and creatively. Wouldn’t that be nice!

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Meeting B2B Productivity Marketing 62

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

It is crucial for business owners to understand where they stand, what they want to achieve, and how to execute their strategies. A strategy consultant will take an overall view of the client's business and market while looking at its allocation of resources, and try to improve the client’s business.

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