Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

If the aviation industry continues down the path of high CO 2 emissions, what will happen when new aerospace markets open: sub-orbital travel, supersonic flight, and space hotels? Sub-orbital travel, popularized in 2021 by Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, is projected to become a $3.5 Billion industry by 2027.

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Trends Engineering Travel Airlines 88

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

For decades, Sales and Academia remained worlds apart and the business world did fine. But Sales is changing, Academia is out of touch, and this is bad for business and the academy. Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MAY 28, 2013

Sales went up, and management got on board. Then came The Big Move: I modified the SoW to specify the report as an optional component, leaving just the presentation as the master deliverable. Wouldnt you know it, the clients jumped all over the chance to save $10k by not having a printed report prepared. Consultantese. (8). consulting. (9).

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Consulting Hotels Airlines Report 77

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

APRIL 22, 2013

Lots of people are aware of the old "bait and switch" perpetrated by the Big Firms: Show up with Mr. Incredible during sales, then staff the project with Jane and Joe College once the contract comes in. Use Whoevers On The Bench. Warming the Bench by LouisRiley. Consultantese. (8). Consultants who are easily offended. (12). consulting. (9).

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Consulting Hotels Resumes Airlines 59

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 11, 2013

But were all painfully aware of our own limitations; otherwise wed be in sales! The hardest-learned lesson for any young consultant is how to be wrong. After all, youre the expert, right? Its important for a good consultant to acknowledge and admit his limitations. It can even become a sport! Consultantese. (8). consulting. (9). insanity. (5).

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Consulting Hotels Airlines Sports 55

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 18, 2013

and sales effectiveness (seriously!) I knew what the company needed: More billing and less lounging and paperwork pushing! Why not just ask me? Mr. Friendly decided that we needed to increase our billability (gosh, ya think?) so proposed that we hit up all our past clients in search of someone with money. That was his proposal. consulting. (9).

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Consulting Hotels Airlines Travel 61

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2017

The study also found that consumers are more likely to call a business when making a high-value purchase in verticals such as auto, finance, or travel. These calls are 10-15 times more likely to generate a successful sale or follow-up activity than digital form submissions, which means they are more efficient in generating revenue.

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Hotels Advertising Travel Survey 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Before I became general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, I held the same position at another luxury hotel up the coast. Service increasingly was hit or miss, and Forbes Travel Guide issued a preliminary rating that would have docked the restaurant a star. Later, he privately told me he was thinking of leaving the hotel.

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Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 31

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

Marriott, for example, uses digital technology to streamline the hotel experience for its consumers, particularly its high-value business travelers. Keyless room entry through mobile devices and bill payment via Apple Pay further reduce the friction associated with a traditional hotel experience. Insight Center.

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Trends Hotels How To Retail 35

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 25, 2013

Our sales rep was drooling. Then one day a funny thing happened. Somehow "Slick Dick" came in and convinced "Mom" to make him CIO of the place. He even negotiated a nice budget for services and equipment! Dick was a shyster and she knew it. Consultantese. (8). Consultants who are easily offended. (12). consulting. (9). Demotivation. (5).

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Consulting Hotels ROI Airlines 50

freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

an accommodation service expanding from rooms in the homes of individuals to underused space in existing hotels) and vertically (e.g. However, by 2025, these same sectors could generate over half of all overall sales in these sectors – a potential revenue opportunity worth $335bn. It's a win-win situation for both parties.

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Hotels Transportation Energy Company 53

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

DECEMBER 27, 2008

10) I will be nice to the sales people (ouch, that one hurt). 10) I will be nice to the sales people (ouch, that one hurt). Here are a few suggestions: 1) I will not cut in front of the blind guy at the TSA checkpoint (yes, we did see it). 8) I will stop crying when I look at my companys stock price. Consulting SME. 3 comments: Andrus.

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Consulting Hotels Travel Airlines 49

MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2015

For sure, hotel prices in Switzerland rose as much as 40% overnight compared to prices elsewhere. like restaurants, travel and hotels. Furniture chains, travel agencies and fashion companies are among the retailers slashing prices to rope in shoppers. Other travel is up as well. I commented. Shopping Bonanza!

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Banking Travel Hotels Retail 28

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

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Travel Consulting Fashion Hotels 45

MishTalk

JANUARY 30, 2014

Demise of Japan Coming Up For all the p **g and moaning about Japan, until the revival of GM, Japan''s auto and technology sales did quite fine. Falling prices and bargains spur sales. If falling prices stopped sales, there would have been no sales of flat-panel TVs, computers, or any other electronic devices for years.

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Conference Banking Sales Construction 76

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2017

And then of course we consider their formal organizational label: CEO, sales rep, shelf-stacker, consultant. However, when traveling with the Chairman he knew that when they sat down together in the hotel lobby with a glass of wine, he could say anything he liked — and he would be heard.

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Case Interview Culture Hotels Interviews 49

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

Companies can also rent their business applications (for accounting and finance, human resource management, marketing and sales, collaboration, project management, and so forth) on-demand from companies like Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Workday, Hubspot, Yammer, Dropbox, Basecamp and others. Need travel information or services?

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Construction Airlines Data Travel 34

Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

Repeat usage or transactions completed may be more meaningful metrics than time spent for a productivity app like Dropbox or a travel app like Alaska Airlines. While you might not spend a lot of time every day in the Airbnb app, it’s transforming the hotel and hospitality industry as we know it because of how useful it is.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

Advertising like “we’ve dropped our previously bloated fixed prices” to boost sales can taint Hamilton ’s brand. Take a cue from other sellers of perishable products with fixed capacities — industries such as airlines, hotels, and car rentals — and employ dynamic pricing.

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Airlines Hotels Sports Advertising 33

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The US Consumer must have known the weather would be bad already last summer looking at this chart of Retails Sales: The US consumer remains 2/3 of the economy but he is still conservative: Spending rose 2.0% Safe travels, Steen Thanks Steen! Stay an extra day and golf or travel. in 2013 after 2.2% in 2012 and 2011.

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Banking Conference Travel Policies 74

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

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Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 53

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2017

Are people who use budget hotels folks we can add to the addressable market? How about families who participate in travel sports leagues for their kids? ” Transaction data tells you what people bought, not what they want — and sales are not the same as demand.

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Metrics Sports Data Marketing 28

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2010

Imagine how many sales or leads you can fulfil with this great gang of targeted visitors. Also, you can take an escort girl to a hotel or to a resort where you can spend some quality time with her for a lifelong experience. Maybe you hope to find cheap airfare in the local newspaper's travel section.

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Consulting Airlines Hotels Sales 40

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

French authorities said Mr Abdeslam had booked rooms in a hotel in the Alfortville suburb of Paris to serve as a safe house for the group ahead of the attacks, together with a flat in the Bobigny area. He had already traveled and returned from Syria. His social media output alone should have flagged him to Belgian authorities.

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Chemicals Travel Report Media 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

Under the current rules, you had two options: compete with thousands of others to register online when slots went on sale (which was usually fruitless; a recent GQ article had noted that MMC bib numbers sold out faster than Springsteen tickets) or stand in line for a select number of tickets at the race site, typically with a few hundred others.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Apparel 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

96 Percent of Spaniards Believe Political Corruption is "Very High" Downturn Lingers House prices continued their decline, new lending declined retail sales declined. Assets in exchange-traded products backed by gold fell 33 percent to the lowest since 2009 amid sales by billionaires George Soros and John Paulson." S&P UP 29.6%

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Conference Banking Government Balance Sheet 74