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How to Understand Key Metrics in a New Industry

Tom Spencer

These numbers were used to describe the health of a business or industry, to identify trends, or point out top performers. To help me understand these new numbers I use analogies based on my initial training to help me understand a new industry. They have an operating budget based on the amount of their grant.

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Unleashing Business Potential: Benefits of Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Startups: Navigating the Path to Success Benefits: Startups often operate in a high-risk environment where every decision can be make-or-break. Business consulting services offer specialized guidance to navigate challenges, streamline operations, and accelerate growth.

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When is a Business Prepared for Sale?

Martinka Consulting

I got a call from a past client, with whom we worked together on four prior projects, telling me two companies in his industry, including his top competitor, were interested in acquiring his firm. And the business (industry) has suffered a decline due to Covid. He asked if I would help him structure a deal. and those “things” are).

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Social Media Platforms Can Be Built Around Quality, Not Scale

Harvard Business

In the traditional media industry, some outlets differentiate themselves through quality, but social media hasn’t gotten there yet — there is no “ New York Times of social media.” Similarly, Facebook doesn’t specialize in purveying journalism, even though almost every news company posts articles on Facebook.

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Are You A Future-Ready Leader?

Organizational Talent Consulting

In the warehouse and distribution industries staffing challenges, and increasing competitive pressures have accelerated the use of technology. It is when leaders use facts extracted from data and metrics to guide business decisions that support business goals rather than relying on experience, intuition, and stories alone. Collins, J.

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Tronc’s Data Delusion

Harvard Business

The notion that you can transform a failing media company — or any company in any industry for that matter — by infusing it with data and algorithms is terribly misguided. While technology can certainly improve operational performance, the idea that it can replace a sound strategy is a dangerous delusion.

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Growth by Acquisition Isn’t for Everybody

Martinka Consulting

Great employees with industry knowledge and experience are in the job market even less. Buying another company, assimilating it into your operation, and showing that the combined profits are greater than the two individual companies’ profits demonstrates to potential buyers that this can be done. Just talk to any executive recruiter.