Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Tune into this special interview where I'm in the hot seat! I asked Contacts Count President and Networking Guru Vern Schellenger to do an on-air coaching session with me to help me craft my own personal and business networking strategy. Learn more about my Brand Positioning and Messaging strategy services: [link].

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

You can generally tell whether you did well in an interview based on the connection you built with the interviewer. You have probably been in situations where an interview felt uneasy and awkward because of a lack of chemistry with the interviewer. The interview process is not a perfect system. Talk about them.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

Welcome back to the last in our series on breaking down case interview frameworks. Check out our breakdowns on Profitability , Market Sizing , and Market Study to become a complete expert on any kind of framework you’ll need in your case interview. This comes down to 4 key areas: – The Market.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

Today we highlight Kalypso, a young but emerging player in the consulting market. The firm does this by offering technology implementation services, as well as some tech advisory expertise and a little strategy work. With only 3 offices in a market as large as the U.S, The firm is headquartered in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

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Chad Barr

MARCH 22, 2023

I invited ChatGPT to interview me after letting it/him/her briefly know who I am, who is my audience and what is my focus. For brevity’s sake, I decided to include 3 of the 10 interview questions. To start, can you tell me about the most important factors to consider when developing a web site strategy for a business?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

"At some point marketing stops being pure marketing and starts becoming part of the business model and overall business strategy".

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On the Brink Podcast

JUNE 20, 2022

Michele Bailey and I had such a terrific interview discussing her own life’s journey and how to be a successful woman entrepreneur. Hear how gratitude can change your life and your business.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

AUGUST 17, 2020

Brad was a part of several major project at Microsoft, including the complete turnaround of MSN.com, leading the marketing effort for Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Internet Explorer, as well as developing and executing the award winning marketing strategy for Windows 95. SME Strategy ·.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

And as more and more candidates start to use them frequently, it is harder to impress the interviewers. Hence, I would like to give you two secret models to help you delight your interviewers. Silver Bullet #1: Marketing Tool: Segmenting – Targeting – Positioning. Define the total market. Segment the market.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. Simon-Kucher & Partners is relatively small firm based in Bonn, Germany. What does this mean? Industries.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.).

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

So, a few minutes into your case interview, the recruiter slides a chart across the table and asks what you can tell from that particular exhibit. Hence, I would like to share some best practices for tackling these charts during a case interview. Not practicing basic case interview mathematics. Knowing the exhibit. Revenue = 2.

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The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 8, 2018

I’ve probably had more conversations about this topic with clients than any other: How to choose the best marketing strategies for one’s professional service business. This is the fifth of five articles about the 5 Pillars of Marketing, my marketing model that helps get your marketing on track.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. Strategy and Architecture. IT Strategy. Transformation Strategy. Digital Marketing. INFOSYS CONSULTING KEY STATS.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 13, 2018

Content marketing is not some marketing fad. Content marketing is essential for consultants because we are in the knowledge business. If you're not implementing a content marketing strategy, you are leaving money (and credibility) on the table. Ready for more quick wins to enhance your marketing momentum?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 20, 2018

Cases are a tool used by interviewers based on a business scenario; they go beyond behavioural and background questions to assess the actual abilities of a candidate by replicating the steps of a consulting project. Do not just repeat what the interviewer said. What is a Case? Structuring the Problem. Develop Hypothesis.

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Management Consulted

MAY 8, 2016

Last month, we reviewed the nuances of case interview anatomy , emphasizing how interviewer- and interviewee-led interviews have similar case anatomy. Fit interviews, case interviews, frameworks, and 80/20: there are a whole heap of words that don’t mean a lot to a lot of people outside of our world. Similarities.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2014, EY joined forces with Parthenon, a small strategy firm that was founded in 1991 by two ex-Bain consultants, to combine Parthenon’s strategy expertise with EY’s global reach and implementation experience. Recently, these firms have started getting in to the strategy sphere as well. PARTHENON-EY HISTORY.

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our last article, we took an in depth look at Market Sizing. 1) Growth Strategies. Even if you get pointed squarely towards either cost or revenues by your interviewer, make sure you keep the other in your mind (and in your structure) at all times.

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our last article, we took an in depth look at Market Sizing. 1) Growth Strategies. Even if you get pointed squarely towards either cost or revenues by your interviewer, make sure you keep the other in your mind (and in your structure) at all times.

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Case Interview Interviews Insurance Insurance 100

Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

In my last blog post I wrote about how new grads can navigate interview season when they finally receive a consulting interview they’re excited about. Interview questions are commonly split up into technical, behavioural and fit questions. You can find the full article here. What was your favorite class in business school?

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

They describe themselves as “a unique, pure play communications and media strategy consulting group” and it seems as though they may be right about themselves. Altman Vilandrie offers 4 key project types to its clients: Strategy – Altman Vilandrie develops solutions to client’s problems based on comprehensive data analysis. Technology.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy. Website: [link].

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Growth strategy begins with identifying the source of the problem – you will want to look at customers, products, the company and its competitors. They want to develop a growth strategy for the next five years. They want to develop a growth strategy for the next five years. Source: Culturamix ). Consentino.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Kearney’s digital business service aims to help these companies stay at the top of their game in the digital world – separating hype from potential digital disruptors & developing specific digital strategies designed around the company’s capabilities. Marketing & Sales.

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The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 20, 2018

Does the following give a pretty good picture of your current marketing activity? Now there’s nothing wrong with any of those marketing activities. It’s not that you need to do more marketing, it’s that you need to shift your marketing paradigm from one of “Randomness” to one that is “Focused.”.

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Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

The practice areas at Archstone Consulting reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm: Business Strategy. IT Strategy & Operations. With only 5 offices in a market as large as the U.S, you can see that Archstone Consulting is still very much a young, emerging player in the market. Supply Chain.

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Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

Bates White has been a dominant market leader in asbestos litigation and valuation as well as in False Claims Act litigation. Bates White advises clients on case development and strategy, evaluating economic policies and changes with ease. BATES WHITE INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Office Locations.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

This article focuses on how to conclude well in your case interview. What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. “The Here’s what we found: The market for dental floss in Europe is quite large, it’s at $400M annually already.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Recently I received a question from a CaseInterview.com student who was interviewing with BCG in Africa for a associate position about focusing on specific types of cases based on the location of the firm he was interviewing with (i.e. Some firms and some offices will standardize the cases given so it's random.

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The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 7, 2019

Judy is one of the most creative (and effective marketers) of her professional services that I have ever met. Not only that, she’s really enthusiastic about her marketing. Judy went on to grow her business very successfully over the next three decades and continues to market it in creative ways. Cheers, Robert.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2013

Furthermore, this engages you in a conversation with the interviewer as opposed to enduring an uncomfortable silence. This part of the interview allows you to understand the case, provide a suitable recommendation, and demonstrate your thought process when dealing with new information. What is the size of the market?

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you? Jenny Rae: Good.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The product-market expansion matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview and is relevant when considering growth strategies. There are four ways that a company can pursue growth: Market penetration: A strategy to increase sales to existing customers and increase market share. (Source: Flickr ).

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Strategy Consulting. Bridgespan brings a passion for making the world a better place into strategy consulting. Funding Strategy. Global Strategy. Strategy Development. Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of Bridgespan. Office Locations.

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Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

Below them is a team of five global managing directors, each owning a different sector: mature markets, fast-growing markets, productized services, people-delivered services, and expertise & knowledge management. Reward strategies. Turning strategies into reality. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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