LSA Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Product-Oriented versus Customer-Oriented Experienced sales managers know that their team’s sales presentations should orient their messages toward the customer rather than the product. Yet research shows that salespeople regularly stumble headlong into a product-oriented approach when making sales presentations.

Sales 36

Sales B2B Research Productivity 36

Kai Davis

MAY 30, 2020

Crafting and testing a productized offer is an iterative process. You’re going to start with your best guess, collect information and feedback through research, interviews, and conversations, and then use your findings to craft the next version of your productized offer. What goes into the scope of your offer?

Productivity 52

Productivity Tools Sales Interviews 52

Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. SRI was founded in 1969 and its expertise in psychological research/interviews identified the “fit” of individuals is specific positions or roles in an organization. Interviewing – Call Centers – Non-consulting (create surveys/capture data/analyze data).

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So it was a very significant role and we did very unique things and new to the world type products.

Interviews 208

Interviews How To Engineering Productivity 208

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. Kogan.com, an online retailer in Australia, has enjoyed exponential sales growth in the past 2 years and its stock price has more than doubled.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Interviews Retail Tools 68

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 ).

Productivity 60

Productivity Marketing Case Interview Interviews 60

Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So it was a very significant role and we did very unique things and new to the world type products.

Interviews 189

Interviews How To Engineering Productivity 189

LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2021

Does Your Sales Team Know How to Avoid Bad Sales Hires? A good sales hire can successfully do their job. The problem with hiring salespeople is the very fact that they’re salespeople – they are good at persuading sales managers in job interviews that they can do things they can’t.

Sales 36

Sales Research Interviews Education 36

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

You can perform better in a consulting interview by having an upfront preview of what types of questions might be thrown your way. You can split revenue down further into quantities, prices, and product mix. It can also introduce new products or tweak existing products to better satisfy their customers. 4) New product.

Interviews 45

Interviews Case Interview Consulting Productivity 45

Kai Davis

MAY 18, 2020

Crafting and testing a productized offer is an iterative process. You’re going to start with your best guess, collect information and feedback through research, interviews, and conversations, and then use your findings to craft the next version of your productized offer. Fixed timeline (e.g., Fixed scope (e.g., Why aren’t they?

Productivity 40

Productivity Tools Sales Interviews 40

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. Industrial Products. Retail and Consumer Products. OLIVER WYMAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

To do this, they should possess a keen understanding of the client’s target market and existing customer base, as well as the ability to recommend clear and actionable strategies to increase sales, expand the customer base, and develop new product offerings that will appeal to customers.

Marketing 78

Marketing Consulting Case Interview Interviews 78

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Founded in 1989 by three former consultants of the MAC Group (a boutique sales and distribution consulting firm), Cornerstone Research was established to be very different than the general management consulting firm it was birthed from; focused on unique clients, managing delicate client relationships, and offering specialized work.

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Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Running a business or organization is always better when we have the right mentors, coaches, and trainers to improve our processes, sales, and workforce quality. In this episode, host Michael Zipursky interviews author and the Chief Culture Officer.

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Consulting Interviews Culture Sales 198

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

I was recently sent this email from a student who has upcoming interviews with Bain and McKinsey asking me to clarify some details on my profit loss framework below is his question as well as my response. in the interview process, generally we simplify the process to assume the two are the same. And do a break down that way instead.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Bain 40

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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McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 175

Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

There are three stages, and they follow in sequence: Input, Production, Output. To begin the analysis, it is important to identify the inputs (otherwise known as “resources”, “raw materials” or “factors of production”). This can be further broken down into different types of materials needed to produce the finished product.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Interviews Analysis Productivity 68

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? Product and Service Innovation. Consumer Products. BOOZ & COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. As far as interviewing goes, know your stuff!! Program Management.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2018

As I have been asked by quite a lot of people to share some frameworks, I will use the next 3 posts to walk you through the most frequently used frameworks in the case interview. While you are reading those frameworks and related examples, keep in mind that no framework is the skeleton key to all case interviews.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Study Interviews Marketing 68

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. Enterprise sales effectiveness. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. 1. Leadership and talent.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

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. It is part 2 of a 3 part series. The market seems to be growing so that looks quite attractive for the client.

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Case Interview Examples Interviews Retail 60

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Marketing & Sales. Consumer Products. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The interview process at A.T. However, as a general rule, there are two rounds of interviews. Within the first round of your interview, you will participate in two sets of interviews.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Depending on the size of the footprint in their region, the amount of managing partners directly correlate to the sales. Industrial Products. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Practice Areas . Business Services. Office Locations .

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Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Retail & Consumer Products. However, US-based clients still account for the vast majority (around 75%) of sales. In this way, cross office politics can affect morale and productivity. FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Government & Public Contracts.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: Thank you for creating the Case Interview Secrets videos and Look Over My Shoulder ® program. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. What I am struggling with is keeping up with the interviewer, and still trying to note down key facts. So, if in a profitability case, I explore cost and sales.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews Data Exercises 40

CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

Below is a success story from a student who was an experienced hire who passed five BCG interviews. This story offers insight into the recruiting process for experienced hires as well as tips for success in the interview. This is a summary of my experience going through BCG interviews as an experienced hire. Success Story.

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Interviews Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 40

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 4, 2020

Generate $1 in sales within 90 days from this new revenue source.”. My client thought to himself, “Shoot, even my 8-year-old son can generate $1 in sales from a lemonade stand on a Saturday afternoon. Surely my entire team and I can generate $1 in sales in a quarter.”. It took them roughly 75 days to get that first $1 in sales.

Case Interview 82

Case Interview Interviews Sales McKinsey 82

Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

He went through start-up, growth, and eventual sale. After he sold his company, people began picking his brain, especially about the sales process. We went on to brainstorm other challenges his ideal client might be having like: We can't grow sales. We can't increase production. The second interview is a CV.

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How To Methodologies Industry Sales 194

LSA Global

DECEMBER 12, 2017

High Sales Attrition Can Be a Major Problem. Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition. Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition.

Sales 34

Sales Culture Recruiting Recruitment 34

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2018

A new product line had failed, and the company believed the problem was either poor product delivery times or lack of effort by the sales force. After throwing millions at both problems, they finally realized what the real issue was: misaligned goals between marketing and sales. This company isn’t alone.

Sales 28

Sales Marketing B2B Case Interview 28

Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

This might also involve conducting interviews with key stakeholders, reviewing relevant documents and data, and conducting market research to understand the situation. For example, if a company is experiencing declining sales, the drivers might include changes in consumer behaviour, increased competition, or a decline in product quality.

Data 78

Data Analysis Financial Interviews 78

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. Product: Does our revenue come primarily from ticket sales or other sources? Source: Culturamix ). Customers: Who are our patrons? Company: What is our cost structure?

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Case Interview 98

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Customer relationship management software revolutionized how companies manage their sales pipelines. It also allowed organizations to communicate and coordinate more effectively across large sales account teams. Now a new breed of software applications is reshaping sales force management. Insight Center.

Sales 29

Sales Software Tools Data 29

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 1, 2020

If you don’t adapt your sales and marketing messages to your target market’s new priorities, your sales will suffer. In your market, this might be a product opportunity. This might be an opportunity to change sales messaging. What you can do is show a customer how what they demand can be met by your product.

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Case Interview Hotels Interviews Video 69

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

Sales executives with even moderately large, distributed sales forces rely on data to help them understand which activities and behaviors lead to the best outcomes. Refining Sales Team Structure and Roles. At the highest level, Workplace Analytics can provide a factual foundation for decisions on sales structure and roles.

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Sales Software Productivity Data 32

Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Deb Siegle, WIC’s president, was recently interviewed (by email) regarding women consultants and business owners for possible inclusion in an article for one of the Boston College blogs. Here are excerpts from that interview. A sales trainer told me that he thought women were better salespeople because they engage with the prospect.

Interviews 48

Interviews Case Interview Consulting Bain 48

Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

Determining appropriate product pricing (e.g. Prioritizing new product development efforts. Choosing specific product features. This form of segmentation is widely used since specific products often cater to individual needs relating to at least one demographic element. brick-and-mortar vs online).

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Apparel Retail Examples Productivity 103