Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

During one of my internships I worked on a due diligence project, which involved conducting market research to help a PE firm decide whether to acquire a major stake in a joint venture owned by one of the largest telecom companies in Asia. Below is a snapshot of what acted as a guide to conducting due diligence during my own tenure.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

If you are traveling tonight or tomorrow, please take extra time. If you are traveling by plane, please check your flight schedule. As snow rapidly exits the Northeast into Thanksgiving Day, there will still be some travel trouble spots in the wake of the storm. There has been over 7,000 delays.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of OC&C Strategy Consultants. Known for its incredible family-style and entrepreneurial culture, relaxed work style, and long retention of employees, OC&C competes not only on strategy but also on culture.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

David Giersdorf is a former senior executive in the global cruise & travel industry, including publicly-traded $1B+ brand portfolio and CEO of several iconic cruise, travel and marketing services brands.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 17, 2014

A third reader asked " what is the free market response? " Before tackling the free market issue, let''s first review the government''s response to date. Free Market Response It''s 100% certain the free market response would not have been the government''s response to date. Do sneezes and coughs happen? Enough said.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2023

Governance is the backbone of any organization Governance shapes an organization’s strategies, policies, and decision-making processes. For example, a multinational corporation might ensure accountability by appointing independent directors, conducting regular audits, and implementing a comprehensive risk management system.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 4, 2021

Ever since I started my undergraduate degree, I was keen on securing a job in strategy consulting. While most consultancies are establishing programs to reduce work hours and improve work-life balance, my personal experience revealed that this is little more than a marketing effort. This ultimately leads to a steep learning curve.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

One of the benefits of starting your career in the management consulting industry is that it provides many favorable exit opportunities. Some companies have an internal consulting unit designed to provide support within the organisation on issues such as strategy, business development, marketing, and project management.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The federal funds rate determines the cost of interbank borrowing in the overnight money market, which influences the interest rates that banks charge on consumer and business loans. The bottom line The Fed serves as a crucial force in steering the economy, using tools like interest rates and the money supply to manage inflation.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2021

For many ambitious university students, management consulting can seem like the ideal industry to start a successful and fulfilling career. The inconvenience of travelling, without the excitement of a trip. This is similar to analyzing a company as a strategy consultant. Little personal responsibility in entry-level positions.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A Sneak Preview: A few of the ideas I’ll share with you on next week’s webinar: 2023 projects to see a 30% increase in international travel. Market Research Creates Opportunities to Sell More Tickets: Organizations are in danger if they only look at data and don’t do research. These ads can help you express your strategy.

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Rod Burkert

MARCH 18, 2020

Welcome to my newsletter, where I focus solely on BVFLS practice development, practice management, and related tools and technology to grow/build/scale your firm. In case you missed my last post: How to build prospect trust into your marketing. But we can build trust (confidence/competence/ benevolence) into our marketing.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

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. In 1996, Simon-Kucher opened an office in Boston and began to put more of a focus on its other three practice areas: strategy, marketing, and sales.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out strategy heavyweights for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund.

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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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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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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. Intellectual Property (IP) Management. Portfolio and Pipeline Management (P&PM). Value Management.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 20, 2017

Podcasts make amazing listening material for commutes, travel, and listening for when you don’t feel like taking out a book. Unleashed by Will Bachman Unleashed offers long-form interviews with successful top-tier independent management consultants. The podcast teaches both technical analyses and soft skills like communication.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2013

A framework to help executives, senior managers and marketers devise strategies for future growth. The Ansoff Matrix is particularly useful for strategic planning because it provides a framework to help executives, senior managers and marketers devise strategies for future growth. Background.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

Therefore his mental model was not how to gain market share from other airlines, but how to create a completely new market for air travel. Like Southwest, JetBlue focuses on people over planes, with a mission to “bring humanity back to air travel.” But that was the outcome, not the strategy.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2018

Drunk on its past victories, it decided to plunge into the aviation industry, a world away from its core business, and apply the exact same strategy. Kingfisher Airlines was positioned as a premium business class airline without understanding the needs of the domestic market. Have you lost passion for your primary flywheel?

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MishTalk

APRIL 8, 2014

Google is adding more photos and reviews to its hotel listings, so they increasingly resemble those of travel search sites such as Priceline Group Inc. And it is more aggressively promoting its "hotel-price ads" that post room rates directly as travel-search sites do. PCLN) Expedia Inc(EXPE) and TripAdvisor Inc.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

“The question we’re trying to answer is whether our client should enter the European market for dental floss and we’ve done a bunch of analysis throughout the case. Here’s what we found: The market for dental floss in Europe is quite large, it’s at $400M annually already. Great Conclusion. They’ll be starting with a big leg up.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Traveling this holiday season? Link if video does not play: TSA''s 12 Banned Items of Christmas Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Whether yes or no, the TSA has 12 helpful hints about what you can and cannot carry on planes.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K. 1935 – Tom Kearney becomes managing partner. Named fifth-largest broad-based multidisciplined management consultancy in the U.S.;

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy. Pricing strategy is not one-size-fits-all. On one end of the spectrum, the market might be perfectly competitive.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2021

He worked at the Los Angeles office of BCG, performing due diligence with private equity clients and assisting management teams with firm acquisitions. He is now employed at SpaceX as a Starlink Market Analysis Lead. He aspires to become a management consultant in the aerospace and defense fields. So how did you get to SpaceX?

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Management Consulted

MAY 7, 2017

McKinsey’s Bay Area offices serve major technology and financial firms, as well as leading healthcare and retail companies needing strategy and innovation help. Here’s why: the firm’s leadership is always looking for new strategy and new, creative ways to bring value to clients. Deloitte Consulting , 101 Market St.,

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Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. The group’s travel-related operations, led by 51%-owned Virgin Atlantic Airways, are among its largest cash generators.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 22, 2023

I travel often. Websites that are unresponsive or marketed products that are unavailable. Secret Sauce #2 Ingredient What if company managers treated the employees like Olympic athletes? A superior customer experience is rare. As a result, I live the best and worst customer experience’s companies have to offer.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The current incarnation of the consulting organization known as Oliver Wyman comes from a series of acquisitions and combinations that include the original Oliver, Wyman & Company management consulting firm and Mercer Consulting, both acquired by Marsh & McLennan. Today, the four practices are: General Management Consulting.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Business development consultants can work with both B2B and B2C businesses, and provide a wide range of services including data analytics over operations and financials, business design , marketing strategies, digital innovation, business model design , and organisational systems.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Compensation and benefits are on par to the market, but not adjusted for NYC living (so for take-home pay you might be better off in Atlanta or Dallas as a young McKinseyite, unless the magnetic draw to the Big Apple is just too much). PwC’s mothership manages a network of member firms with 83 offices across the US.

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MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2014

tons) 249 parking spaces are reserved for robots The service costs 29 euros a day and targets business travelers but is open to anyone Ray''s forklift method (with the car turned off) circumvents the need for an exchange of keys with a human attendant. I suspect this will quickly catch on at any airport or auto garage offering valet parking.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2017

You have to consider salaries, marketing budget, office size, technology services, and on and on. These spending choices require tradeoffs, so entrepreneurs must first develop a strategy for allocating limited resources across a wide range of available options. The first is Colin. This would have helped them avoid a cash crunch.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Time management. In order to take on all of these responsibilities, one has to develop outstanding time management skills. At the same time, by travelling and consulting abroad, you can learn about ways of conducting business in different continents. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar.

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