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. What does this mean?

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1 to 1

JULY 29, 2022

Insights into what customers want and need are more important than ever as the economy and market conditions change. And inquiries about loyalty rewards were common across nearly all industries — retail, public sector, automotive and manufacturing, travel and tourism, insurance, finance.

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MishTalk

APRIL 10, 2014

The Los Angeles 2020 Commission presented a catalog of failings that it said were a unique burden to the city: widespread poverty and job stagnation, huge municipal pension obligations, a struggling port and tourism industry and paralyzing traffic that would not be eased even with a continuing multibillion-dollar mass transit initiative.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

They fear a decline in activity in tourism and catering that would inevitably damage employment. They fear a decline in activity in tourism and catering that would inevitably damage employment. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Tourism 28

Tourism Government Data Management 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2014

Estimated Losses Greek tourism expects the move to cost $400 million. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Airlines Tourism Transportation Operations 76

MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2014

In Emerging Market Contagion Spreads , I presented a viewpoint that emerging market currencies have been under pressure because of falling commodity prices. To be fair, quite a few emerging market currencies as well as the currencies of developed countries that are large commodity exporters have been under pressure for some time.

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Balance Sheet Banking Tourism Sports 78

Comatch

APRIL 29, 2022

Looking at Europe’s biggest consulting markets, we see the highest share of women in our French network with 24%. Air transport and tourism. The top 3 topics picked by the most consultants are very similar for women and men in the pool: Change Management, Business Plan Development, and Growth Strategy. Consumer goods.

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Consulting Study Travel Tourism 52

MishTalk

JANUARY 18, 2015

One widely recognized "big loser" is the tourism industry. Net-net this is likely to be a loser for the tourism industry, but it may not be the total carnage most expect. SMI Swiss Market Index In two days the Swiss stock market plunged 1375 points, from a high of 9274 to a close of 7899, a decline of nearly 15%.

Tourism 28

Tourism Banking Hotels Financial 28

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To prepare for these events, Brazil and Russia are spending billions to modernize infrastructure, build stadiums, increase commerce, and promote tourism. link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

Tourism 71

Tourism Sports Study Analysis 71

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

Tourism 28

Tourism Banking Hotels Financial 28

MishTalk

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Jose Manuel Soria, the Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism said that it appears that there is a direct relationship between the injection of gas into the underground Castor warehouse and earthquakes. Hence, the Government has contacted the project manager, Escal UGS, to have the certainty that the activity has been stopped.

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Real Estate Tourism Government Energy 77

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

With expanding middle classes demanding more-comprehensive care, governments of these emerging markets are under pressure to invest as chronic disease rates — particularly those related to Western lifestyles — dramatically increase and the average age of their once-young populations begins to rise.

Tourism 28

Tourism Pharmaceuticals System Construction 28

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments. We believe the answer is yes.

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Nonprofit Government Company Operations 37

MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2015

One widely recognized "big loser" is the tourism industry. The soaring Swiss franc that caused howls in financial markets is creating a bonanza in stores, where shoppers are suddenly getting discounts on everything from vegetables to party dresses. The recent move in the Swiss franc puts a spotlight on the issue. I commented.

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Banking Travel Hotels Retail 28

Confessions of a Consultant

APRIL 16, 2017

Financial market liquidity, G.D.P. More importantly, it completely ignores the group with the most important role in regulating the property market – the Government. The reduction of complexity to simplicity quickly followed by the immediate search for the guilty. Comatose might be closer to the mark.

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Government Development Tourism Financial 40

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Graham explains How Domestic Medical Tourism Could Save Us All Money. One of the most under-reported medical success stories in recent years has been the increase in medical tourism: traveling abroad to get high-quality care at a fraction of what it would cost in the United States. An Opinion article in the Washington Post by John R.

Tourism 28

Tourism Healthcare Travel Insurance 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2013

That and a drop in unemployment figures, largely considered to be a result of seasonal hiring in the tourism industry, are the first signs of the "light at the end of the tunnel" that the government has been promising since initiating a series of deeply unpopular austerity measures. The average Joe on the Street knows Rajoy is a liar.

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Tourism Banking Government Construction 73

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Only a minority of firms is well ahead in planning and preparing a UK market strategy. The sooner firms have a Brexit plan, the faster they can focus on managing these competitive dynamics. The company should look to bring in staff from other markets to apply their skill sets and ideas. How to Plan for Brexit.

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Operations Sales Analysis Tourism 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Projects were identified as the best management structure to break up silos and encourage teams to work transversally (end-to-end) in the organization. Branding and marketing. Traditional marketing has focused on short-term immediate benefits. It set out to simplify this convoluted and archaic organization structure.

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Productivity Tourism Sales Fashion 28

Management Consulted

MARCH 27, 2015

We climbed a volcano and met the President of Nicaragua in a market. In Guatemala, I researched cultural tourism and Spanish immersion training. While we were waiting at the border, we met people from a small city in California that I eventually (through an unusual chain of events) moved to 6 years later.

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Bain Consulting Travel Study 100

MishTalk

JUNE 14, 2015

But it would service all private loans with the strategic objective to regain market access a few years later. Of the quarter that is not, most comes from tourism, which would benefit from devaluation. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Tourism Government Finance Financial 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 5, 2015

I believe there are plenty of solutions, some short-term, some long-term, all of them free-market based. For example, heart surgery in the US that may cost $30,000 (or far more), can be had in India for as little as $8,000 (see my post on Medical Tourism ). No Easy Solution? Peter from Canada says there are no easy solutions.

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