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

AUGUST 15, 2020

It’s a great challenge to accurately measure the effects of advertising, packaging, distribution channels, media expenditures, social media Likes and Tweets, and sales organizational structure on brand share or sales revenue. Optimizing these micro elements of marketing typically yields improvements in sales revenue and market share.

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1 to 1

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Against this backdrop, the sales cycle continue to get faster, meaning companies looking to prioritize sales acceleration have to be smart – and quick – when it comes to devising and implementing strategies to boost sales. Successful companies are increasingly focusing on digital sales.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Next week, 1 June 2023, I’m doing a FREE webinar with AudienceView about brand management for ticket-selling organizations. Why is all the money made in the diagnosis stage of brand management? Updated sales efforts that include better practices on opportunity creation, customer management, and selling based on value.

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1 to 1

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This is true as true in sales as is it in sports – probably more so. Timothy Blank, a vice president at TTEC, recently spoke with Customer Strategist Journal Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Glagowski about the crucial role practice plays in a sales team’s success. True-blue fans can also be a slam dunk when it comes to sales.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Next week, we look at the numbers that can help you create more sales opportunities in 2023. I’ve worked with over a half dozen of the biggest sports’ brands in the world the last 18 months on some variation of market research. One Big Thing: I’m going to be teaching an applied brand management class in 2023. To the Tickets!

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 29, 2023

On Thursday, June 1 at 1 PM Eastern, I’m going to partner with AudienceView to deliver a FREE webinar called “The Basics of Brand Management for Ticket Sellers” I’ve been working up an outline of ideas to include in the webinar. Brand Management’s 3 key questions Who is the target?

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

Problem: lack of clarity around strategy. At this level, managers are consumed with the chaos of daily operations, and seldom have any understanding—or bandwidth—to execute on the lofty strategic goals pronounced in the C-Suite. Here are a few areas that are probably creating lethal operational drag on the corporate ship.

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LSA Global

MARCH 20, 2020

The origin of the term player-coach refers to a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. Although the practice is mostly extinct in sports, many companies today expect their managers – especially their first-level managers – to be an effective player-coach at work.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Last week, I discussed lessons I learned dealing with some of the largest sports’ brands in the world. Today, I’m going to use the lens of my upcoming teaching on brand management to share some tips to grow a brand after the World Cup capturing so many people’s attention. Brand Strategy is three questions: a) Who are we targeting?

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 24, 2023

Voices of Project Management : I’ve been writing a column for PMI’s blog for over a decade. I typically cover the people parts of project management considering I’ve used the principles of project management in branding, politics, non-profits, sports, and more.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

in Management Consulting. Successful businesses use the Rule of Three to help them drive sales or raise awareness . Please find below examples of the Rule of Three used in marketing, politics, religion, science and sports. Successful businesses use this innate human preference to help them drive sales or raise awareness.

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MishTalk

JULY 14, 2015

A month ago, following the Expected Retail Sales Bounce , I stated " A sales snapback was coming at some point. How Much Longer Can Subprime Auto Sales Lead? Economists predicted a rise in sales of 0.3%. Actual sales came in at -0.3 Actual sales came in at -0.3 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music 0.1

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

To be the best you can be in customer service, sales, leadership, sports, or any other endeavor, you need to change, too. ” In another example , Dr. Denis Waitley identified similar peak performance strategies in his work with Olympic athletes and business people. What key behaviors or strategies did you use?

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 5, 2020

If the VP of sales maximizes sales without considering what the finance team needs for profitability, collections, or cash management, overall company performance suffers. In quasi-mathematical terms, the VP of sales tries to achieve a “local” optimization. You also see this phenomenon in team sports. No, Thanks!

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 21, 2020

We’ve managed to ruin the critical, powerful mapping of the buyer’s journey. Well-intentioned as it was, the result of all this “content” is confusion, indecision, exasperation, and, ironically, a slower sales cycle. CEB offers three simple, intuitive, and useable “timeframe” structure that Sales & Marketing can relate to: .

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MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2014

disclosed three new recalls on Friday covering more than 473,600 vehicles, including some of its latest Corvette sports cars, amid stepped up safety reviews. Auto sales bounced back after a decline in April. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Sales dropped 2.2 Automobile dealer sales rose 1.8 Purchases rose 2.4

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Retail sales disappointed once again today. Last month retail sales rose 0.1%. This month retail sales rose 0.2% Once again the headline for the retail sales report understates underlying strength. Total retail sales rose only 0.2 Excluding vehicles, sales rose 0.4 Vehicle sales fell 0.4

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Regular readers know that I like to make analogies between sports and business. If you read the sports page (paper and screen) you know this. I hear it’s huge on sports talk radio, which I don’t listen to. Football is a collision sport and business is a contact sport.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

A lot of things that I had done within the time period of managing people; so I was a mentor to people. I was a sounding board to other higher executives about what their strategies may be or how they might sound in a particular presentation at a quarterly review in front of thousands of people. I'm a coach in and out of the business.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

A lot of things that I had done within the time period of managing people; so I was a mentor to people. I was a sounding board to other higher executives about what their strategies may be or how they might sound in a particular presentation at a quarterly review in front of thousands of people. I'm a coach in and out of the business.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 20, 2015

"Once again, most analysts are anticipating healthy holiday sales this year," CEO John Challenger said in a statement. However, there are several factors that may prevent these strong sales expectations from translating into increased hiring."

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

And they can be very expensive — in addition to overseas business travel, local distribution partner relationships require significant up-front investment to get started and to manage effectively. million RMB (nearly $500,000) in sales of a limited-edition handbag in just six minutes. A New Type of Local Partner.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 5, 2021

The title is the theme of the book with each chapter being a deal tip or strategy (and it’s available on Amazon). You may think it sexy to make something but if you’re a sales type with no manufacturing experience it’s probably a road to disaster. It’s important you know what you want to do on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.

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MishTalk

JULY 22, 2015

Daily Yield Curve 2015 click on any chart for sharper image Yields generally bottomed in February, then rose to early-June highs, with the long end sporting a steeper slope as is typical. Much will depend on retail sales, housing, and jobs. A good retail sales report will send yields soaring, likely across the board.

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MishTalk

APRIL 24, 2015

McDonald’s CFO Kevin Ozan told analysts that the shuttered stores in China, where comparable sales fell 4.8% comparable sales were down 2.3%, one of their biggest drop in years as chains like Chipotle ate into sales. Saturation also applies to grocery stores, sporting goods stores, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.

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MishTalk

JULY 24, 2014

The first half of 2014 sported record junk bond purchases by investors thirsty for yield, no matter how absurd the bond covenants or how risky the investment. With that backdrop, please consider Bloomberg''s report Junk-Bond Indigestion Burns Buyers Gorged on Record Sales. Speculative-grade bonds from the U.S.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2014

While they were focusing on CD sales and law suits, Apple came along and launched the iTunes Music Store, which is now the world’s largest music retailer with revenues exceeding $12 billion per year. Management Consulting' They thought they were in the business of selling CDs, when they were actually in the business of sharing music.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. Every spot on every line was visible to managers. But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. These stats were reviewed by managers every week.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 17, 2017

Strategies for coaching athletes don’t always work for executives trying to manage employees. Based on my sports experience with him and my current work as an executive coach, I’ve developed a few guidelines: Engage the person in a specific solution. ” Such an approach is equally effective in the workplace.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

While big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things garner the lion’s share of media attention, using data to its full potential is much more about management than it is about technology. In working with companies on getting more from their data, I advise managers to explore seven methods to put data to work.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

of all book sales in the United States. A recent report in the Journal of Management noted that of nearly 25,000 academic articles on performance, only a fraction include what psychologists call within person variance , which describes ranges, such as that between individuals’ top, average and worst performances. John Coleman.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We surveyed more than 2,500 managers, from 1,000 companies, including over 100 Fortune 500 companies and 70 organizations ranked at the top of Universum’s “World’s Most Attractive Employers” list (a ranking of company preferences among university students in the top 12 economies). Standing out from the crowd.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Records management. The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. Either a Global Practice Leader, Co-leader, Senior Managing Director or Global CEO lead each of these practices. Interim Management.

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