Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Its share price fell from $310 to $200 per share on reports of declining profits. Entering a New Market. A large Korean electronics company is thinking about entering the market for tablet computers. How should it price this product? How can we regain market share, and return Blackberry to its former glory?

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Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Technology combined with data is a matter of life and death for professional services firms where the “product” is a combination of insights and expertise. Data Maturity When it comes to data, professional services firms need to move beyond basic analytics tools and generic client reports. Market trends? The bottom line?

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Agile Tools Data Talent 52

Rod Burkert

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

If you have a group you want to educate and market to or a product or service you want to promote and sell to, webinars are the best way to reach them. They gushed about the quality of the work, the quick turnaround, and of course, the extraordinary pricing. In case you missed last week: Thinking of hosting your own webinars?

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Intellectual Property Turnaround Trends Conference 40

Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2016

Steve Jobs had just returned to the company and the product line was a shamble of computers with confusing names, printers, scanners, and a curious, yet ill-conceived PDA called the Newton. ” Little did I know that over the next 10 years I’d be part of the biggest corporate turnaround in global history. Wesson Wang.

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Turnaround Media Report Interviews 28

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

I dubbed it “contact marketing,” and found it to be a surprisingly effective marketing technique. Based on my interviews, reported response rates averaged from 60% to 80%, with some campaigns actually hitting 100%. What exactly is contact marketing? But his core business is turnaround consulting.

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Meeting Turnaround Sales Marketing 28

MishTalk

MAY 14, 2015

Reuters reports China's Annual Steel Consumption Drops for First Time in Three Decades. Affected by overcapacity, it is unlikely there will be any turnaround in oversupply in the steel product market or any big recovery in prices," CISA said. Looking for signs of a global recovery that will lead export growth?

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Data Industry Course 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

The entire system of quarterly reporting has been regularly criticized but remains resolutely in place. There is, of course, nothing wrong with the openness and transparency that lies behind quarterly reporting. While the world of quarterly reports is the preserve of managers, the long term is the fiefdom of leaders.

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Turnaround Report Company Construction 33

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

But while the largest US firms have seen their domestic revenues grow more than twice as fast as the sector average even in the domestic market, their smaller suppliers—the firms that provide them with the materials and components they depend on—have experienced negative growth. manufacturers are taking notice.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

Plenty of theories have been put forth to explain Yahoo’s failures, as the company seeks a buyer following a failed turnaround attempt. That could be coincidence, but it fits with reporting on her priorities upon coming aboard. In 2011 we were playing a bit of catch-up compared to the market.

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Turnaround Data Operations Company 28

Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

A single misstep, whether in product quality, customer service, or ethical considerations, can tarnish a brand’s image irreparably. These inefficiencies hinder productivity and hamper the ability to adapt to market dynamics. These inefficiencies hinder productivity and hamper the ability to adapt to market dynamics.

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Consulting Turnaround ROI Case Study 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). They represented the firm’s largest fixed expense, and Hall wanted to track their productivity.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

Doug identified “Inspiring Trust” as his number one mission in his 10-year turnaround of Campbell Soup Company, where his efforts resulted in cumulative shareholder returns in the top tier of the global food industry, and among the highest measured employee engagement levels in the Fortune 500, particularly with his leadership team.

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Financial Culture Leadership Report 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

There are several reasons for recent sales force job cuts: Shifting market dynamics are one cause, including changing customer needs, customer consolidation, new buying channels, and slowing market growth. Changing company strategies is another, including new strategic product/market priorities and shifts to e-commerce.

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Sales How To Turnaround Trends 30

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

Look closely, and you’ll find that most companies have stretched their brands and product portfolios to customers and markets in which they are undifferentiated and profits are weak. Companies with foresight will make this change before the market or an activist investor demands it.

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How To Energy Operations Bain 48

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A client reports that company profits have been decimated. Your objective is to design a factory production line that includes three areas: raw material receiving, processing, and finishing. How do you produce the fastest turnaround time for new orders given a certain number of employees in a work shift?

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McKinsey How To Data Strategy 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Similar to the advance of “standardized process” in the early 20th century, digital is not just the new product to offer our customers (e.g., Voser was impatient for a new experience which attracted him to ABB and there he learned a whole new level of turnaround leadership. ” Let’s go back to the IBM example.

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Development Leadership Talent Agile 28