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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

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. Practice Areas.

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Why (and How) HR Needs to Act More Like Marketing

Harvard Business

This year, I have been working on an in-depth evaluation of recruiting practices for a Fortune 500 company. Through my research for this project, I found that most companies take an extremely sales-oriented approach to their web presence. Why wouldn’t we take a more balanced, recruiting-centric approach to our web presence?

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Even Life-Saving Innovations Don’t Sell Themselves

Harvard Business

When pharmaceutical companies launch a life-saving drug, they regularly spend twice as much on marketing as on the drug development. Develop and fund a sales and marketing capability from the outset. Build sales and marketing capabilities is the third principle. Great need doesn’t necessarily equal great demand.

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The Right Way to Use Analytics Isn’t for Planning

Harvard Business

In July 2015, Novartis launched its new heart failure drug, Entresto, which Forbes in 2014 predicted would be a blockbuster — with expected sales of $10 billion annually — as the potential market in the US exceeds 5 million people with a heart failure condition. Maggi’s sales accounted for quarter of Nestlé’s $1.6

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As an outgrowth of a multi-district pharmaceutical case, the firm formed its technology practice, specializing in e-discovery solutions and software. However, US-based clients still account for the vast majority (around 75%) of sales. FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. 22% applied through a Recruiter. Philippines.

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How to Navigate a Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

For example, do you make and sell things, hire skilled employees and provide services, develop and new IP like software or pharmaceuticals, or build and manage digital networks, be they transactional, informational, or social? That includes identifying your current mix of assets and the business model that your asset portfolio creates.

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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business

Prasad, CEO of Dr. Reddy’s, a 33-year-old global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India that produces affordable generic medication. The role of sales representatives in Russia was recast to act as knowledge hubs for physicians, since better physicians lead to healthier patients.

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