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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Consumer – as – payer strategies. Market access strategies, market prioritization. Payer pricing and access strategies. Tender strategies and management. Negotiation strategies.

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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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How to Give the Same Talk to Different Audiences

Harvard Business

As a professional speaker who delivers between 30-50 paid keynotes per year, here are three strategies I’ve discovered that can help you craft a successful talk that resonates with diverse attendees. By following these strategies, you can strike an appropriate balance and deliver uniquely valuable information to your listeners.

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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. Why wouldn’t we take a more balanced, recruiting-centric approach to our web presence? Use influencer marketing to recruit. Wouldn’t HR recruiting efforts benefit from a similar strategy?

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

Director Recruitment and Skills. Recruiting directors with technological expertise is one avenue through which boards can boost their innovative capabilities. Instead, boards typically looked for expertise in their firms’ industry (51%), strategy (34%), and financials (30%). Again, we found differences among industries.

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

Steph: Our work is split across all the centres of excellence: Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis and Competitive Intelligence. Tom: Does IMS Consulting Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process? Steph: Not for 2015.

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Is M&A the Cure for a Failing Health Care System?

Harvard Business

In the CVS-Aetna case, the care provider, a pharmaceutical retailer and pharmaceutical benefit manager, provides a very limited set of health services: drugs, drug purchasing, and selected, basic, routinized primary care at more than 1,100 local Minute Clinics located in communities around the United States. But uncertainties remain.

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