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. percent in June, the most since February 2008. Sales dropped 2.2

Retail 60

Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 60

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Hes absolutely hammered the sales and marketing division of a particular CPG all week, calling ex and current employees in his quest to dig up the competitive intelligence information the engagement manager has asked him to collect. Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Timmy calls Bob Johnson, his manager.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Resumes 100

Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Tuesday, November 11, 2008. After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Finally, two counter-cyclical markets. Who knew he could stimulate the economy so quickly? Newer Post. Older Post.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Marketing Consulting Management 100

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Thursday, September 4, 2008. His goal; to ferret out their trade spend as a % of sales and their sales organizational structure. thats like what, 7% of sales or something, right?". Thursday, September 4, 2008. Classic Consulting Quotes. Chapter 4, Part 1). Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.] Newer Post.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Resumes Airlines 100

MishTalk

MARCH 11, 2014

Wholesale Inventories Rise, but Sales Drop Sharply. wholesale inventories rose more than expected in January, as companies built up stocks of autos and machinery, though sales posted their largest decline in nearly five years. Sales at wholesalers fell 1.9 Economists had forecast sales to edge up 0.2 Finance reports U.S.

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Sales Report Finance Productivity 67

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008. Timmys search for competitive intelligence on a CPG competitor to the client has been found out, and his ear was chewed out over the phone by the VP of the target firms sales & marketing organization. Thursday, September 18, 2008. Classic Consulting Quotes (Chapter 4, Part III). Newer Post.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Bain 100

MishTalk

JULY 25, 2024

The homebuilders’ inventory of started but unsold homes is steeply rising as sales drop. It will take price cuts to clear inventory.

Sales 49

Sales 49

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. But the fallout is far from over.

Leadership 128

Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 128

Consultant Ninja

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Youll hear more about this over the month or two, as November/December closed sales are published as being way down. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Management Airlines 100

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 1, 2020

For context, I asked this exact same question in October 2008 at the start of the Great Recession. In the case of the Great Depression, Black Monday 1987, and the Great Recession of 2008, the assets in question were stock market prices. We were extremely close to a great depression in 2008. They are very straight forward.

Banking 119

Banking Insurance Insurance System 119

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. AI wasn’t new at Microsoft.

Company 162

Company Survey Finance Engineering 162

Consulting Success

JANUARY 15, 2018

This Silicon Valley-based previous electrical engineer with a passion for theater studied at Carnegie Mellon, then started his career in product marketing and sales before becoming a VP General Manager. Global Context was formed back in 2008, just prior to the stock market crash. Building A Business on Cross-Cultural Communications.

Marketing 202

Marketing Consulting How To Culture 202

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I explained this in an article that was published in Harvard Business Review in 2008, before any of those companies began, and, now, 10 years later, that still holds true, as more and more of the business discourse is focused on digital transformation.

Advertising 132

Advertising Turnaround Resources Comparison 132

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It’s an insight that I shared with a few thousand CEOs during the 2008 to 2009 Great Recession. The old way of thinking: “We are better than our competitors, so we should be winning sales.”. It turns out that all of their sales and marketing materials were geared toward the message, “why buy from us vs. another direct competitor.”.

Case Interview 105

Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Sales 105

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

Analysis 69

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 69

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Hormel Cure 81 hams were allegedly on sale for $3.99 Kim notified me "the sale price was $3.99" and it was reflected on the receipt. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

Analysis 73

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 73

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

If there is no logline, more often than not, there is no sale. ” In 2008 it was that the MacBook Air was “the world’s thinnest notebook.” Hollywood screenwriters typically get three to five minutes to propose an idea, but it takes only around 45 seconds for producers to know if they want to invest.

Conference 133

Conference Financial Productivity Sales 133

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

Trends 72

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2015

In fact, in 2007-2008, Israel received the highest amount of venture funding per capita, which is more than any other nation in the world. In 2008, per capita venture capital investments in Israel were 2.5 eBay bought the company for $169M in January of 2008. QUICK REVIEW.

Deloitte 100

Deloitte Resumes Culture Government 100

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

It may be viewed by some as kicking the can down the road, but it may prove to the state that we need a (countywide) sales tax.". December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Advertising 77

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

The product, owned by Germany’s Brandstatter Group, generated 90% of the firm’s $696 million in sales last year. The luxury SUV that set a record for pre-sales. At the time, gasoline prices were soaring and sales of large SUVs had declined. One is a sales force that is easily meeting its targets with the product.

Productivity 99

Productivity Sales Development B2B 99

Consultant Ninja

MAY 19, 2009

We also discussed the importance of the expansion of their services business as a counter to lower sales as well as the very active management of their pipeline given the volatility of their customer base. Tuesday, May 19, 2009. I am a strategy consultant at. of nights) AMEX Charges: $83,296. Consulting. (88). Analysis. (40). Bitterness. (26).

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Management Airlines 100

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73). April 2008 (78). March 2008 (82). February 2008 (80).

Banking 75

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 17, 2013

Nearly 40% of car factories in North America now operate on work schedules that push production well past 80 hours a week, compared with 11% in 2008, said Ron Harbour, a senior partner with the Oliver Wyman Inc. factory recently cut 500 workers after sales of its new Passat sedan swooned. management consulting firm.

Oliver Wyman 74

Oliver Wyman Film Sales Data 74

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Instead, it is sitting on a pile of cash worth about $280 million—50% higher than its pile a decade ago, equivalent to one-fifth its annual sales, and more than twice the level required for the firm to be deemed loan-worthy by a bank. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Advertising 72

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73). April 2008 (78).

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 29, 2020

My strongest and earliest memory of depression and suicidal thoughts occurred in the two years leading up to 2008. In early 2008, it became beyond obvious that the math on the mortgage no longer worked. All of my prospective clients decided not to buy anything for the upcoming year, and my future pipelines of sales declined by 100%.

Cash Flow 128

Cash Flow Resources Groups Video 128

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. Longer-term, Americans self-reported spending is much stronger than it was from late 2008 to late 2011, but continues to trail early 2008, before the recession gained momentum.

Trends 70

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Some of the growth is driven by record-low interest rates, supporting auto sales that account for almost a quarter of the increase in spending on long-lasting items. From 2008 through this year, the annual rise in the number of households has averaged less than 1 percent. Unless the top 10% increase spending ~6%/yr.,

Automotive 77

Automotive Sales Data Report 77

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73). April 2008 (78). March 2008 (82).

Analysis 73

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 73

Tom Spencer

MAY 24, 2024

For example, during the 2008 financial crisis Microsoft used its large cash reserves to continue investing in software development and R&D, which has paid off in the long run. The company, with its 100% commitment to remote work, today generates more than $400 million per year in sales revenue.

Strategy 88

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Cash Flow 88

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Recall that prime minister Shinzo Abe wants taxes to double the sales tax rate from 5% to 10% by 2015 which will further decrease demand. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

Real Estate 64

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 64

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Athens and the troika are at odds over an unpopular property tax and a sales tax for restaurants, while a shortfall of more than 1 billion euros has emerged at state-run health insurer EOPYY, meaning automatic spending cuts may have to be agreed to bring it back on an even keel. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

Real Estate 70

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Advertising 70

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Richmond, California, is backing a plan to buy mortgages in low-income areas for as little as 25 cents on the dollar and may force the sales under eminent domain laws, moving forward with a controversial program that would potentially seize control of home loans from investors. California passed Proposition 99 in 2008. July 2008 (104).

Real Estate 74

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 74

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Initial industry monitoring of digital advertising revenue for some magazine iPad versions found that sales increased about 25% in the first half of 2013. A major drop-off in ad pages occurred from 2008 to 2009 (17%.) December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

Advertising 67

Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview 67