MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Big Picture.

Retail 70

Retail Sales Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 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% Sales dropped 2.2

Retail 63

Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 63

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.

Sales 69

Sales Report Finance Productivity 69

Consultant Ninja

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. [Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.] Timmy calls Bob Johnson, his manager. Newer Post.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Resumes 100

Consultant Ninja

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. Timmy did the only thing he could do; refer him to his engagement manager. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Bain 100

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

In front of him is a pile of resumes, culled off of monster.com, of people who currently or recently worked at a particular division of a major CPG company, on behalf of the client, another competing CPG company in the same market. His goal; to ferret out their trade spend as a % of sales and their sales organizational structure.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Resumes Airlines 100

MishTalk

MAY 19, 2014

Flashback January 19, 2009 Unsold Car Images From Around The World. Nonetheless, the story was recently picked up as "new" in so many places that Bloomberg''s Barry Ritholtz felt the need to set the story straight in The Truth About Auto Sales. 16, 2009, article in the Guardian by Nick Mead. The origin of the photos was a Jan.

Analysis 77

Analysis Financial Sales Marketing 77

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 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. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. December 2009 (93).

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery.

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

APRIL 23, 2014

Please consider French Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever. Numericable (NUM), which provides cable and internet service in France and other European markets, sold a record amount of high-yield bonds Wednesday with some priced in dollars and others in euros. billion debt sale in September. It''s sold $7.78 billion and €2.25

Sales 67

Sales Company Media Finance 67

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 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. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

Analysis 74

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2013

The recession ended in mid-2009. percent since mid-2009, compared with a 34 percent surge in outlays on durable goods such as automobiles and appliances, according to data from the Commerce Department in Washington. US real final sales per capita will be near 0% at the trend population and reported deflator.

Automotive 77

Automotive Sales Data Report 77

MishTalk

AUGUST 16, 2013

Gold Bull Paulson Cuts SPDR Stake by Half in Bear Market. Bloomberg reports Gold Bull Paulson Cuts SPDR Stake by Half in Bear Market. Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, who told investors as recently as last month that they should own gold, cut his holdings in the metal by more than half as prices plunged into a bear market.

Sales 69

Sales Government Report Marketing 69

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News.

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 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.". 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The BBC reports Japan''s Quarterly Growth Disappoints Ahead of Sales Tax Hike. Japan''s economy grew less than expected last year, despite forecasts it would benefit from a jump in spending ahead of a sales tax increase in April. This was due to weaker private consumption and capital spending, as well as lower export figures.

Sales 71

Sales Retail Report Productivity 71

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

January 9, 2008 : Telephone Conference Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee Staff Report : The incoming data on spending and production have, on net, led us to revise up our estimate of real GDP growth in 2007:Q4 by about 1-1/4 percentage points relative to the December Greenbook. I didn’t quite get that.

Construction 77

Construction Conference Meeting Policies 77

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 14, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News. 2009-05-15: My Speech at Google. December 2009 (93).

Banking 76

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Not only do they think they know better than the free markets, they want companies to produce what their customers clearly do not want. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News.

Real Estate 73

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News.

Analysis 71

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Japanese core inflation last month fell below 1 per cent to a 13 month low, just weeks before prime minister Shinzo Abe heads to the polls to garner fresh support to push back a scheduled rise in sales tax. Stripped of any impact of the sales tax rise in April, core prices are up 0.9 Retail sales dropped 1.4

Retail 77

Retail Transportation Sales Energy 77

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News. 2009-05-15: My Speech at Google.

Analysis 75

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News. Mish and Eric King discuss Gold, the Stock Market, the US Dollar, Sideline Cash, China, and US real estate. December 2009 (93).

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. Sitka Pacific.

Real Estate 67

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 67

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. October 2009 (81).

Trends 72

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile Internet Ads; Cannibalization of Ad Market. A major drop-off in ad pages occurred from 2008 to 2009 (17%.) Sitka Pacific.

Advertising 68

Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview 68

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

On February 8th, 2001, KPMG Consulting, LLC, went public on the NASDAQ starting at $18 per share under the ticker “KCIN” Their IPO was 6 months delayed due to the quickly declining high-tech consulting services market. Their accounting problems and lawsuits would continue until 2009 when the U.S. Capital Markets.

BearingPoint 139

BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

MishTalk

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Large US corporations posted their first decline in both earnings and sales since the great recession. From railroads to manufacturers to energy producers, businesses say they are facing a protracted slowdown in production, sales and employment that will spill into next year. US Back in Recession? Are we back in recession?

Sales 28

Sales Transportation Journal Retail 28

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. “Additionally, everybody we talk to in the industry thinks this is a bad idea that will be bad for the mortgage markets.” Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the underlying trend suggested no shift in labor market conditions. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Retail 72

Retail Trends Report Sales 72

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. I bought with the intention of holding for a lengthy period, stating "I believe precious metal miners represent true value, but I cannot state when the market will come to the same conclusion.".

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking 69

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Industry 73

Industry Productivity Automotive Construction 73

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Gross says "Markets just had too much risk, and in PIMCO’s opinion, too much hope for a constant QE and for the growth that it would produce. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

Analysis 69

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 69

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Today, Booz Allen Hamilton and Booz & Company still reign in the federal sector – they own the highest percentage of the market in the government sector. Working for the federal government implies a longer sales cycle, but more secure cash, whereas private sector clients could decide in February they will stop a project in March.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2014

Some of it is so bad you wonder if the authors understand how any markets work, not just the topic of discussion. Even after a 28 percent plunge in 2013, the bears are emboldened by this year''s records in equity markets, and gold assets in exchange-traded products have shrunk to the smallest since 2009. government data show.

Analysis 66

Analysis Survey Exercises Sales 66

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. What applies to certain high-tech companies does not apply to the vast majority of manufacturing and retail sales businesses. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News.

Analysis 66

Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising 66