MishTalk

MAY 23, 2014

Please consider Bezos expects 10,000 robots at Amazon warehouses by 2015 Amazon.com plans to aggressively expand its use of robots at it warehouses in 2014, rolling out 10,000 of them by the end of 2014. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Video System Meeting Company 68

MishTalk

JANUARY 6, 2014

Saxo Bank''s Outrageous Predictions for 2014 came out last month, but given that Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist for Saxo Bank will be speaking at Wine Country Conference II on May 1-2, a review of Saxo Bank''s predictions is in order. Ou Outrageous Prediction is that this index will go to 50 during 2014. percent in 2014.

Banking 57

Banking Conference Government Groups 57

MishTalk

JUNE 9, 2014

And in the first quarter of 2014, state income tax revenue actually declined. Early figures for the first quarter of 2014 indicate even further softening in state tax collections, and possible declines in personal income tax collections. percent in nominal terms in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013.

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Report Sales Marketing Policies 54

MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2013

In regards to Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 4.47% (Not Counting Fees); Affordability Check Michael Becker at WCS Funding Group just pinged me with his thoughts on why mortgage rates will go up in 2014 even if treasury rates stay flat. The FHA last month decreased its maximum loan limits for 2014. Michael writes.

Real Estate 56

Real Estate Finance Government Marketing 56

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 8, 2013

We calculated the number of fish that die every year from going over the falls, the market size for a zip line tour of the falls, and ways for local street vendors to double their revenues. On the tour, we passed the Rotman School of Management. Niagara Falls was our next pit stop. Okay, that might not be true.

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Case Interview Travel Consulting Interviews 128

MishTalk

APRIL 16, 2014

EL Pais reports Spanish Public Debt Threatens to Exceed 100% of GDP in 2014 Via translation General government debt accumulated through February was 987.945 billion euros, an amount that represents 96.5% The 2014 budget is expected to be in the red by 60.7 Also the salaries of senior management have risen in 2013. billion, 5.8%

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Government Finance Financial Management 58

MishTalk

MAY 26, 2014

The US treasury market is not in sync with the widely held belief the economy is growing stronger. Yield Curve as of 2014-05-26 click on chart for sharper image The above chart shows end-of-month closing values except for the current month which is up-to-date. A single chart clearly shows what I mean.

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Marketing Management Strategy& Strategy 59

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

For example, please consider this Reuters September 2014 headline: France Breaks 2015 Deficit-Cutting Promise. in 2014, before dropping back to 4.3% Deficit Much Higher than Expected Le Monde reports Government Deficit in 2014 Much Higher than Expected. billion euros at the end of 2014, 4.3 of GDP this year and 3% next.

Finance 54

Finance Government Report Meeting 54

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

That commitment required a side hustle of some sort, which is when Nicholas turned to the internet marketing world. When he started using Facebook as a major advertising platform for his work, he quickly became one of the most recognized agencies/consulting businesses in the market. But that was just the beginning.

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Advertising Consulting ROI Marketing 189

MishTalk

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Here''s an interesting article thanks to Jed Kolko, Chief Economist at Trulia Trends via Washington Post Wonkblog: The most expensive housing markets in the U.S. Nine of the 10 bluest markets had median home asking prices above $130 per square foot. All of the 10 reddest markets had prices below that. are also the most liberal.

Marketing 64

Marketing Data Trends Management 64

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus. Over each of their service areas there is a team of Managing Directors, who have teams of Directors and experienced Analysts beneath them. Practice Areas.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Today we will look at the differences between traditional vs self-managed teams, communication tools that could support your organization to shift from traditional to self-managed, and factors that, although being important, haven’t made an appearance on the market yet and would help to lead us to the true nature of Teal.

Management 60

Management Tools Healthcare Retail 60

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 14, 2014

The product in question was a t-shirt with the slogan, “Australia EST 1788″ The shirts were produced for Australia Day 2014, which will be celebrated on January 26th, Sunday week. Aldi’s Strategic Blunder. But I digress.

Productivity 113

Productivity Government Marketing Consulting 113

MishTalk

JULY 5, 2014

Via translation from Libre Mercado , Spain will retroactively tax bank deposits to January 1, 2014 stating the move will boost growth and job creation. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

Banking 77

Banking Course Management Strategy& 77

MishTalk

JUNE 28, 2014

Here''s the harsh reality: 17 million working-age native US citizens were not working in the first quarter of 2014 than in 2000. Though there has been some recovery from the Great Recession, there were still fewer working-age natives holding a job in the first quarter of 2014 than in 2000, while the number of immigrants with a job was 5.7

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Study Report Data Construction 74

Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 31, 2017

If someone is interested in hiring you as a management consultant, it’s a good bet that they’re going to look at your LinkedIn profile, even if you have your own website. This article presents tips for how to market yourself as a professional self-employed consultant using LinkedIn’s Summary and Background sections. Your Summary.

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Case Studies Case Study Media Education 150

Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services. H*Works was the first of many steps the company took towards building its prestigious (in the healthcare consulting world) consulting and managing services. EMR and practice management IT selection and implementation. Supply chain.

Interviews 147

Interviews Culture Company Healthcare 147

MishTalk

JULY 3, 2014

Total NonFarm Employment 2003-2014 Full-Time Employment 2003-2014 Full-time employment was 121,875,000 right at the onset of the recession in November 2007. Full-Time Employment 1970-2014 Never before has it taken so long to recover employment back to pre-recession peaks. Today full-time employment is 118,204,000.

Trends 69

Trends Report Management Strategy 69

MishTalk

JANUARY 17, 2014

Just two days before New year 2014, Antonis Samaras told his People that Greece would leave its bailout programme next year without needing a third aid package. “In In 2014 we will make the big step of exiting the loan agreement,” said the Greek PM in a nationally televised address. “In The total payments due in 2014 are €31.6bn.

Cash Flow 70

Cash Flow Finance Analysis Marketing 70

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t.

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Ethics Conference Meeting Leadership 98

Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Market myopia is the lack of ability to see the bigger picture. Here are three leadership practices to free yourself and your organization from market myopia. link] Escaping market myopia involves the leadership practices of strategic thinking, acting, and influencing. Then you might be suffering from market myopia.

Marketing 52

Marketing Leadership Culture Study 52

Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Availability of credit (consider also the liquidity and depth of the credit markets).

Analysis 114

Analysis Intellectual Property Trends Ethics 114

MishTalk

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Healthcare 55

Healthcare Education Management Strategy& 55

Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2018

Kingfisher Airlines was positioned as a premium business class airline without understanding the needs of the domestic market. UB Group may not have lost its passion for brewing, but it was compelled to divert most of its energies towards its secondary flywheel, airlines, which diluted management focus.

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Airlines Capgemini Industry Groups 101

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Record S&P 500 Masks 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear Market Speculation is running rampant. But just as in 2000 when market breadth turned sour, and profitless companies died before the rest, Bloomberg reported yesterday 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear Market. Expect the rot to spread. It starts the same way every every time.

Marketing 57

Marketing Journal Benchmarking Company 57

Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

Acquired in 2009 by The Nielsen Company, a world leader in market research, and with only one location in downtown Chicago, the Cambridge Group has taken the most basic concept of “supply and demand” and concluded that there is a better way. Go to Market Optimization. Market Entry Strategy. THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP. Innovation.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Guest Post from Peak Prosperity In an exclusive interview of John Hussman by Peak Prosperity''s Chris Martenson, Hussman says Stock Market Is Overvalued By 100%. Chris Martenson : John Hussman is highly respected for his prodigious use of data and adherence to what it tells him about the state of the financial markets.

Financial 57

Financial Interviews Marketing Cash Flow 57

MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2014

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist and CIO of Saxo Bank is back from a Tour De France and summer holiday and says "it''s time for status on macro view and a look into what rest of 2014 gives us". taking the run rate for GDP in 2014 to 2.3%, still shy of the ambitious 3.0% US Dollar will sell off in H2 of 2014 – NEW VIEW.

Banking 52

Banking Energy Insurance Insurance 52

Management Consulted

MARCH 18, 2015

In 1954 , Bill Frohlich, and David Dubow, teamed up to form IMS, a market research company aimed at enabling organizations make informed, strategic decisions about the marketplace. By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Market development strategies.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Consulting 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 23, 2014

of the population in 2012 to about 40% in 2014. Using 316 million as a rough estimate of the 2014 population (it would likely be higher) and 126 million on welfare (that number is also higher, perhaps way higher), about 40% of the country is on some form of means-tested welfare, up from 35.4% Those figures show 35.4 at the end of 2012.

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Insurance Insurance Government Report 78

MishTalk

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The charts are as of the latest job numbers from Friday, October 3, 2014. I hope to have new graphs later this week or next, for the entire 2007-2014 period. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

Data 62

Data Trends Productivity Groups 62

MishTalk

AUGUST 11, 2014

Dembik Christopher, an economist at Saxo Bank, says "Economic stagnation in France is a safe bet for 2014." Once known growth in the second quarter, the government will have to revise its forecast for 2014 (1%) and 2015 (1.7%), leading to a greater than 3.8% France is not alone in Europe.

Government 55

Government Banking Industry Productivity 55

BCG

JANUARY 20, 2017

The best value creators over time are those that are insulated from e-commerce, capitalize on the growth of emerging markets, and continually evolve their business model. Overall, from 2011 through 2015, the retail companies in our sample returned an annualized TSR of 16% (down from 21% for the five-year period ending in 2014).

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Boston Consulting Group Tourism Retail Fashion 75

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Power and Associates, a global marketing-information-services firm, as the highest in retail store satisfaction amongst its competitors consecutively for the the past four years and also the highest for customer care two years consecutively. market with 52.9M Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager? 20 by Fast Company.

Wireless 100

Wireless Culture Telecommunications Interviews 100

MishTalk

MAY 22, 2014

This morning, headline news stories talk of a "rebound" in existing home sales and why rising inventory is good for the market. home resales rose in April and the supply of properties on the market increased, suggesting the housing market was regaining its footing. The inventory of unsold homes on the market increased 6.5

Sales 59

Sales Trends Marketing Management 59

MishTalk

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Today, Curve Watcher''s Anonymous offers a few charts that show the bond market ringing a bell in disbelief of Dudley. Yield Curve as of November 28, 2014 Curve Analysis The yield curve flattened, then inverted prior to the last recession. If the Fed does so again, will the stock market respond the same way? Goes the Bell.

Analysis 55

Analysis Marketing Management Strategy 55

MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Emerging market currencies have gone on for the ride as have the currencies of Eastern European countries, especially Ukraine. The ruble’s slump takes its 2014 depreciation to 48 percent, surpassing Ukraine’s hryvnia for the first time as the world’s worst performer among peers tracked by Bloomberg. per-US$ to 65.51-per-US$.

Banking 72

Banking Government Marketing Financial 72