BCG

JANUARY 26, 2017

The battery pack may be the least glamorous component in the electricity delivery network, but it is on the verge of transforming electricity markets worldwide. See Distributed Energy: A Disruptive Force , BCG report, July 2014.) Focus Thursday, January 26, 2017.

Marketing 108

Marketing Small Business Retail Energy 108

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Applying this, however, is much easier said than done — especially among companies operating in emerging markets. Emerging-market data can be challenging to work with due to significant data gaps, biased data, and outdated or incorrect numbers. Of course, these issues can cause a headache for any company, in any market.

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Data Marketing Sales Government 119

MishTalk

MAY 18, 2014

This post shows the first set, a comparison of April 2008 to April 2014. In a subsequent post we will take a look at the last two years (April 2012 vs. April 2014). Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Comparison Groups Management Strategy 78

Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the CEO of Arment Dietrich, a Chicago-based integrated marketing communication firm, Gini has experienced her own range of internal crises and issues that she shares with us in this episode, discussing how she approached the situations and what lessons she learned from them. These are always interesting to see!

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 29, 2014

@kfreberg examines this massively successful viral fundraising campaign, and discusses the lessons that PR professionals, marketers and PR professors should be taking away from this ALS campaign. The post Weekly Roundup of Awesome Links: Week of August 25, 2014 appeared first on Agnes + Day. Share them using #CrisisRoundup!

Media 76

Media Fashion Resumes Healthcare 76

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 78

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2014

WHEN it comes to marketing, you have a choice. Our friend John Persico is leading the charge to help us transition into a new and exciting digital future with the 2014 Loyalty and Gamification World Championships, a free online competition that will test and develop your skills and understanding of gamification and loyalty marketing.

Marketing 95

Marketing Consulting Data Strategy& 95

BCG

MAY 17, 2016

Yet the same cannot be said for the capital markets industry as a whole—the ecosystem that includes buy-side firms, sell-side firms, information service providers, and exchanges. Over the next five years, revenues in the capital markets industry will grow by an estimated 12%, increasing to $661 billion from $593 billion in 2015.

Marketing 75

Marketing Banking Report Industry 75

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

One day in December 2014, Sergey, the Russia general manager for a multinational consumer goods company, was up early in the morning, watching the ruble’s value slide by the minute. of those in these markets said that currency volatility posed the greatest material risk to their pricing strategy during 2014 and 2015.

Marketing 70

Marketing Agile Company Sales 70

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 77

Marketing Data Trends Management 77

Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2017

Companies spend a lot on marketing communications. trillion in 2014. And more fundamentally, does marketing actually work? Marketing ROI analysis can help answer those questions. What is Marketing ROI, and How Do Companies Use It? Comparing marketing efficiency with competitors. Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR.

ROI 71

ROI Marketing Financial Sales 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

The rise of social media changed marketing. Now, before some marketers have even fully adapted to that world, the social web is transforming again. The rise of private social networks and messaging apps will challenge the strategies that marketers developed for public social networks. Of the Fortune 100 companies, 77 use Slack.

Marketing 70

Marketing Media Data Company 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Some companies increase their social media staff to offer live responses during big events like the Super Bowl or the Grammys, but then they return to predominately one-way social media or content marketing. Here is a simple process from my book Social Media Strategy, Marketing, and Advertising in the Consumer Revolution.

Media 70

Media Marketing Software Efficiency 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

Frontier firms are able to employ the most advanced technologies, which in turn allow them to win market share at the expense of their less productive competitors. And the globalized markets that frontier firms operate in disproportionately reward their knowledge advantage, setting them even further apart from the rest.

Company 123

Company Research Enterprise Productivity 123

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

Or, as it turns out, even the vicinity of 1455 Market Street, the address of Uber’s San Francisco headquarters. Merijn te Booij, Genesys’s chief marketing officer, decided to stop waiting for the perfect candidate to appear though established channels. Looking for Millennials?

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Recruitment Recruiting Talent Strategy& 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

Our research points to one possible reason: employers increased skill requirements during the recession, when high-skill workers were more plentiful, making it more difficult to fill those positions as the job market began to recover. ” Of course, this theory predicts that skill requirements should fall when the labor market tightens.

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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. We’re excited to be back again soon (January 2014) – if we didn’t see you this time, invite us for a visit! *.

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Case Interview Travel Consulting Interviews 128

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Rather than starting with their own portfolio needs and barreling ahead—a supply-driven strategy that companies rarely seem to escape—successful companies start with the consumer’s mindset and use that lens to identify market gaps. times the cost of mainstream ice creams.

Marketing 70

Marketing Retail Productivity Sales 70

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

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

By 2006, GMCR owned 100% of Keurig and officially renamed Keurig Green Mountain (KGM) in 2014. GMCR kept the Keurig team distinct and separate, enabling it to pursue its experiment while the company continued its market presence as a coffee roaster. Even unknowns, such as new competitors entering the market, are not totally unknowable.

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Company Engineering Operations Development 117

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 74

Marketing Journal Benchmarking Company 74

MishTalk

OCTOBER 26, 2014

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

Healthcare 72

Healthcare Education Management Strategy& 72

Women in Consulting

JUNE 1, 2017

Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 15th when Survey Program Director Jen Berkley Jackson of The Insight Advantage and Deb Siegle of Strategic Marketing Solutions will share this year’s results from your consulting peers. We all need a reality check now and again, and the annual WIC Best Practices Survey is a great place to start.

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Survey Meeting Consulting Media 85

Harvard Business

AUGUST 13, 2018

Alibaba and Tencent each is valued at around $500 billion on public markets, and both act as the SoftBank or Berkshire Hathaway of the new Chinese economy, investing in hundreds of companies at all stages. They gain invaluable data that fuels everything from hyper-targeted marketing to store locations to product assortment to pricing.

Retail 70

Retail Marketing Data Operations 70

Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

They develop market-leading insurance software that works together to enhance insurers ability to respond to industry changes and empower customers, agents, and employees. Employees of Edelman say that it is a great place to work with great opportunities for advancement and professional development. Booz & Company.

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Training Training Examples Boston Consulting Group 165

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

According to the travel and leisure marketing firm MMGY, the use of travel agents increased by 50% from 2014 to 2015. Here are examples of how firms in three industries are simplifying the purchase process, and the specific tactics they are using: An employee wellness benefits provider uses content marketing.

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B2B Travel Benchmarking Sales 117

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.

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Financial Interviews Marketing Cash Flow 74

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

Study 78

Study Report Data Construction 78

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

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

We serve two markets that are very different but united by the common need for reliable, safe access to energy: outdoor recreationalists and low-income households in emerging markets. We found an ideal storefront near a busy market in central Bhubaneswar. Experiment #5: Microfinance Institutions.

Sales 70

Sales Marketing Development Retail 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 18, 2018

Japan already enjoys the world’s second-biggest market in medical devices. percent of the 2014 global medical device market—behind the U.S. Meanwhile, Japan’s market is expected to continue to grow as the nation’s population continues to age and need medical equipment. By country, Japan had 9.1

Government 94

Government Industry Pharmaceuticals Trends 94

Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2014

As of last year, 93% of senior marketing professionals use video for online marketing, sales or communications. Most (84%) used this content on their own website; and more than 60% also using it as a part of their social media and email marketing campaigns. Wednesday, November 12 2014. 11:30a – 3:30p. By: Lisa Strand.

Video 83

Video Education Marketing Training 83

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 77

Trends Report Management Strategy& 77

Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

The paltry market for organic wine around the world belies the fact that over the past half century, countless organic winegrowers and vintners have dedicated great effort to creating a larger market for the category, without much success. Early organic wine was not well received in the marketplace, for a number of reasons.

Chemicals 124

Chemicals Retail Case Interview Turnaround 124

BCG

AUGUST 29, 2016

Following a strong 2014, the year 2015 will go into the books as a record for global M&A deal making. Capital markets have long greeted acquisition announcements with skepticism—and with good reason. In the current market environment, at least, investors are showing more trust in, and higher expectations for, dealmakers.

Report 75

Report Boston Consulting Group Finance Research 75

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

But Slack is generally aimed at the enterprise market and doesn’t specialize in intimate relationships. In the digital content publishing world, I often direct people to the free ebook “ The New World of Content Measurement ,” published in 2014 by the combined content marketing agency + platform Contently. (I

Media 126

Media Metrics eBook Software 126

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Most businesses wouldn’t survive without driving demand for their products or services, either through marketing and advertising or through involving users so deeply in the design of the product that word of mouth spurs adoption. Develop and fund a sales and marketing capability from the outset. Let’s look at each of these.

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