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 73

Real Estate Finance Government Marketing 73

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.

Video 78

Video System Meeting Company 78

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. The firms on the 2014 list are: Nous Group. Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. Source: Flickr ). Momentum Partners.

Oliver Wyman 76

Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 76

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 70

Finance Government Report Meeting 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

The reason for that paradox, as the OECD has warned , is that the productivity gap between firms at the global frontier and those lagging behind has widened. 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.

Company 126

Company Research Enterprise Productivity 126

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% of gross domestic product (GDP). The 2014 budget is expected to be in the red by 60.7 The debt ended 2013 at 94% of GDP.

Government 75

Government Finance Financial Management 75

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

A tour of various supermarkets in the city of Buenos Aires, found escalating inflation is much higher in stock products, perfumery and milk. Retail investors aren’t the only ones suffering from the woes of the emerging markets: Procter & Gamble PG +2.06% is feeling the pain of foreign currencies, too. is now $13.55.

Balance Sheet 77

Balance Sheet Productivity Sales Policies 77

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

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 14, 2014

There was a recent incident in Australia where Aldi , a German supermarket, decided to pull a product from its shelves after receiving racism complaints. ” To avoid offending the vocal minority, Aldi removed a product that was never designed for them in the first place. Aldi’s Strategic Blunder. But I digress.

Productivity 113

Productivity Government Marketing Consulting 113

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

And it’s not just low skilled, manual labor that’s at risk — “knowledge” work like operational analytics and marketing is also being taken over by sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms. How Technology Is Reshaping Markets. For example, one survey indicated that the use of ad-blockers among U.S.

Productivity 132

Productivity Insurance Insurance Trends 132

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. The product was perceived as more prone to spoilage since it typically lacked added sulfites.

Chemicals 129

Chemicals Retail Case Interview Turnaround 129

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Yet Russia remains an important part of most Western multinationals’ emerging markets portfolios. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products.

Government 106

Government Healthcare Policies Operations 106

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

adults shopped online at least monthly, with 1/3 of adults shopping online every week, up from 24% in 2014 (Mintel). As e-commerce grows, online marketplaces like Amazon and Jet continue to improve their value proposition, making a commodity out of fast free shipping and returns, a wide assortment of products, and low prices.

Retail 118

Retail Productivity Sales Strategy 118

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

But Slack is generally aimed at the enterprise market and doesn’t specialize in intimate relationships. ” Vanity metrics are methods of measuring ROI that make product-builders feel good (or make them look good to funders), but don’t ultimately lead to awesome products. Siegler at G.V.,

Media 129

Media Metrics eBook Software 129

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Persuading consumers to pay more for a product by introducing some kind of “premium” element into it has always been a challenging task—but it was one that big, established brands had managed with a reasonable amount of success until recent years. Smaller brands have been picking up the slack.

Marketing 70

Marketing Retail Productivity Sales 70

MishTalk

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Citing a need for structural reforms, Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, the world''s third largest Fast-Moving-ConsumerGoods (FMCG) company says the emerging market slowdown is here to stay. Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) are products that are sold quickly and at relatively low cost. PepsiCo, Mondel?z

Banking 68

Banking Marketing Retail Productivity 68

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 72

ROI Marketing Financial Sales 72

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

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.

Research 128

Research Education Recruitment Recruiting 128

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

China is already the largest market for robots in the world, based on volume. All economies, from Brazil and Germany to India and Saudi Arabia, stand to gain from the hefty productivity boosts that robotics and artificial intelligence will bring. Around the world, automation is transforming work, business, and the economy.

Productivity 134

Productivity Policies Engineering Software 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2017

billion to escape what Musk calls the “manufacturing hell” the company is now experiencing in its transition from small batch car making to mass production. Tesla famously open-sourced all its patents in 2014, reducing any advantage the company may otherwise have claimed for proprietary inventions.

Automotive 133

Automotive Transportation Productivity Retail 133

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images. The soaring U.S.

Cash Flow 130

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 130

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

First, they created a combination of breakthrough product innovation and breakthrough business model innovation— the definition of category creation. Second, Uber and Netflix appealed to a younger superconsumer before they entered the category, which caught the market leaders flat-footed. index funds).

Real Estate 129

Real Estate Finance Survey Financial 129

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.

Recruiting 70

Recruiting Recruitment Talent Strategy& 70

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.

Company 121

Company Engineering Operations Development 121

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. Our flagship products are wood-burning stoves that generate electricity from fire while reducing toxic smoke emissions by 90%.

Sales 70

Sales Marketing Development Retail 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.

Advertising 189

Advertising Consulting ROI Marketing 189

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

For the go-to-market segment, representing employees in sales and marketing functions, we found that top performers spent an average of 25 hours in their email and calendar per week, nearly 14 hours a week in internal collaboration, and about 12 hours a week in external collaboration.

Leadership 132

Leadership Talent Software Deloitte 132

MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Gulf oil officials on Sunday defended OPEC’s decision last month to keep its production ceiling intact, blaming producers outside of the group for the glut of oil on the market that has depressed prices. oil production has soared as a result of the shale boom, reducing OPEC exports to the U.S. mb/d in 2014 to average 55.95

Data 75

Data Productivity Energy Report 75

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

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run. This is a subtle but important distinction.

Recruitment 127

Recruitment Recruiting Transportation Advertising 127

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

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

More-stable scheduling increased sales and labor productivity. Labor productivity increased by 5%, in an industry where productivity grew by only 2.5% per year between 1987 and 2014. So more stable scheduling is feasible, and holds the potential for improved sales and productivity. The results were striking.

Retail 71

Retail Sales Productivity Research 71

MishTalk

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The charts are as of the latest job numbers from Friday, October 3, 2014. The data only goes back to 2007 so let''s also take a look at hours worked by production and monsupervisory employees. I hope to have new graphs later this week or next, for the entire 2007-2014 period. So let''s take a look at both sub-components.

Data 76

Data Trends Productivity Groups 76

MishTalk

AUGUST 11, 2014

Industrial production declined in the second quarter, foreshadowing very low GDP growth. All major industry sectors experienced a decline in their production. Dembik Christopher, an economist at Saxo Bank, says "Economic stagnation in France is a safe bet for 2014." It''s a moment of truth for the government.

Government 70

Government Banking Industry Productivity 70

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

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

From 2012 to 2014 we set up research sites in 10 communities across the country. This income volatility is the result of broad shifts in the labor market. The cost of a bachelor’s degree from a public college has risen by one-third from 2003 to 2014. We came to understand this after analyzing the U.S. households.

Cash Flow 134

Cash Flow Financial Insurance Insurance 134