MishTalk

MAY 23, 2014

The Census Bureau Residential Home Sales report shows Sales of new single-family houses in April 2014 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000. Sales are 6.4 months at the current rate of sales. 2014 January (r) 457 30 51 256 120 5.0 2014 January (r) 457 30 51 256 120 5.0 Supply is 5.3

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

For decades, Sales and Academia remained worlds apart and the business world did fine. But Sales is changing, Academia is out of touch, and this is bad for business and the academy. Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character.

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Sales Education Training Training 70

1 to 1

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2014 approaches, business leaders everywhere are making their New Year''s resolutions, targeted and prioritizing specific goals to help improve the omnichannel customer experience, increase customer loyalty, and ultimately advance their businesses. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I was perusing online stories about today''s release of pending homes sales data from the National Association of Realtors. NAR : Pending Home Sales Edge Up in November CNBC : US pending home sales rise 0.2 percent Calculated Risk : Pending Home Sales Index increased 0.2% Here are a few sample headlines. percent to 101.7

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Sales Data Comparison Report 72

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

MishTalk

JUNE 11, 2014

Over the previous half-century — when the United States had a smaller population — annual sales had averaged 660,000. Sales of the priciest 1 percent of homes are up 21.1 Meanwhile, in the other 99 percent of the market, home sales have fallen 7.6 percent in 2014. percent so far this year, following a gain of 35.7

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Sales Real Estate Construction Report 77

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). There’s also the risk that if you offer all your products on Amazon, you’ll cannibalize your own direct sales (and lose those higher margins). In 2015, 2/3 of U.S.

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Retail Productivity Sales Strategy 116

BCG

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Sales numbers may be stable, or even growing, yet profitability has begun to decline. Very often, management has tried a new strategy, or several, without success. (In Sales are now stagnating or declining, while profit margins turn markedly negative. See Transformation: The Imperative to Change, BCG report, November 2014.)

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Retail sales are down month-over-month and year-over-year in July. Expect Slower Growth It''s safe to say Spain''s growth has slowed if retail sales slowed. Debt and Deficits Back in April, I noted Public Debt Threatens to Exceed 100% of GDP in 2014. The alleged recovery in Spain is already over. between March and June, and 1.2%

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Retail Sales Healthcare Data 74

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Our research finds that some insurgent firms have prevailed on the regulatory front by using a strategy straight out of the playbook of environmental activists – mobilizing stakeholders to become political advocates. Organized demonstrations of support by stakeholder groups can send a powerful signal to policymakers.

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Government Retail Sales Pharmaceuticals 121

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

Many of the world’s biggest companies operate in silos — for example, their customer service and sales departments do not share a customer relationship management (CRM) database , and employees don’t collaborate around the customer to ensure a powerful customer experience. Data is not always shared efficiently.

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Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Based on my research at Frontier Strategy Group , I’ve found that companies can avoid the pitfalls of evaluating emerging-market data, and successfully use it to support strategic decisions, if they follow a few key do’s and don’ts. It can lead to executives to miss investment opportunities or to develop faulty strategies.

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Data Marketing Sales Government 120

MishTalk

JANUARY 16, 2014

However, we will penalize banking exposure to bonds contained in the trading book, i.e., those that are available for immediate sale." Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Balance Sheet Banking Exercises Financial 73

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

Increasing staffing, they found, could increase sales and profits. These extra hours were not part of the manager’s labor budget and were only given to the stores that were identified as likely to increase their sales by Co-PI Kesavan’s analysis. More-stable scheduling increased sales and labor productivity.

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Retail Sales Productivity Research 71

Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2017

As a former consultant, I have a deep and abiding love for the use of 2×2 matrices in business strategy. By one analysis , 88% of companies appearing on the Fortune 500 list in 1955 were not on it in 2014 (having merged, gone bankrupt, or fallen off the list). 5 Strategy Questions Every Leader Should Make Time For.

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Agile Course Operations Exercises 143

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

If that weren’t enough, according to research done at top strategy consulting firms , managers struggle to distinguish between those who work 80-hour weeks and those who work 50-60-hour weeks, suggesting that the extra work generally isn’t noticed. I think about my feet, where they’re going to land.

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Automotive Productivity Emotional Intelligence Culture 135

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

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Retail Transportation Sales Energy 77

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The meeting here came a week after Olli Rehn, the European Union’s commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, warned that Italy and Spain faced debt and deficit problems under their current spending plans for 2014. The sales include a 3% stake in Eni, the energy company, plus stakes in seven companies in total.

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Government Finance Sales Meeting 67

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Forbes explains Venezuela, Argentina Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Expected Sales And Earnings. Due to devaluations in currencies like the Venezuelan bolivar, Argentine peso and Turkish lira, to name a few, the consumer product giant said that it is lowering its outlook for its full-year 2014 sales and earnings.

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Balance Sheet Productivity Sales Policies 77

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

Three months after the sale, in June 2018, Toyota decided to pour $1 billion into Grab, in a bid to expand other offerings in the region including food delivery and electronic payments. When a platform strategy requires mixing the digital and the physical, the area of differentiation lies in service delivery in the physical world.

Recruiting 125

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 125

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

No strategy is static. Kroger has aligned its entire business around a “Customer 1st” brand strategy. In all of these cases, the digital differentiator creates a unique customer experience likely to drive higher satisfaction, additional sales, and repeat trips. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Trends Hotels How To Retail 122

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

It’s a balancing act that requires a unique mindset, a particular set of skills and tools, and a specific strategy. By 2006, GMCR owned 100% of Keurig and officially renamed Keurig Green Mountain (KGM) in 2014. Consumers can purchase a two-liter bottle of soda at stores for under $2 — even less when on sale.

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Company Engineering Operations Development 119

MishTalk

JUNE 2, 2014

Mortgage Monitor Charts April 2014 Summary Data Total Delinquencies click on any chart for sharper image New Originations Loans Facing Reset Percentage Underwater Underwater loans facing reset is one major problem. A second problem is the declining volume of new originations and home sales.

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Data Sales Management Strategy 77

MishTalk

JULY 7, 2014

Markit''s Eurozone Retail PMI shows Eurozone retail sales flat as declines falls in France and Italy offset German gains. The Markit Eurozone Retail PMI which tracks month-on-month changes in like-for-like retail sales read 50.0 and indicative of a flat trend in sales. Moreover, June’s decrease was the sharpest so far in 2014.

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Retail Trends Sales Survey 67

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. In a survey of 77 of my company Frontier Strategy Group’s global clients, 88.3% in anticipation of interest rate hikes by the U.S.

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Marketing Agile Company Sales 70

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.

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Productivity Sales Development B2B 99

MishTalk

AUGUST 31, 2013

Here is a case in point: Japan panel backs sales tax hike coupled with stimulus. Unless Abe changes the plan, the sales tax will be raised to 10 percent in October 2015. When Japan last hiked the sales tax from 3 percent to 5 percent in 1997, consumer spending tumbled by 13 percent in the quarter after the higher tax went into effect.

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Sales Finance Energy Policies 72

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

billion debit and credit card transactions, its research revealed a dramatic slowdown in the growth of everyday consumer spending from 2014 to 2015. That data shaped the company’s future strategies and offerings. When JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyzed 12.4

Banking 116

Banking Data Financial Media 116

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

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Methodologies Culture Company Metrics 134

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The Pennsylvania Economy League, which is overseeing Scranton’s Act 47 recovery plan, warned last month the city would have to raise taxes to avoid a default at the beginning of the 2014 fiscal year. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Finance 75

Finance Sales Financial Report 75

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

GDP Declines 1.6%, Setting Stage for Delay in [Another] Sales-Tax Increase. Financial Times : Sales Tax Tips Japan Back Into Recession Financial Times Reports. Flashback September 8, 2014 : Japanese Economy Contracts Bigger than Expected 7.1% Eight Point Explanation Japan''s sales tax increased from 5% to 8%. Good grief!

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Sales Journal Report Financial 69

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

A new ministry sale could have potentially pushed the rates higher, analysts said. The government had planned to sell zero-coupon bonds maturing in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and fixed-rate bonds maturing in 2021 and 2025. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Resumes Government Finance Analysis 72

MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2014

n a second recall, GM said its dealers will inspect, and replace if needed, the windshield wiper module assembly in about 4,800 of the 2013 and 2014 model year Chevrolet Caprice police cars and 2014 Chevrolet SS sport sedans. Auto sales bounced back after a decline in April. due to the potential cracking. How long can this last?

Sports 65

Sports Journal Software Sales 65

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Several companies we studied show the value of programmatic M&A strategies. Our data shows that from 2004 to 2014, WPP made a staggering 271 acquisitions — which averages to more than one every two weeks — 60% more than the next busiest acquirer during that decade, Google (now Alphabet).

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Research Balance Sheet Industry Sales 71

MishTalk

AUGUST 22, 2014

The headline call was and remains that Germany will be close to recession by Q4-2014 or Q1-2015 setting up a desperate ECB and a Europe once again close to zero growth instead of the “escape velocity” everyone and their dog promised you and me in December and January. EUR/USD could trade 1.4000+ and USDJPY below 97.00.

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Cash Flow Course Travel Marketing 72

MishTalk

MAY 19, 2014

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. The second was the phrase “Timestamp: Friday, May 16th, 2014,” which suggests that these photos were brand new. Wow, this really was a lot of cars.

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Analysis Financial Sales Marketing 76

1 to 1

MAY 7, 2014

In an odd twist of fate, one recent study conducted by the University of British Columbia''s Sauder School of Business concluded that rude retail associates might actually boost sales. Customer Experience Customer Strategy Sales Effectiveness customerbehavior customerexperience retailstrategy retailsurvey retailtrends salesstrategies'

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Retail Journal Sales Study 43