MishTalk

JULY 14, 2015

A month ago, following the Expected Retail Sales Bounce , I stated " A sales snapback was coming at some point. How Much Longer Can Subprime Auto Sales Lead? Economists predicted a rise in sales of 0.3%. Actual sales came in at -0.3 May was the month following months of disappointments. " Total (excl. dealers … -1.0

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MishTalk

JANUARY 5, 2016

Domestic Car Sales Cap Record Year With Up (and Down) Month US car sales are going to have a record year in 2015, clearly one of the bright spots in the US economy. December New Car Sales Decline Today I note from Bloomberg that Domestic New Car Sales Declined in December. " reported sales increased 8.3%

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2015

And just two weeks into January of 2015, the 30-year long bond made a new intraday record low of 2.39%, breaking the previous low of 2.44% on July 26, 2012. Yield Curve as of 2015-01-14 click on chart for sharper image Huge Rally on Long End Duration Color 12/31/2013 2015-01-14 PP Difference 30-Year Red 3.96 2.47 -1.49

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MishTalk

AUGUST 13, 2015

The Retail Sales Upward Revisions will likely add a couple ticks to second quarter GDP, but overall growth still remains very weak. The retail sales revisions may add another 0.2% Third Quarter GDPNow Estimate Those hoping retail sales will give a huge boost third quarter GDP are likely mistaken. 2nd Quarter: +2.3% percent to 3.1

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MishTalk

JUNE 11, 2015

Retail sales bounced 1.2% Auto sales were known to be strong ahead of the report, likely steering economists in the right direction. The consumer showed a lot of life in May, driving up retail sales 1.2 A leading component in the month was motor vehicle sales which jumped 2.0 Ex-auto sales are up 1.0%

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Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2017

Turing’s thought experiment spawned scores of science-fiction tales, such as the 2015 hit movie Ex Machina. The company collects thousands of sales leads from the businesses it serves, and it wishes to interact with them in the intimate, personal manner consumers have come to expect.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2015

Today, despite an easily predictable decline in retail sales, economists did not see the decline coming. Instead, Huge Miss in Retail Sales Seen as a Blip. For January 2015, this seasonal factor will boost sales by the largest factor since 2006," said Dwyer. Heck, it might even be over (it''s happened before).

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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?

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 23, 2015

November new home sales came at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 490,000 vs. an economic consensus of 503,000. Rising construction is bringing supply into the housing sector and helping to lift new home sales, which rose 4.3 At the current sales rate, supply is at 5.7 Price data are also constructive, up 6.3

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MishTalk

MAY 13, 2015

Economists were surprised by the dismal retail sales report this morning. The Bloomberg Consensus retail sales estimate was a rise of 0.0%, but sales came in at 0.0% Retail sales were unchanged in April vs Econoday expectations for a 0.2 Retail sales were unchanged in April vs Econoday expectations for a 0.2

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2015

So much for those allegedly strong Christmas sales. In fact, sales of nearly everything were down in the today''s Commerce Department Retail Sales Report for December 2014. Retail sales were down 0.9% Retail Sales vs. November Month-over-month retail sales, autos, general merchandise, and ex-auto sales are all lower.

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Women in Consulting

JULY 25, 2013

Ticket Software The Patron Edge Ticketing Systems Box Office Management Online Ticket Software Ticket Sales Software. Blackbaud Direct Marketing Target Analytics NetCommunity Online Fundraising. Non Profit Ticketing Systems. Online Resources. Non Profit Fundraising Resources.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 16, 2017

At this time, your business may be over weighted with sales activity, but this effort is essential to later success. The early work that you put into sales will buy you more time later to focus on marketing. Shifting your ratios toward marketing, and away from sales, will help you achieve a greater long-term benefit.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Could the way your employees perceive your company hamper your sales? Effect of Reputation on Sales If a corporate brand provides a valuable asset to an organization, the reputation the brand represents provides much of that value. In other words, the email listed highlights for that month’s purported revenue “wins.” link] Saini, G.

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Culture Training Training Development 52

MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2016

December existing Home Sales bounced a whopping 14.7% It appears there was a big distortion of sales pushed into December on account of new documentation rules. Existing home sales bounced back sharply in December, up an outsized 14.7 Year-on-year, sales are up 7.7 Total sales for 2015 came in at 5.26

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1 to 1

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Bluewolf, a global business consulting firm, interviewed 1,000+ Salesforce.com customers in collaboration with MIT Sloan School of Management and made some interesting discoveries about trends in Salesforce usage and practices that are relevant for marketing, sales, and customer service leaders. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2016

December new home sales surged well over the high end Econoday estimate. The outlook for the housing sector just got a boost from a sharp jump in new home sales, up 10.8 With builders slow to bring new homes to market, low supply remains a central factor holding back sales. For full year 2015, new home sales rose 14.7

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BCG

APRIL 20, 2016

The US consumer packaged goods industry registered its strongest growth in four years in 2015, and much of the fuel was provided by small and midsize producers of healthy, protein-rich foods and beverages. Strong sales in convenience stores—last year’s fastest-growing retail channel—helped power these sales.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

Increasing staffing, they found, could increase sales and profits. Once the full experiment was launched in November 2015, 28 stores in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. More-stable scheduling increased sales and labor productivity. The results were striking.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. to 17.9%, from 1980 to 2015. Here are three reasons why CEOs let this happen: CEO priorities upside down. While companies must grow and make money, executives often forget how it happens. We know everything.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 21, 2016

A rate cutting move is even more likely now, as retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.1% Retail sales fell 0.1 but is better than the end of 2015 wen it touched 1.469 per US dollar. Despite having a massive property bubble, the Bank of Canada discussed cutting rates on Wednesday to stimulate the economy. percent gain.

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Ben de Haldevang

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The announcement of the transaction between SAB Miller and Anheuser-Busch INBEV in the form of the public statement issued on 11th November 2015 forms the basis on which the vote by shareholders was cast in favour of the deal. The sale of Peroni, Grolsch, and Meantime by AB Inbev to Asahi for the consideration of USD 2.55

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MishTalk

JUNE 15, 2015

Following the rebound in consumer spending (heavily weighted to subprime auto sales), economists expected a rebound in Industrial Production. This reflects very strong consumer demand for cars and trucks underscoring unit vehicle sales which, in previously released data, are the strongest in 10 years. How Long Can Auto Sales Hold Up?

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BCG

JULY 12, 2016

The medical technology (medtech) sector of the health care industry has been highly attractive to investors for more than a decade, delivering total shareholder returns of nearly 350% between 2001 and 2015. In the first few years of the 2000s—the golden age for medtech—sales grew by double digits.

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MishTalk

JULY 28, 2017

percentage point for 2015, and was revised down 0.1 Inventories were negative for the quarter as sales were higher than expected. Real GDP rose an as expected 2.6% Revisions took the first quarter down to 1.2% Real GDP was revised up 0.2 percentage point for 2014, was revised up 0.3 percentage point for 2016. more…).

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BCG

MAY 4, 2016

2015 brought record sales and profitability to the global auto industry. Perspective Wednesday, May 04, 2016. But current success is no guarantee of future success: it’s clear to all that a new road lies ahead.

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Industry Software Sales 40

MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Household Gasoline Expenditures in 2015 On Track to be the Lowest in 11 Years. household is expected to spend about $550 less on gasoline in 2015 compared with 2014, as annual motor fuel expenditures are on track to fall to their lowest level in 11 years. Gasoline prices are forecast to go even lower in 2015. The average U.S.

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Energy Travel Survey Report 56

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

In 2015, I wrote a blog post on LinkedIn with the witty name: “Let’s Put This Bluntly: Discounts are For Dummies!” You get a boost of the sales number in the short term, but it comes at the price of discounts, brand equity, price integrity, and, in most cases, overall demand. What does a discount say about you? You have to add things.

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 3, 2023

Answers to reader questions about the Retirement Sale and the Re t irement Bundle. I took some time and: Aggregated all product purchase information since 2015 (!). Let’s tackle these in order: First: “Retiring?”. Don’t worry, I’m not retiring. 9/15 of my paid products/books/courses are retiring. I’m not going anywhere.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Record number of small business sales in 2018! PriceWaterhouseCoopers – Two-thirds of companies with sales of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 will change hands in the next 10 years (2011). Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015).

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BCG

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The 2016 rankings are based on an analysis of TSR at approximately 2,000 companies worldwide from 2011 through 2015. The global and industry rankings are based on five-year TSR performance from 2011 through 2015. To arrive at this sample, we began with TSR data for nearly 44,000 companies provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

Within an investment bank, the work is split into many roles including investment banking, sales and trading, equity research, risk management, operations, and technology. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Sales people communicate with investors to sell financial products.

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Banking Consulting Comparison Finance 60

BCG

AUGUST 29, 2016

Last year, The Boston Consulting Group's 2015 M&A report looked into whether frequent acquirers grow faster and create more value for their shareholders. Article Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Is M&A a viable value creation strategy? The 2014 report examined the importance of divestitures to creating value.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

corporates enjoyed 14 years straight years of weaker US dollar – in S&P 500 46% of sales is from overseas, profit has risen 3x faster than sales since 2009, 2y money up considerably in price. Working on Outrageous Predictions 2015 – input very welcome. World only has two engines of growth: EM and US.

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MishTalk

JULY 30, 2015

Revisions First quarter 2015 revised up from -0.2% Evolution of First Quarter 2015 GDP +0.2% Revisions First quarter 2015 revised up from -0.2% Evolution of First Quarter 2015 GDP +0.2% I suspect after the "final" revision, first quarter 2015 GDP will be back in the negative column, with all of 2015 revised lower as well.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Marketing & Sales. 2015 Annual Report. BTS GROUP KEY STATS.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A December 2, 2016 Wall Street Journal article was titled, “ Car Sales Roll Along; Aided by Discounts.*” The gist of the article was sales are up over the same month a year earlier and the average discount was 11%, versus 9.4% This reminded me of a story I tell in a couple of my talks. George Carlin. *

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