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Examples of Concluding Your Case Interview (Part II)

Tom Spencer

This article focuses on how to conclude well in your case interview. What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. It is part 2 of a 3 part series. Okay Conclusion. So, I think we should at least check this out.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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The Wheaties Box and the Why of Celebrity Endorsements

Harvard Business

But the advertising world just rallied around Mary Lou Retton. It was great for her — it’s not like we’re in competition with each other for this kind of stuff — but you really never know how advertisers are going to respond, who’s going to strike a chord.” Do celebrity endorsements work?

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Economies of Scope - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Marketing – The cost of advertising can be shared across products. Sales – Selling products is easier when salesmen can provide customers with a range of value options, as well as upsell and cross promote … “Would you like fries with that?”. Case Interviews. More stable cash flows are attractive for three reasons.

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Four P’s Analysis

Tom Spencer

Four P’s Analysis is a framework that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. If prices are changed, how will this affect sales volume and product perception? How does the company promote its products (advertising, direct sales, indirect sales, trade promotions, public relations)? (Source: Flickr ).

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Unlocking a Career as a Marketing Consultant

Tom Spencer

To do this, they should possess a keen understanding of the client’s target market and existing customer base, as well as the ability to recommend clear and actionable strategies to increase sales, expand the customer base, and develop new product offerings that will appeal to customers.