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Top 15 Capacity Planning Tools for Your Business [2024]

Epicflow

A capacity planning tool is software developed to assist organizations in allocating and managing their resources more effectively. The tool is tailored for professional services organizations (marketing, advertising, creative agencies, software, IT services, and management consulting sectors).

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Your Complete Guide to Subcontracting as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

strategy development, market research, transformation initiatives). Most boutique firms dont openly advertise subcontracting roles, but they may still hire nonemployees for projects. Based on their input, heres a list of agencies and platforms for you to consider. boutique firms digital marketing Atlanta").

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R&D Spending Has Dramatically Surpassed Advertising Spending

Harvard Business

Especially at smaller companies.

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Why and How Personal Branding is Vital for Independent Consultants

Successful Independent Consulting

Develop a “tagline” or one-sentence summary. This concept is borrowed from advertising. What adjectives do people use when they introduce me? What do I enjoy doing and do really well? For more help, use the tips and worksheet in my previous blog post Know Your Niche.

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6 Ways to Move Beyond the Commodity Mindset

Consulting Success

Many years ago, Tropicana took orange juice to a new level with its branding, marketing message, and advertisements. The company developed a solid product and charged a premium for it. Raising the Bar. Factory 10 has done much the same – it has raised the bar.

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The Blockchain Will Do to Banks and Law Firms What the Internet Did to Media

Harvard Business

Like the internet, in the early stages of development there are many competing technologies, so it’s important to specify which blockchain you’re talking about. The internet and its layers took decades to develop, with each technical layer unlocking an explosion of creative and entrepreneurial activity. Too Much Too Soon?

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In Product Development, Let Your Customers Define Perfection

Harvard Business

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. In fact, the advertisement announced proudly that the company was “kicking the finance guys” out of the development process.