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The Price is Right: Decoding the Art of Product Pricing

Tom Spencer

One of the most common problems business leaders face is how to price a product. From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy. Pricing strategy is not one-size-fits-all.

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5 reasons to choose strategy consulting over financial advisory consulting

Management Consulted

Strategy consulting vs. financial advisory consulting – both are consulting. First, a 101 on strategy consulting for you newbies to the site – having an insider view into the strategy and operations of a company requires that you quickly become an expert on day-to-day activities in light of the overall company vision.

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To Change Your Strategy, First Change How You Think

Harvard Business

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.

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Your Whole Company Needs to Be Distinctive, Not Just Your Product

Harvard Business

Ever since the idea of strategy came to the business world in the early 1960s, the goal of differentiation has been paramount. To them, the unit of differentiation is an individual product, service or brand. It’s not the output that sets you apart, but the way that everything you do supports the product and gives it context.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Strategy

Tom Spencer

MERGERS have had a ubiquitous presence in the news recently as leaders in the airline , publishing , and telecommunications industries have taken steps to consolidate. According to McKinsey, transformational mergers are rare “because the circumstances have to be just right, and the management team needs to execute the strategy well.”.

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Consultant Ninja: The Etymology of Consulting: Management.

Consultant Ninja

I am a strategy consultant at. 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% Productivity. (6). Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Consulting. (88).

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Warren Buffett Is Betting the Airline Oligopoly Is Here to Stay

Harvard Business

Warren Buffett got burned with an airline investment in the 1990s. airlines, taking a 4.16% stake in American Airlines, smaller stakes in United and Delta, and an undisclosed stake in Southwest Airlines. airlines had one thing in common: their largest investors. billion in the four largest U.S.