Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. The pressure on large companies in today’s equity markets is enormous, with expectations they will continue to produce outsized returns as PE ratios climb daily. Country and Market Units (P&L, and some infrastructure).

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Apparel brands are investing especially heavily in online shopping capabilities and introducing interactive features that complement apps and websites. Data-Driven Marketing. To get a clearer, more-complete picture, we studied actual decisions made by 1,500 apparel and footwear shoppers in the United States. Insight Center.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 27, 2013

Indian shoppers are not only cutting back on big-ticket purchases such as refrigerators, TVs or expensive branded apparel but even staples including soaps, ketchup and cosmetics. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Kates Kesler

JANUARY 25, 2013

Organizational simplicity is great when the business is simple – when there are only a few products, serving a few markets (in one or two countries). Take Nike, marketing a core brand across a number of consumer categories with hundreds of footwear and apparel products all over the world. Nike’s money-making matrix.

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Kai Davis

APRIL 24, 2020

The more specific you can make your niche or market, the better. The more money you’ll make, the easier your marketing will be, etc. Like ‘Veterinary Clinics’ or ‘Accountants’ or ‘Direct To Consumer Apparel Stores on Shopify.’. This helps you go from from ‘all possible markets/niches’ to ‘a small set of possibilities’).

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Kates Kesler

APRIL 17, 2016

A well-designed organization structure brings management attention to the nodes where value and capabilities are created—the intersection of customers, brands, products, emerging markets, functional expertise, and other strategic choices. Often, rewarded complexity is a result of making things simpler or more compelling for customers.

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Kai Davis

MAY 30, 2020

.” The more specific you can make your niche or market, the better. The more money you’ll make, the easier your marketing will be, etc. Like ‘Veterinary Clinics’ or ‘Accountants’ or ‘Direct To Consumer Apparel Stores on Shopify.’ Where do you spend your time?

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Marketing & Sales. Digital Services. Industries. Financial Services. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Research & Development. Manufacturing. Aerospace and Automotive. Industrial Equipment. Technology. Cloud Computing. Hardware & Software. Food & Beverage. Household Products. Commercial Oil. Renewable Energy.

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

However, until recently there was little evidence on this question in the countries that dominate global markets in low-cost manufacturing. To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

The American textile and apparel industries, for example, will tell you that the evidence can be found in the blood on the floor — their blood, on what used to be their floor. Experts continue to debate whether Chinese businesses are truly disruptive. For some industries in the West, this question appears a bit ridiculous.

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Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

This is especially true in developing markets where competitors can move very quickly with few of the obstacles that big companies face. Business leaders have long been intrigued with the idea of reducing hierarchy, putting greater emphasis on networks, and empowering decisions closer to the market. A new definition of ‘center-led’.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

Measuring Marketing Insights. In our work with a major apparel retailer we found that among customers’ key emotional motivators were their desire to feel a sense of belonging, be thrilled by the shopping experience, and have a sense of freedom and independence. Insight Center. Sponsored by Google Analytics 360 Suite.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

A D2C initiative can involve one platform or many, depending on things like image, objectives, target audience, and what’s feasible in a given market. At Procter & Gamble, for instance, technology says it’s time to remind parents about Pampers, while analytics says that direct marketing is the best way to do it.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Recent analysis for a leading apparel retailer showed elasticity of customer response to promotional discounts was up to three times higher during holiday periods than during non-holiday periods and two times higher during weekends than on weekdays. But for major marketed promotions, that’s not always achievable or practical.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. Improving perception.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2016

Apparel was a standout, down 0.9%. The Beige Book yesterday warned us about weak apparel sales which in this report fell a very steep 0.9 Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. The surprise here is that nobody blamed the weather.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Inventory draws reflecting gains in sales include computer equipment, electrical goods, and apparel. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Inventories of autos rose 2.3 Excluding autos, the stock-to-sales wholesale ratio is unchanged at 1.27.

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1 to 1

JULY 29, 2022

Insights into what customers want and need are more important than ever as the economy and market conditions change. One of the ways that his company is improving its customer experience, particularly in the digital space, is by providing greater personalization through automation and marketing analytics, according to Lee.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

I met the team at Vineyard Vines while doing research about data-driven marketing technologies for my book, Marketing, Interrupted , and was able to learn firsthand about the company’s beginnings, and what has made them so successful today. ” Of course, this type of real-time, one-to-one marketing is easier said than done.

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

Take outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia. They can benefit greatly from assessing the distance between their recruitment marketing and the actual employee experience. Few employees had been to regional offices or even interacted with colleagues in other markets. Let Your People Do the Talking.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 19, 2015

Another major component showing upward pressure in July is apparel which rose 0.3 Stock prices Bond prices Rent rices Housing prices Food Inflation has been soaring since March 2009 with the revival of the junk bond market. percent following, however, a long string of declines. Owners equivalent rent continues to show pressure, up 0.3

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Appliances, entertainment items, infant products and hardware showed narrowing discounts, MarketTrak reported, while promotions for apparel, toys and electronics were getting bigger. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Here’s a truth: many in the marketing industry today don’t really understand brands. Data-Driven Marketing. Nike invites consumers to embrace their inner athlete and “Just do it,” by talking and acting as coach and personal trainer first, and as an apparel vendor second. Ilka & Franz/Getty Images.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Apparel sales, which are definitely being held down by import prices, were unchanged following two small declines. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Declines in the latter may be related to import-price effects which are deflating sales.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.” What they found surprised them.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Inventory draws reflecting rising sales include furniture, apparel, and farm products. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. The decline in October inventories, together with a sizable 3-tenth downward revision to September to plus 0.2

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MishTalk

JUNE 18, 2015

Components of note include a second month of declines for apparel, down 0.5 Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. This is down from 1.8 percent in April but is still skating a bit close to the 2.0 percent hawk barrier at the Fed.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The automotive industry is being disrupted by electric vehicles and self-driving cars, just as home appliances is being disrupted by the Internet of Things and smart appliances, home entertainment by on-demand content providers, and apparel by online personal stylists such as Stitch Fix and Trunk Club. Data-Driven Marketing.

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MishTalk

MAY 22, 2015

percent) and apparel (minus 0.3 In New Mexico, market leader Health Care Service Corp. In Maryland, market leader CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates 30.4% Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Gasoline fell 1.7

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Citibank Asia, which has a strong customer loyalty position in most of its markets, decided to change its operating model to double down on customer relationships to counter locally based competitors. How do they ensure someone owns each customer experience or “journey” on an end-to-end basis?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

What advantage do we have — or can we create — in the market, and how do we maintain and extend this advantage? What is our promise to the market and to customers? What is our company great at doing? What is needed to execute against that promise?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2016

Consider the sports apparel company Under Armour. Where are the markets with opportunities? Pursuing growth this way can put tremendous pressure on your enterprise to extend into new markets that seem hot — but where your enterprise has no capabilities to win. Second, you can proceed to near-market expansion.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Vietnam has absorbed the lion’s share of China’s manufacturing outflow, especially in apparel. labor market in manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if ratified by the U.S. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Kearney U.S.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Vietnam has absorbed the lion’s share of China’s manufacturing outflow, especially in apparel. labor market in manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if ratified by the U.S. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Kearney U.S.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2016

In contrast, margins for apparel, jewelry, footwear, and accessories retailing fell 3.4 Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Let’s say it’s an apparel company, right. And then you think about how new entrants come into the market. They will create a campaign with a celebrity on YouTube very fast, get all of that to market, create a whole lot of buzz around it. Think about this, if you think about a legacy product company.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers. On the other side, fans of active management see it as a trend that can damage market efficiency and lead to distortions in market prices. But what’s the role of investors?

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