MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2016

Despite glowing reports of last minute Christmas sales, none of which I believed, December retail sales are best described as awful. Apparel was a standout, down 0.9%. Retail sales proved disappointing in December, down 0.1 Retail sales proved disappointing in December, down 0.1 Ex-auto sales also fell 0.1

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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. BTS GROUP KEY STATS. Digital Services.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

This month the retail sales consensus expectation was for a 0.3% In addition, last month's retail sales were revised lower to +0.0% Retail sales slowed in October but fundamentally remain solid. Sales rose only 0.1 Declines in the latter may be related to import-price effects which are deflating sales.

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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

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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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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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Yet despite these high stakes, and the growing adoption of sophisticated analytics, many retailers continue to take a broad-brush approach to running promotions that results in missed sales and profits. When are discounts most likely to stimulate a sufficient sales response? Who is most likely to respond (e.g.,

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Autos are the sales Energizer bunny. percent rise in September sales that keeps the stock-to-sales ratio for wholesalers unchanged at 1.31. percent rise in September sales that keeps the stock-to-sales ratio for wholesalers unchanged at 1.31. Excluding autos, the stock-to-sales wholesale ratio is unchanged at 1.27.

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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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MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2015

percent in October against no change for sales, keeping the stock-to-sales ratio for this sector unchanged at 1.31. percent decline for sales. Inventory builds reflecting falling sales include metals and autos, though strong sales of the latter at the retail level point to a bounce back for related wholesale sales.

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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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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. Consumers were cautious going into the holidays, with sales at Macy's, Nordstrom Inc and Best Buy missing expectations in recent quarterly results.

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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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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. But one person had given him the lowest ratings possible, and from the written remarks, Lance could tell that it was Ahmed Lund, Barker’s head of sales. “You’re surprised?”

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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% Poor Retail Sales Explained Economists have been struggling to explain poor retail sales and the slump in consumer attitudes. Gasoline fell 1.7

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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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Harvard Business

APRIL 15, 2016

So when the messaging service WhatsApp entered the market, in 2009 , allowing users to send messages to anyone for free and regardless of their mobile carrier, people gravitated toward the platform. WhatsApp was originally marketed as an app with one purpose: messaging. Direct messaging is the next frontier in digital marketing.

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Buzzsprout

JULY 13, 2023

Join a Podcast Advertising Network or Collective Networks and collectives group podcasts together for ad sales and divide revenue among the podcasters according to downloads. Affiliate Marketing Two years ago, I decided to try affiliate marketing and I’m still receiving money from these deals every month.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. The jobs are in sales, customer contact centers, and field service positions. Or they may be people who interact with customers after the sale.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. Sales & Marketing Adapted from.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

So you look at past projects, gather and analyze relevant market data, make predictions about how much revenue you’ll be able to generate, decide what resources you’ll need, and set milestones to reach your targets. How many sales do they have to close and in what time period? Not so fast.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Some market commentators saw this coming, and those same players predict that higher inflation will persist. apparel and electronics), but the price of other consumer goods have risen sharply (e.g., This is already impacting home sales, and Fannie Mae forecasts home sales will fall for the next 2 years.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

Erica Jackson, chief marketing officer of the Mendoza Marathon Corporation, had risen early to watch people line up to register for next year’s event and expected an enthusiastic crowd. She’d joined the company six weeks before, following a long stint as CMO of Atawear, a high-end sports apparel company.

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