Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2017

That strengthened investment banks’ balance sheets by forcing them to scale back and to change the nature of the risks they take. As a result, their balance sheets are half as large on a risk-adjusted basis, and the capital they hold against trading positions has doubled over the past decade, our research shows.

Banking 73

Banking Balance Sheet Financial Finance 73

Tom Spencer

APRIL 17, 2014

The profitability framework can help executives, consultants and entrepreneurs to diagnose and respond to falling prices, declining sales volume, or rising costs. Revenue can come from various sources including advertising and product sales, but is normally thought of as being a function of price per unit and units sold.

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Sales Balance Sheet Examples Productivity 104

Harvard Business

JUNE 11, 2018

Experience has taught me that the art of good M&A requires a combination of careful research, emotional intelligence, and attention to detail that might otherwise get overlooked; due diligence requires more than a scan through boxes of contracts and reviewing the balance sheet. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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Intellectual Property How To Balance Sheet Emotional Intelligence 105

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It reflects the bank’s assessment of potential losses it may incur and its commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet. Indirect tax refers to taxes imposed based on the consumption, sale, or use of goods and services. Jason Oh is a Senior Associate at Strategy& with a focus on financial services.

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Banking Balance Sheet Operations Financial 88

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. Here are some strategies to improve your financial intelligence. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. Overcome your fears. Play with numbers.

Finance 70

Finance Balance Sheet How To Metrics 70

Tom Spencer

JULY 7, 2023

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? Our hypothesis was that increased sales volume would be associated with increased profitability due to economies of scale. His advice was specific to consulting, but applicable to other areas of business too.

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Data Consulting Balance Sheet Analysis 78

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Take a balance-sheet view. Effective cross-selling organizations, such as American Express, complement the P&L perspective with a longer-term, balance-sheet view of the business and a multiyear view of customer value. Conditions are right for companies to reinvigorate their cross-selling strategies.

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Balance Sheet Insurance Insurance Data 70

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Several companies we studied show the value of programmatic M&A strategies. Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Research Balance Sheet Industry Sales 73

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The balance sheet of the European Central Bank has fallen by €553bn over the past year as banks repay money that they no longer want, either because ECB funds are too costly in a near-deflationary world or because lenders are being compelled by regulators to shrink their books. The US and China are withdrawing stimulus on purpose.

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Balance Sheet Banking Retail Policies 67

LSA Global

JANUARY 20, 2023

A Sales Meeting with an Executive is Always High Stakes Solution sellers who get a sales meeting with a target company’s executive consistently close more complex deals than those who sell at lower levels. How do you gain this perspective, so you can discuss strategies and impact rather than tactics and features?

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MishTalk

JANUARY 16, 2014

However, we will penalize banking exposure to bonds contained in the trading book, i.e., those that are available for immediate sale." Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Balance Sheet 71

Balance Sheet Banking Exercises Financial 71

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Such transactions typically happen between two businesses that are about the same size and which recognize advantages the other offers in terms of increasing sales, efficiencies, and capabilities.

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Balance Sheet Case Interview Case Studies Case Study 60

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

Proponents of downsizing argue that it is an effective strategy, with benefits such as increased performance and sales. Accordingly, we examined intangible resources (captured through Tobin’s q, a measure of the value of the firm not captured by its balance sheets), financial resources, and physical resources.

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Company Balance Sheet Resources Financial 73

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 19, 2016

Sales were down from 2014 and expenses were up. His balance sheet is a mess. ” It included the usual suspects like his salary, his wife’s salary, benefits, car (used to make sales calls), etc. Marketing strategies have to be tried and you have to realize they won’t all work.

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Balance Sheet Advertising Sales Banking 40

Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

I see a bunch of single issue councilmembers with no big picture focus or strategy. A friend doesn’t believe in business plans, strategy, metrics, job descriptions, etc. He doesn’t listen to the owner, won’t hire people for needed positions (he can do it all), and makes sales at low margins. So, he had his hands in everything.

Balance Sheet 40

Balance Sheet Transportation Construction Metrics 40

Martinka Consulting

MARCH 11, 2016

.” She deciphered this by looking at the third quarter P&L and an October 23 balance sheet. ” Sure enough, the company’s job system and accounting system only sync at the end of the month so the drop in net income, as per the mid-month balance sheet, was fiction.

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Balance Sheet System Trends Company 40

1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Marketing and sales teams have traditionally had two separate objectives in most organizations: the marketing team works to get leads and fill the top of the funnel, while the sales team focuses on the bottom of the funnel and closing those leads. Lead prioritization is another people-based way brands can boost sales.

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Sales Marketing Balance Sheet Data 26

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

In secondary markets, the sales & trading function operates as a market maker. Wealth Management – wealth management is heavily favored today in bank strategy due to low capital requirements – the business model was covered in the series on Asset Management. They help to match sellers with buyers (playing the role of a broker).

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Banking Industry Balance Sheet Retail 12

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 14, 2021

There’s no MLS, the seller doesn’t want anybody to know the business is for sale, there’s a lot more information to verify, and comparable sales information is limited. This is a project-based business and work in process was not being recorded on the balance sheet. I could go on but you get the point.

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Balance Sheet Sales Financial Operations 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

With refrains of “unlock hidden value” and “increase shareholder value,” and powered by over $120 billion in assets , activist investors like Trian look for companies like GE (or Procter & Gamble) whose share price is underperforming relative to its peers (or that have large amounts of cash on their balance sheets).

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Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 73

LSA Global

APRIL 12, 2017

Review the competencies with the specific job in mind and determine which are most important for the job, your corporate culture and your business strategy. Certainly, it’s always great to have someone who can be a team player but, if you are hiring for a sales position, it may be more important for them to be articulate and self-motivated.

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Talent Balance Sheet Interviews Culture 37

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2017

Bills come in, sales go out, you have your day-to-day goals and you watch the curvy line of profit and loss make its inexorable progress throughout the financial year. When you run your own small business, it can be difficult to keep an objective distance from what you do.

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Financial Small Business Sales Cash Flow 60

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 3, 2020

For most business owners I’m guessing your strategy is off track and any exit planning is on the back burner given our minds are on the ramifications of the COVID-19 virus. You can’t make sales calls when ordered not to. If you have a line of credit, consider using it to get cash on your balance sheet.

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Management Balance Sheet Training Training 40

Martinka Consulting

MARCH 5, 2021

The title is the theme of the book with each chapter being a deal tip or strategy (and it’s available on Amazon). You may think it sexy to make something but if you’re a sales type with no manufacturing experience it’s probably a road to disaster. Have a strong balance sheet. I’ll know it when I see it doesn’t work.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Financial Education 40

1 to 1

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Before the economy shifts too much, now is the time to act carefully and build stronger ties with your customers, who are the most important assets in your balance sheets. For example, brands are finding success by outsourcing functions beyond basic customer-facing support—including inside sales, back-office, and fraud.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

A series of land sales have set record prices since August, with real estate developers ramping up their competition for the best plots in the biggest cities. This means that the foreign currency reserves are simply the asset side of a balance sheet against which there are liabilities. China Rich in Reserves.

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Real Estate Banking Government Balance Sheet 55

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The strategy seems to be working. A look at Mozilla''s balance sheet raises questions about its long-term prospects, especially as it tries to move aggressively into the mobile sector with its own Firefox OS. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Balance Sheet Engineering Policies Marketing 28

MishTalk

APRIL 6, 2015

Examples of such indicators include retail sales, the ISM manufacturing index, manufacturing production and orders, and single-family housing starts. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' How high will short-term rates ultimately need to go?

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Policies Balance Sheet Data Financial 28

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2015

Businesses are holding large amounts of cash on their balance sheets, which may suggest that greater risk aversion is playing a role. Housing While national home prices have been rising for a few years and home sales have improved recently, residential construction has remained quite soft.

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Policies Balance Sheet Productivity Energy 28

MishTalk

JULY 13, 2015

Remember, the card is loaded with currency using proceeds from metal sales. At BitGold that means gold metal sales. This makes silver an unattractive element for high velocity payments as we subsidize the storage fee from our own operational balance sheet. We appreciate your interest in BitGold. Reader Tom Writes.

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Banking Insurance Insurance Report 28

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Among other things, she handles the structuring and sale of bonds for schools across the state. Chicago used interest rate swaps on its 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 bond deals, apparently as part of a synthetic fixed rate strategy. ( It is not a balance sheet test, but a cash flow test. swaptions and the like.

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Financial Engineering Finance Government 28

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Sales of Class 8 heavy trucks are on pace for one of the best years in history - around 260,000 units in North America. A possible explanation for the SEP’s prediction of a rapid catch-up to potential GDP after 2009 is that participants overestimated the efficacy of monetary policy in the aftermath of a so-called balance-sheet recession.

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Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. 96 Percent of Spaniards Believe Political Corruption is "Very High" Downturn Lingers House prices continued their decline, new lending declined retail sales declined.

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Conference Banking Government Balance Sheet 72