Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. I said I could do an assessment, strategy, and plan in three to four weeks and my rate was $225 an hour. Remember, even your higher rate will be cheaper in comparison.) Or do they need someone to assess, submit recommendations, and/or create the strategy?

Consulting 236

Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

Military strategy has long been a source of wisdom for the field of business, inspiring countless comparisons. This article will consider three examples from military history that can examined to better understand competitive strategy in the business arena. Similarly, businesses can employ speed to gain a first-mover advantage.

Strategy 88

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Agile 88

Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

– and perhaps more importantly, you will have firsthand experience in business strategy. . Size its market. Next, analyze the data and develop actionable strategies to improve the business. For more on this book, see our Lords of Strategy Book Review. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy. The McKinsey Way.

Development 205

Development Consulting Boston Consulting Group McKinsey 205

MishTalk

JANUARY 11, 2014

Walmart, McDonalds Comparison To be fair, there is a major difference between McDonalds'' employees and Spaniards seeking jobs. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. The McDonalds'' employees demanding higher wages have jobs.

Comparison 78

Comparison Retail Education Transportation 78

Kraft Kennedy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Today’s market requires new levels of cost reduction, efficiency, and productivity. Which applications are trending, or losing adoption in the market, what are peer firms using? The research, selection and testing of the latest toolsets on the market would require thousands of hours annually.

Software 52

Software Tools Comparison Operations 52

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.

Retail 132

Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Most corporate strategists focus on finding ways to win in the market — that is, they look for sources of competitive advantage based on the customers they serve, the products they sell, the suppliers they use, and so on. But they tend to overlook their nonmarket strategy. This is a mistake; trade measures can be game-changers.

Marketing 70

Marketing Intellectual Property Pharmaceuticals Government 70

The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 31, 2022

There are two things that make us struggle with marketing. The first thing is all the strategies and skills needed to market ourselves effectively. It has to do with the mindsets, beliefs, and fears we bring to the marketing and selling process. What is your prevailing attitude about marketing and selling in general?

Marketing 62

Marketing Comparison Strategy Strategy 62

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. And our analysis suggests there are strategies that they can use to compete successfully online. They estimate that online lenders will constitute nearly a fifth of the total SME lending market by then.

Banking 133

Banking Small Business Oliver Wyman Retail 133

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

Digital technology has been roiling markets and disrupting companies for more than two decades, but despite that lengthy history, incumbents are still struggling to enact and deliver on digital transformations. We then classified companies based on the digital strategy they were pursuing. To do so, we outlined six digital strategies.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy& Strategy ROI 71

Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

A radical demographic shift is transforming the nature of consumer markets. Marketing savvy just isn’t enough to track these consumers. In comparison, European millennials, for instance, will contribute less than 2%. The consumer markets that matter have arguably never been more varied and complex.

Marketing 70

Marketing McKinsey Groups Comparison 70

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Assuming this leads to successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. What strategy can be implemented to save the company?

Turnaround 111

Turnaround Case Interview Comparison Interviews 111

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Executives say that they lose 40% of their strategy’s potential value to breakdowns in execution. In our experience at Bain & Company, however, this strategy-to-performance gap is rarely the result of shortcomings in implementation; it is because the plans are flawed from the start. Take Dell Technologies, for example.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Company 71

Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Great leaders dream of a better future – from business sustainability to growing future leaders, increasing speed to market, or operating with greater purpose. To turn those dreams into workplace realities, leaders set strategies. Evidence suggests only 5% of employees understand their company's strategy. Refinement.

Strategy 76

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Company 76

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The observation that many “unicorn” companies with no profits — and sometimes no revenues or even fully developed products — get valued so highly makes me skeptical of the idea that the capital market is systematically myopic. Some companies have great ideas, great management teams, and compelling strategies.

McKinsey 116

McKinsey Cash Flow Comparison Methodologies 116

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

People who study creativity and innovation talk a lot about the value of “recombination” — bringing existing ideas, practices, processes, or technologies together in new ways or applying them in fresh contexts or markets.

Engineering 119

Engineering Comparison Study Software 119

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. In 1991, IBM approved a new world-wide services strategy to make IBM a world class services company by 1994.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

No strategy is static. Companies can also rent their business applications (for accounting and finance, human resource management, marketing and sales, collaboration, project management, and so forth) on-demand from companies like Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Workday, Hubspot, Yammer, Dropbox, Basecamp and others. Insight Center.

Construction 119

Construction Airlines Data Travel 119

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

BLS Unemployment Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Comparison BLS: 7.0% 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.' Thus, the 1.9

Comparison 75

Comparison Data Report Management 75

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Description: On this episode, I’m talking with Emma Sharley, an experienced and very successful brand and marketing consultant in Australia. She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines.

Retail 153

Retail Fashion Consulting Marketing 153

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The local toy store seemed positively drab in comparison. Now, those endless aisles pale in comparison with what’s available online, and rock-bottom prices can be found at Amazon, Walmart, and Target. The strategy gives Lego a strong negotiating position with mall owners who are in dire need to fill the space.

Retail 102

Retail Comparison Industry Training 102

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

This percentage, called the employment ratio, has been described by economist Paul Ashworth as the “best measure of labor market conditions.” The Great Recession hit the jobs market in January 2008. It looks like Walker picked the right strategy. The percentage of the working-age population that is employed fell by 5.6

Comparison 74

Comparison Government System Policies 74

The Fearless Marketer

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

So, I believe that the baseline for marketing all professional services and programs is to be honest and to communicate the context of your claims. Dishonest marketing also uses measurements and stories, but they are based on lies or a manipulation of the conditions. Honest Persuasion Strategies. Comparison. Affiliation.

Comparison 118

Comparison Case Studies Case Study Methodologies 118

Women in Consulting

MAY 4, 2015

Spiceworks (www.spiceworks.com), a social network that connects marketers with IT buyers, recently held an “Unplugged” panel discussion in Mountain View, CA in which three IT professionals shared what they want from marketers. Translated: They do not want to be bothered by marketing or salespeople until they are ready to engage.

Marketing 48

Marketing Video Comparison Media 48

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. New ideas and strategies while working on the projects, finding different ways of doing things more effectively; I started feeling enthralled. My group chose to examine the U.S.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Mainstream software companies are beginning to hold “ data mirrors ” up to their customers, allowing scoring and benchmarking of their customers’ strategies. Neustar’s MarketShare software makes it possible for customers to measure the effects of their marketing programs and compare them to other firms.

Benchmarking 70

Benchmarking Software B2B Comparison 70

MishTalk

MAY 18, 2014

This post shows the first set, a comparison of April 2008 to April 2014. 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.'

Comparison 78

Comparison Groups Management Strategy 78

Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2017

Yet they involve significant risks in selection, pricing, and integration, and markets often respond negatively to their announcements. Specifically, we measured investor reactions as the change in a firm’s stock price (above and beyond any change from the movement of the overall market).

Comparison 104

Comparison Marketing Research Journal 104

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Data-Driven Marketing. This means that online shoppers are doing a lot of comparison, so online retailers should work harder to close sales quickly while they have the attention of the consumer. One important strategy is stocking unique products available only from a brand’s website or store. Insight Center.

Apparel 132

Apparel Retail Fashion Sales 132

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

An alarming credit boom in China could trigger a global financial crisis that would make the one in 2008 look mild by comparison, says old gloomy eyes, Marc Faber. “If Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. It Can''t Be Done.

Comparison 74

Comparison Banking Enterprise Financial 74

Tom Spencer

APRIL 11, 2020

Companies sell products to a broad variety of industries and customer segments, and it’s often hard to know where to focus the sales, marketing and product development efforts. Within your target market, there will be customers that are “ideal” you. Product-market fit. Addressable market. Salesforce (i.e.

Sales 78

Sales Comparison Productivity Data 78

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In The Morning After; Price Discovery is Zero; PUT on the Bond Market? Doug Short has a comparison using different deflators, including the Alternate-CP I from John Williams'' Shadowstats. The stock market is back to previous highs, but the real economy sure isn''t. Is Inflation Really Under 2%? Real median incomes are down 7.3%

Comparison 77

Comparison Data Study Marketing 77

MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2014

For comparison purposes, the yield on 10-Year US notes is 2.25%. 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.'

Comparison 68

Comparison Government Policies Report 68

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A higher ratio of fee income implies less traditional credit risk and less balance sheet usage (therefore higher ROE) but also implies greater market risk related to securities portfolios and potentially higher revenue volatility related to volatility in capital markets. Valuation Metrics Price-to-earnings (P/E) Price-to-book (P/B) 2.1

Metrics 88

Metrics Banking Balance Sheet Efficiency 88

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

However, I will suggest that many such comparisons that I have seen are invalid. Thus, all such comparisons are totally invalid. Easy Comparisons. Gasoline is also an easy comparison. However, it''s important to make sure the comparisons are valid (unlike my bread example). Keep up the good work, Mel. Hello Mel.

Comparison 65

Comparison Sales Government Engineering 65

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Portuguese bondholders are at the mercy of that market. Other than target 2 imbalances (debt owed to other countries), Spain appeared at least as bad in most of the comparison charts. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. I didn''t count.

Finance 78

Finance Comparison Banking Analysis 78