Tom Spencer

AUGUST 29, 2020

MMM assists marketers in optimizing future spends and maximizing effectiveness (i.e. We can construct a regression equation that considers the proportion of investments in different marketing channels and develop an algorithm to maximize revenues. Reading Time: 4 minutes. Types of MMM. Multiplicative regression. Case Study.

Marketing 97

Marketing ROI Sales Advertising 97

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Definitions. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting. IMS Health.

Oliver Wyman 107

Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy& Strategy 107

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

” The reform comes as part of a new long-term economic strategy, dubbed Vision 2030 , and its national transformation plan aimed at weaning the Saudi economy off its addiction to oil, helping Saudi Arabia stay competitive in a low-oil-price world. It’s a tall order. Education is the starting point.

Marketing 106

Marketing Recruiting Recruitment Education 106

Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

Thinking architecture, such as how people construct their preferences using a mixture of fast and slow thinking processes (Payne et al., ” Marketing Letters 23, no. “Measuring constructed preferences: Towards a building code.” 1999), is another behavioral angle to consider. Where does this leave us?

Construction 195

Construction Journal Agile Examples 195

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2017

You have to consider salaries, marketing budget, office size, technology services, and on and on. These spending choices require tradeoffs, so entrepreneurs must first develop a strategy for allocating limited resources across a wide range of available options. These cases show the consequences of overspending.

Strategy& 99

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Examples 99

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Project portfolio management software is vital for businesses aiming to thrive in competitive markets for a couple of reasons: It streamlines project portfolio oversight Managing multiple projects within a portfolio can be challenging without clear visibility. Helps identify and address cost overruns early to ensure financial efficiency.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2022

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. In this article, we will explore the 7 main differences between internal strategy and management consulting. Flexibility.

Strategy 88

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Financial 88

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. However, without a data strategy , the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes is greatly diminished.

Report 98

Report Data Strategy Strategy& 98

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

Bricolage , a French word by origin, means the construction of things from a set of available items. The bricoleur is a French term for the person who employs such construction methods—in short, a handyman or jack-of-all-trades. No strategy is static. It has several key benefits: Speeds time-to-market.

Construction 124

Construction Airlines Data Travel 124

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?

Oliver Wyman 160

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the country will average growth rates between 7.4% However, India remains a difficult market for multinational firms to enter. India is a large, fragmented, and heterogeneous market. over the next three years.

Strategy& 72

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Operations 72

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Project portfolio management software is vital for businesses aiming to thrive in competitive markets for a couple of reasons: It streamlines project portfolio oversight Managing multiple projects within a portfolio can be challenging without clear visibility. Helps identify and address cost overruns early to ensure financial efficiency.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

For example, social media has changed the nature of marketing. Just as you construct an investment portfolio differently for different investment objectives, you want construct your thinking portfolio. In the beginning of the project, Explorers and Planners are helpful to set the strategy and structure the work effort.

Construction 133

Construction Agile Examples Efficiency 133

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

For every company wrestling with evolutions in its strategy, success depends as much on matching the operating model to those evolutions as it does on the soundness of the strategy itself. But exactly how do today’s companies create or update an operating model to match adaptations or wholesale changes in strategy?

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Company 72

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2013

And the pioneering work of social enterprises in sectors like construction , manufacturing , banking , hospitality and healthcare suggest that innovative and sustainable businesses are able to thrive without being run primarily for profit. Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer.

Enterprise 112

Enterprise Healthcare Ethics Construction 112

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2018

Individual relationships forged through mutual respect often build trust faster than any strategy. In more developed nations where trust is often strong, maintaining consumer safety and building a competitive job market may be vital concerns. Tsedal Neeley. Leading Across Cultures Requires Flexibility and Curiosity. Deborah Rowland.

How To 127

How To Government Culture Research 127

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

Cash Flow 133

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 133

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

We conducted in-depth interviews with decision makers, including the CEOs or the senior executives responsible for sustainable development, and researched the company’s strategies and outcomes. But when confronted with a construct such as this, companies may struggle with where to begin. Our primary findings are reported here.

Development 134

Development Company Case Interview Study 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

Both internal and external factors drive uncertainty about the duration and outcome of the reconstruction challenge — for example, the UK’s ability to negotiate agreements, having outsourced this task to Brussels for 40 years, or trade partners’ willingness to engage with Britain in a constructively and timely manner.

Industry 120

Industry Financial Strategy Strategy& 120

MishTalk

APRIL 30, 2014

Chinese construction firms can 3-D print 10 low-cost houses a day with machines that add layer after layer of quick-drying cement in a process called "contour crafting". The sprays emit a combination of cement and construction waste that is used to print building walls layer-by-layer. Will builders be out of work?

Construction 78

Construction Process Improvement Industry Course 78

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Construction spending for December was weaker than expected. Highlights Construction outlays rebounded 0.4 December was below market expectations which were for a 0.6 Private nonresidential construction spending eased 0.2 Recent History Of This Indicator Construction spending slipped 0.3 From Bloomberg.

Construction 28

Construction Trends Marketing Report 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

where I worked for IMG (international marketing group) at the Winter Olympics. I managed a group of 17 brand ambassadors executing an “in-field” activation/marketing campaign for an IMG client, Wrigley Canada (chewing gum). I moved back to Portland and started looking for analyst jobs in banking, consulting, and corporate strategy.

Consulting 204

Consulting Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 204

CaseInterview.com

MAY 13, 2021

Today I want to talk about two quick tips and strategies for smart hiring and recruiting. One useful staffing strategy is to hire people who are very good at the things you stink at. The strategy there when that doesn’t work, is to split the role. Any constructive feedback would certainly be very much appreciated.

Recruiting 90

Recruiting Recruitment Fashion Construction 90

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

We expect the drone market to surge to nearly $7 billion by 2020 globally, driven by regulatory clarification, continuously decreasing component costs, and – most important– ongoing innovation that connects drone capabilities to big-data analytics. No strategy is static. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Company 129

Company Data Analysis Industry 129

Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

They get super aspirational in their marketing, thinking that they will attract clients who want to create purpose-driven, people-centered organizations. The overall organizational system includes three primary systems: The business strategy is all about WHAT the organization wants to accomplish. The people strategy is about the WHO.

Consulting 156

Consulting System Sales Meeting 156

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2016

and globally, and Habitat for Humanity, which works in 70-plus nations to provide home construction, rehabilitation, and increased access to shelter and financing, gathered data from their sites to make the case for profound change. Frontline Data as Wake Up Call. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.

Data 124

Data Finance Survey Education 124

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

Or it might be to accelerate product development (and build out a richer product portfolio) by buying product capabilities across the market value chain. That means that – on PowerPoints, on websites, and in the way you describe your products to the market – you can say that your company Does That Thing. Insight Center.

Software 100

Software Education Culture Productivity 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2020

He wants to understand the different customer segments to tailor the next marketing strategy. Latent class analysis (LCA) involves the construction of “Latent Classes” which are unobserved (latent) clusters (segments). age, gender, education, employment, annual income, home ownership, and residency). The Analytical Methods.

Analysis 113

Analysis Data Tools Marketing 113

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2016

Even companies that make industrial products like cars, medical devices, and construction equipment are increasingly competing with digitally sophisticated firms like Tesla and Nest that regularly update their connected physical products online. The ideal strategy is to maximize customer lifetime value.”

Company 127

Company Software Productivity Engineering 127

MishTalk

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Ibex is the name of the Spanish stock market exchange. Construction and real estate had a 10% improvement. Despite this improvement, the data shows that the construction sector and real estate remains the one with the greatest delay in settlement of bills. Via translation from La Vanguardia. < Trade and services improved 4%.

Real Estate 65

Real Estate Company Construction Finance 65

Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

Silver Bullet #1: Marketing Tool: Segmenting – Targeting – Positioning. STP is a powerful structure to construct insightful marketing strategies. Define the total market. Segment the market. Kogan.com is playing for the retail market in Australia (step 1). In short, this tool is call STP.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Interviews Retail Tools 68

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

As a corporate strategy professional, I execute and coordinate all of the key activities of the firm that span multiple business units and functions. Construct your question as a logical extension of the conflict. Q = “Should we revisit our growth strategy and consider inorganic means of achieving growth?”. Question (Q).

McKinsey 88

McKinsey Construction Trends Industry 88

Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

He has launched this initiative to help other consultants, in non-competing market segments, grow and thrive and to avoid mistakes/pitfalls. David is a very experienced management consultant, currently on the national board of the Institute of Management Consultants in the USA.

Management 130

Management Consulting Guidelines Tools 130

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

To achieve great performance, companies need a leadership profile that reflects their unique context, strategy, business model, and culture—the company’s unique behavioral signature. To win in the market, every company must emphasize the specific capabilities that make it better than the competition.

How To 135

How To Culture Survey Video 135

MishTalk

MAY 14, 2014

China’s real estate market correction — some economists are even calling it the popping of a bubble — is partly the result of a deliberate decision by the country’s leaders in Beijing. Retail sales also grew more slowly than expected in April, and the furniture market stalled as fewer families moved into new homes.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Banking Construction Cash Flow 77

Tsavo Neal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In this episode, we’re looking at a consulting firm that works with construction companies, Ascent Consulting. Ascent Consulting provides consulting services specifically to construction companies. As soon as I saw their website, it was clear to me that they had dialed in their marketing strategy. What It Does Well.

Consulting 60

Consulting Case Study Case Studies Construction 60

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% Business equipment down 0.1%, a third consecutive decline Defense down 1.0%, a fourth consecutive decline Construction down 1.0% Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6%

Industry 73

Industry Productivity Automotive Construction 73