Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. In the late 1990s, Porsche avoided bankruptcy by making its manufacturing more efficient and its sports cars more reliable. How Porsche got the product right.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 28, 2022

We worked through her brand positioning as a consultant to the sports industry who transformed front-line teams into brand ambassadors, which made logical sense given her experience working for the Red Sox, Dodgers, and the Cubs. Instead, she wanted to focus on this other expertise she developed alongside her formal career.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In the age before the digital revolution, marketers used to tell customers about a product and then work through a traditional step-by-step purchase funnel. At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with businesses in an industry whose customers already self-identify as fans: sports. In sports, every second matters.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Are you ready to nail your messaging and rock your copy to stand out in the market and attract, impress and convert clients? If so, check out my services: [link]. Lee Cockerell [link].

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the last 18 months working with some of the world’s biggest sports brands, I’ve done research that has taught me the importance of market research to build strong brands and grow sales. Research is one of the biggest challenges marketers face. Wide means talking to as many different people in the market as possible.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

About the guest: Vern Schellenger is a master networker, career coach, sports junkie, and music lover. The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident. Connect on LinkedIn: Betsy Jordyn [link]. Vern Schellenger [link].

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2022

About the guest: Vern Schellenger is a master networker, career coach, sports junkie, and music lover. The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident. Connect on LinkedIn: Betsy Jordyn [link]. Vern Schellenger [link].

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2017

Apple is so great at connectivity, aesthetics, and entertainment that any vehicle they develop will incorporate these as table stakes. With that in mind, I can see three potential scenarios for how Apple might play in the autonomous car market. The first scenario is to enter cars as a Trojan horse to sell more iPhones.

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. In fact, the greatest long-term success belongs to companies that enter a market and become leaders about 13 years after these first movers. MITS introduced the first personal computer in 1975.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When companies expand into foreign markets, they need to gain the trust of local business partners and prospective customers in order to succeed. Both of these approaches, however, are time-intensive, requiring executives to spend weeks or months in foreign markets. William Andrew/Getty Images.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

I have worked on and off with Jim since 1999, first as his Organization Development Consultant at Disney and, more recently, as a sounding board when he retired from his 43-year career. Next steps: Buy Jim's new book if you need to develop your Circle of Influence, get in balance, and lean into time-tested leadership guidance.

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Harvard Business

MAY 7, 2018

Time is running out on personalized marketing as a means of continually raising the return on investment of campaigns. And the technology now exists for marketers to test with high confidence when to communicate and in what order — and to do so in near real time. How Leading Marketers Get Time on Their Side.

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The Fearless Marketer

JULY 6, 2020

According to Jon Spoelstra, in his book, Marketing Outrageously, businesses need to embrace the concepts and practices of Marketing Outrageously. He practiced this as the general manager of several sports teams such as the Portland Trailblazers and the New Jersey Nets. So, you need to develop a strategy to accomplish that.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

Or, as it turns out, even the vicinity of 1455 Market Street, the address of Uber’s San Francisco headquarters. For developers, that may be Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer site specifically for programmers. ” the fictional star couldn’t find anyone to share his excitement about his new job, a developer for GE.

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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.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The lifecycle of a so-called “data product” mirrors standard product development: identifying the opportunity to solve a core user need, building an initial version, and then evaluating its impact and iterating. Data products are a team sport. Develop the data-savvy of product and business groups.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Availability of credit (consider also the liquidity and depth of the credit markets).

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Betsy Jordyn: So what's so interesting as you describe this is that there were things that you were paid for and then there were all these other skills that you were identifying that you weren't officially paid for but you wanted to say like you know what; I wonder if these other things that I do that there's a market for that.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

So, I’ve worked in sports my entire career. Betsy Jordyn : So, you keep talking about sports. So, I would make the assumption if I was listening in that you’re a consultant to sports related organizations. So, this can be sports, hospitals, you know, it can be any different industry. Jahaan Blake : Sure.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal.

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BCG

MARCH 21, 2016

Networks, with their long legacy of linear programming (that is, airing news, sports, and entertainment at set times), are fighting to stay relevant. Content producers are scrambling to develop hit shows that can help networks and digital aggregators differentiate themselves and capitalize on evolving consumer preferences.

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Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

This last film sports the subtitle, “Experience Never Gets Old,” surely happy news to any Boomer thinking about their next chapter in the world of work.) ” We would do well to begin fashioning our own blueprint aimed at this end, starting with common sense steps focused on the development of multigenerational ties.

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

chief marketing officer, senior vice president) during the first interview and 51% were still at that rank or higher during the second interview. For example, the women acknowledged that earlier in their careers, they had to develop greater self-awareness to recognize when they were visible and invisible. Gaining Self-Awareness.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

However, due to its rich history in the region, the firm knows the market deeper, better, and has the best government and private sector relationships. Some recent projects include issues such as global energy solutions and large international sporting events. in revenue (wow!). McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4? bravo Deloitte!).

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

Amazon will likely continue adding Prime benefits to the mix, potentially including the holy grail of entertainment: live sports. But the company has elected to make neither its new pricing capabilities nor its long-standing low prices part of its marketing efforts for e-commerce. It needs to be competitive on digital channels, sure.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Betsy Jordyn: So what's so interesting as you describe this is that there were things that you were paid for and then there were all these other skills that you were identifying that you weren't officially paid for but you wanted to say like you know what; I wonder if these other things that I do that there's a market for that.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2023

Your strategy needs to consider current and future sustainability and ESG rules and regulations and market realities. PFAS are used in hundreds of thousands of products, from nonstick pans to water-repellent sports gear, to stain-resistant rugs. 2023 is the year when multiple sustainability-related regulations will come fully online.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2018

” Indeed, not just in business but also in politics, sports, and the arts, there is no shortage of real-world examples of successful partnerships that were fueled as much by the alignment of ideas as by creative tension or discord. William Wrigley Jr., Being happy with the status quo is a sure way to escape creativity.

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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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Consulting Success

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Whether you’re an introvert who resists sales and marketing or an extrovert who needs to learn how to be a better listener, you won’t want to miss the time-tested tips and systems from the author who speaks, Bob Burg. He started out as a sports broadcaster for a local radio station, then landed a spot as a TV news broadcaster.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

And neither of you is anywhere near a sporting goods store. Retailers looking to develop a virtual commerce strategy should consider breaking it down along the following dimensions. Doing so will keep you nimble at meeting consumer needs with a still-developing technology. Your buddy is in Houston.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Developing Key Skills and Competencies. The club will expose you to a variety of different individuals, some of whom you’ll like and some you may not – and help you to develop your teamwork skills as you overcome challenges to organize large events. Giving Back to your Community. Concluding Thoughts. Image: Pixabay.

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Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

One musician was described as having inborn ability (the “natural”), whereas the other musician was described as having worked hard to develop her ability (the “striver”). Perhaps the natural can more easily develop new capabilities or adapt to new scenarios.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

The industry has gained significant momentum, and also emerged as a major player in the global energy market. The dollar value of the renewable energy market has been steadily increasing. Consulting companies could adapt by offering services related to energy project development, financial analysis, and energy efficiency.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2014

In Emerging Market Contagion Spreads , I presented a viewpoint that emerging market currencies have been under pressure because of falling commodity prices. To be fair, quite a few emerging market currencies as well as the currencies of developed countries that are large commodity exporters have been under pressure for some time.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Developing a robust network is critical to your professional success. Todd Herman , now a performance coach for executives and top athletes, grew up as a sports fanatic in Western Canada, and began speaking for free to local youth sports associations about his work coaching teens on “winning the mental game.”

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

She ultimately realized she had to take control of how she told her story, and make those hiring managers understand she wasn’t marketing her flying abilities — it was about the leadership skills she’d developed. But recognize that your first job may not be a fit.

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