Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2023

Homelife: Are your finances, relationships with your significant other, issues with children, and aging parents weighing on you? And when I added in the marketing agency-type services like website design, I let go of parts of my mentoring, especially around community building and teaching, that I loved. What about you?

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MishTalk

JANUARY 31, 2014

The Wall Street Journal today reports on a secret meeting that took place Monday evening regarding Greece finances. Top officials peeled away from colleagues after a euro-zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels Monday evening for a secret meeting to discuss mounting concerns over Greece''s bailout. billion-$8.17

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MishTalk

MAY 12, 2014

The Wall Street Journal reports Japan Current Account Surplus Smallest on Record. trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. That''s about to change.

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Finance Journal Government Energy 70

The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Your marketing message communicates to the world what your business is about. And your LinkedIn profile is the perfect place to both develop and spotlight your most focused marketing message. This is the fourth of five articles about the 5 Pillars of Marketing, my marketing model that helps get your marketing on track.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 15, 2013

Finance reports Wal-Mart cuts profit outlook on shopper worries. and our international markets, as customers are cautious in their spending," Wal-Mart Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley said in a statement. The Wall Street Journal reports Cisco to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Blames Weak Economic Recovery. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Similar firm in a different market. What we write about is aimed at the $10 million deal and below. Easy money.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2016

Back in September last year, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article about how low oil prices could lead to a global recession. An article by the Guardian last Friday repeated the sentiment with a suggestion that low oil prices could hurt the stock market. Look out, Chicken Little, the sky is falling!

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Mr Fábrega leaves the central bank as annual inflation has climbed to around 40 per cent, and presided over huge monetary emission to finance a growing fiscal deficit, with negative real interest rates of about 20 per cent. Black Market Rate Shows 78% Decline The black market exchange rate is about 14 pesos to the dollar.

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Banking Government Benchmarking Journal 69

The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 23, 2007

Engaged boards ask questions of staff and read journals to become educated on the issues their organization is involved in. Be certain to have board members skilled in finance, marketing, law, and fundraising. An engaged board does more than simply show up for scheduled meetings and vote to approve minutes and budgets.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The latest proposals could see up to 126 people being consulted on how to wind up a bank, even though agreement might need to be reached over the course of a weekend while financial markets are closed. 12 and seen by The Wall Street Journal, was described by German officials as reiterating Berlin''s concerns expressed in recent talks.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

In the real world, the Fed can set inflation targets but the market does not have to agree. DeLong humorously bills his blog as " Grasping Reality with Every Possible Tentacle: Brad DeLong''s Semi-Daily Journal--Fair, Balanced, and Reality-Based 99.4% The right amount of risk taking. The right amount of unemployment. In the Real World.

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Banking Policies Journal Enterprise 71

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

On September 2, 2011, the Wall Street Journal chimed in with A French Banking Primer. The authors note "the bias of the present system" in France, "which encourages excessive financial leverage, and contributes to a dearth of equity financing for innovative projects and an inefficient allocation of resources." French Banking Primer.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2013

25 draft report by the city''s auditor general and inspector general, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, found that during the 12 years ended in fiscal year 2012, the pension funds paid $1.22 Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 28, 2017

The medium of exchange in the world of blockchain is cryptocurrency – tokens that have some value determined either by (a) direct market forces as in the case of Bitcoin or Ether , or (b) by the cost of the computing power required to produce them – in which case they is known as either a “tokens” or “altcoins”.

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MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Citizens, and to do it with quality journalism standards.". GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver. Big Picture.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 19, 2013

The Wall Street Journal reported today J.P. The deal includes $4 billion to settle claims by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that J.P. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. However a criminal investigation is not yet closed.

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Banking Government Journal Financial 72

Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

These inefficiencies hinder productivity and hamper the ability to adapt to market dynamics. In the rapidly evolving business landscape, missing the right moment to pivot or innovate can lead to a loss of market share. Informed Decision-Making: Consultants base their recommendations on data, market trends, and industry best practices.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2013

In an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal Blinders says " Don''t only drop the interest rate paid on banks'' excess reserves, charge them. Unlike the Fed''s main policy tool, the federal-funds rate, the IOER is not market-determined. Banks still do not have to mark assets to market. 29-30 policy meeting. Banks are capital impaired.

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Banking Small Business Insurance Insurance 66

MishTalk

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Spain Budget Allegedly on Track On October 29, the Wall Street Journal reported Spain In Line to Meet 2013 Deficit Target Spain''s Budget Ministry Tuesday said the euro zone''s fourth-largest economy is in line to meet its 2013 deficit target, after the preliminary government budget deficit stood at 4.8%

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The August 26, 2013 Wall Street Journal had a page 3 article titled, “Seattle a Leader in Job Growth” and it discussed why we have a turbocharged economy that has dropped the unemployment rate to 5.9%. September 10, 2013 . . Seattle has always been (at least in my life) a contrarian economy. Let’s hope it continues.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a July 7, 2017 Wall Street Journal article, television networks play a game to disguise possible poor ratings. People I know in the job market find a lot of misleading job descriptions. Using middle-market or public company price-earnings ratios when valuing a small business (or when trying to get a listing) is one.*

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Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2018

For example, firms with better-connected CEOs can obtain cheaper financing , and firms with well-connected board directors see better performance. Our study , published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, found that CEOs with strong connections to people of different demographic backgrounds and skill sets create higher firm value.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

You can capture feedback and learning by keeping a journal. For example, if you’re a brand marketer, you might give yourself an “A” in advertising development, a “B+” in pricing analysis, “C” in trade marketing, etc. Codify your learnings. Focus on the C’s to close skill gaps.

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Development Company Journal Advertising 57

Buzzsprout

DECEMBER 28, 2023

If you're a wedding planner, this is a great way to market your services or sell an online course, too. With this topic, you can easily market yourself as a coach and sell one-on-one sessions to listeners. Branding Branding is such a huge part of a successful 21st-century digital marketing strategy.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2020

If you’re interested in marketing, email a marketing manager or ask your manager for an introduction. Whether you’re in consulting, strategy, finance, software engineering, sales, or any other role, it is helpful to know what is happening in your company or industry. Keeping up to date is your job. Image: Pexels.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Greece has two major financing problems. Eurozone officials say that both Yanis Varoufakis, the new Greek finance minister, and his boss, Alexis Tsipras, have acknowledged that in private meetings. In Greece Presents Bailout Plans to EU Finance Ministers the BBC has a nice table that shows percentages of debt owed.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Please consider the Wall Street Journal report Daddy, What Was a Truck Driver? China Financial Markets. Big Picture.

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Real Estate Financial Trends Advertising 78

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. increased by over $300,000.

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MishTalk

MARCH 23, 2014

Paul Craig Roberts is a former assistant secretary of the treasury and associate editor of The Wall Street Journal. What has happened in Ukraine is the United States organized and financed a coup. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Media Government Journal Advertising 76

Emerson Consulting Group

JANUARY 10, 2019

Writing a book will raise your company’s visibility among its target markets including its already established customer base. Writing a book will elevate your company’s reputation among its target markets. There is little in business comparable to the excitement that develops when someone has published a book.

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Conference Case Interview Nonprofit Journal 40

MishTalk

MAY 11, 2015

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned that sovereign defaults can catch officials off guard as Greece prepares for a finance ministers’ meeting Monday with the European Central Bank threatening to tighten the screw. The messages we are getting are that it will be difficult," Varoufakis told Sto Kokkino radio on Monday.

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Banking Finance Government Journal 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Black Market Rate The Black Market Rate today is a bit improved, with a bid/ask spread of 29.45 If one could exchange at the official rate, one would immediately have an arbitrage on the black market. Today''s Wall Street Journal reports Ukraine Dials Back on Latest Attempt to Halt Currency Free Fall. I presume not long.

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Banking Journal Report Government 28

Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

In a world filled with tweets, ever-breaking news, a thousand TV channels and podcasts galore, is there any point to toiling away at an article, then seeking a journal or magazine willing to publish it? This tactic is a fine example of how published articles can function not only as marketing tools but as selling tools as well.

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Journal Case Interview Conference Groups 40

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2017

He made page one of The Wall Street Journal too. “Died: Huntington Hartford, 97, A&P super­market heir who depleted a fortune chasing his dreams, in the Bahamas.” ” is a question about your finances and utility, not your character. Hartford wasn’t exactly destitute, with $10 million left.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I imagine someone interested in product/marketing management is better off going into industry. If someone works in industry for three years in marketing, they have three years of experience in marketing. VP of marketing for Ghiradelli Chocolates (after working in brand management at Clorox). * Any thoughts?

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Case Interview McKinsey 40

MishTalk

JANUARY 21, 2015

The Wall Street Journal reports Drones’ Next Job: Construction Work. Low interest rates to finance such operations, coupled with rising minimum wage demands provides maximum leverage for drones, unmanned vehicles, hardware robots, and software robots to replace humans far quicker than otherwise would happen.

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Construction Journal Operations Finance 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The junk bond market made financing large takeovers possible and even the biggest among the Fortune 500 firms were no longer safe from a forced acquisition. Ailes’s reported payout came after a raft of sexual harassment allegations and a lawsuit by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson (who received a $20 million settlement ).

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