Consulting Matters

JULY 21, 2022

He most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer for Concord Servicing – a company he led to record-breaking growth that culminated in its sale from the founder to a private equity firm. Today, I'm chatting with Mark Johnson. Connect on LinkedIn: Betsy Jordyn [link]. Mark Johnson [link].

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2020

At first, her goal was to provide a virtual alternative to her live programs that she offered to financial services firms wanting to turn their lukewarm clients into raving fans. Do you have the tech figured out about course delivery and sales? and got to work creating her first online course.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2024

We’ll talk about how to build a consulting business (or coaching practice) that brings you joy and financial security, while also allowing you to be fully present for your children. Are you starting a business for financial freedom? You need to know what your nonnegotiables are before you dive into building your business.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 30, 2024

What is more, improved product quality contributes to customer satisfaction, which in turn leads to higher sales and boosts profitability. In turn, safety measures will allow manufacturers to reduce these financial risks and optimize costs.

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Effective Managers

JUNE 24, 2024

For example, a retail giant might use AI for inventory management and predictive analytics in customer purchasing behavior, leading to reduced operational costs and improved sales. A financial services firm could use AI-driven algorithms for credit scoring and fraud detection, enhancing security and customer trust.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 22, 2021

And many were faced with sudden financial hardships as employers closed or reduced hours. Often, this means shifting away from harder sales approaches and spending extra time listening to customers and identifying their genuine needs, something that your teams may need to learn about to do effectively. Accessibility.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

That said, if you keep good financial records and contribute to a solo 401(k) or SEP-IRA, you can pay less in tax when you are self-employed if you earn more than $100,000 per year. One way to get over the psychological hurdle is to avoid calling it “sales”. (The tax rate for self-employed individuals is 15.3% of net income.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

You are measuring the existing market of an item in total units or totals sales ($) – it’s important to clarify up front which one it is. ” Because you are preparing a spreadsheet (a mini-financial model) on the fly, be prepared to adjust your inputs – just like you would on a real-life consulting project.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

As a result, businesses are able to provide recommendations that simultaneously enhance customer satisfaction and increase sales revenue. For example, in industries like finance and accounting, AI-powered systems can process invoices, perform data entry tasks, and generate financial reports with minimal human intervention.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 27, 2024

This was the precise challenge faced by a Fortune 500 financial services company. A Longstanding Partnership for Excellence Since 2013, Clarity Consultants has partnered with this leading financial services company on nearly 100 projects, demonstrating a solid commitment to talent development and excellence in the industry.

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To prevent a crisis, HHI rationalized their management by disposing of non-core assets (like stocks and real estate), reducing costs, and ending extra working hours to reach a new level of financial stability. These steps have been essential to strengthening the company’s financial foundation and building up resilience.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The role has one of the shortest tenures of any in the C-Suite and is often blamed for below-target growth. But recent research shows firing the CRO can cause more problems than it solves.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Many leaders look at profit margin, which measures the total amount by which revenue from sales exceeds costs. You might think of this as the portion of sales that helps to offset fixed costs. Variable costs are those expenses that vary with the quantity of product you produce, such as direct materials or sales commissions.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

– Financial Acquirer, like a PE firm. – Financial Investor, like a hedge fund. If your client wants to integrate the target, is there potential for synergy, either by piggybacking one company’s strong areas onto the others to increase sales or by reducing operating costs? Can you grow revenues/decrease costs?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Many manufacturers try to answer these questions using point-of-sale data, which often comes filtered by the retailers that gather the information; media coverage, which tends to focus on the new; and previous sales of their products, which reflect the past. Myth: The sales channel doesn’t matter. Insight Center.

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Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2016

I’ve done some startup consulting in the past (but only as a fraction of my client base) and generally require a mix of cash an equity (and sometimes commissions for sales or deals). I sometimes also require holding an interim management position within the company.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

How to Win Over Value Buyers + Key Mistakes to Avoid Studies highlighted by our microlearning experts show that more than half of all sales prospects are value buyers who focus on achieving measurable business outcomes. To win their business and win over value buyers, sales reps must behave differently.

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Effective Managers

MARCH 23, 2021

As a quick reminder – banking financial advisors were selling unneeded financial instruments in order to meet their sales quotas. Executives drive sales targets throughout the organization. Financial advisors resort to unethical means to generate sales. Of course not.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

They perceived that women’s supposed risk aversion meant that women are reluctant to take on large financial obligations. Typical statements portraying men as growth-ambitious and in need of financing include: “ His major problem is to find enough financial capital for the investments to grow. That shows some guts to grow.”

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

In the New York office, the industries McKinsey caters to are financial services, health care services, advanced electronics, aerospace and defense, and TMT (technology, media and telecommunications). The main industries served out of New York include Public Services, Products, and not surprisingly, the Financial Industry.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

In Silicon Valley there are basically two ways of creating shareholder value: financial and strategic. Financial value is the stuff of business school and stock markets. It’s about multiples of revenue or earnings, sales growth, profit margins, and management theory. MySQL’s value was strategic, not financial.

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

Establish functions from scratch — Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Sales, and HR. Present clear pictures of businesses’ financial health by building models, budgets, and KPIs. Built systems — financial, HR, CRM, PM — to ensure orderly expansion from ten to 150 employees and one U.S.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

Many of the world’s biggest companies operate in silos — for example, their customer service and sales departments do not share a customer relationship management (CRM) database , and employees don’t collaborate around the customer to ensure a powerful customer experience. Data is not always shared efficiently.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 2, 2024

return on sales, return on assets, and market-to-book ratio) can be directly attributed to the decisions and strategies implemented by the CEO. They adapt their leadership style to the strategic, financial, customer, and people needs of the moment. Are CEOs worth it? The Bottom Line CEOs can make or break an organization.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 12, 2024

Hyper-financialization or mortgages in pictures. Mortgage debt has soared in just three years despite plunging new and existing home sales.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

He went through start-up, growth, and eventual sale. After he sold his company, people began picking his brain, especially about the sales process. I've had big corporations spend a bunch of money on a growth strategy, but when they recognize the actual cost of change (NOT financial), they bail. He loves talking shop.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

BCG in the Middle East has focused on the following industries and sectors: government, financial services, energy, industrial goods, telecommunications, real estate, healthcare and private equity. They provide audit, tax, consulting , and financial advisory services. Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) bravo Deloitte!). Deloitte M.E

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

For instance, financial consultants provide advice to organizations on financial matters. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Consultants specialized in forensic research and litigation support also fall under the Financial Advisory segment. liquidity risk, interest rate risk, default risk).

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I am confident that if you are like 99% of consultants starting out, you will at some point face the fear of financial scarcity. Shift your perception FROM marketing and sales as something you have to get through in order to get to the work TO an integral part of the work you deliver to your clients. The Ultimate Best Practice.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

If there is no logline, more often than not, there is no sale. A sales professional for a large tech company recently told me a logline that he uses to address the needs of his audience — IT buyers: “Our product will reduce your company’s cell phone bill by 80%.”

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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. Marketing Sales & Service. Financial Markets. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Investment banking forms part of the financial services industry involved in the underwriting, distribution, and trading of securities. What Investment Bankers Do There are several key roles within investment banking, including corporate finance, sales and trading, and research. How would you calculate beta for a company?

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I am confident that if you are like 99% of consultants starting out, you will at some point face the fear of financial scarcity. Shift your perception FROM marketing and sales as something you have to get through in order to get to the work TO an integral part of the work you deliver to your clients. The Ultimate Best Practice.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Well, asset managers aim to understand client investment objectives and invest client funds in a variety of financial products and asset classes. If the PM is seen as a driver of AUM, whether through sales or performance, he can command a much higher share of the proceeds than a PM who is not. What does this mean exactly?

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1 to 1

APRIL 10, 2025

For B2B companies, the complexity of sales cycles, long-term contracts, and multiple decision-makers makes it imperative to align CX strategy with overall business objectives. Action Point: Develop a CX vision that directly ties into financial and operational goals (e.g.,

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Five years ago, Jack Welch famously stated that there are three fundamental ways to motivate employees: financial rewards, recognition, and a clear mission. Has the company decided to pursue a new business vertical based on data collected by the sales team in the field? ” Highlighting wins like this does a few things.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 24, 2024

Adopt Conservative Financial Management Maintaining the financial health of a business is paramount if one hopes to thrive during periods of economic challenge. This has significantly reduced Apple’s financial risk of launching new products, even during periods of economic contraction.

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