Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

An answer to this was anything but obvious, and I struggled to find one shortly after my friend Katie and I were laid off from what were supposed to be dream jobs with an online shoe retailer. This we believed to be particularly true in terms of the sorts of brands that we were going to be offering.

Fashion 124

Fashion Press Release Discount PR 124

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Most cities fall well short of that ideal. metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Inclusive prosperity is the idea that the opportunity and benefits of economic growth should be widely shared by all segments of society.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Likewise, marketing wants to clearly quantify the impact of its long-term branding efforts while finance is more focused on macro-economic drivers of marketing performance, such as interest rates, employment levels, inflation and retail sales. Inside Intel. Organizational Anachronisms Exposed. The New Marketing Organization.

Finance 13

Finance Marketing P&L ROI 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

The tales of two companies, cell phone accessories retailer Cellairis and skin care products maker Rodan + Fields, illustrate the dangers of top-level strategic tinkering. They had the epiphany that they could use cheap retail space – the carts that sit in the middle of shopping malls – to sell mobile phone accessories, mostly cases.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

As a communications technology, it has radically changed the ways we connect with one another. Google's own data tell us: in the last 24 months, Google's top search term was "Facebook." Of the top five terms in 2010, two were "Facebook.com" and "Facebook Login." Technology that hyper-enables it should, logically, thrive.

Media 15

Media Short-term Taylorism Taylor 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2011

billion to Google just a few short months ago, in November of 2010. Groupon does have a strong network externality effect, as its business relies on hundreds of representatives who sign up hundreds of retailers. I'm afraid that I still don't see much long-term robustness in Groupon's model. Perhaps a 2.

Business Model 15

Business Model Discount IPO Customer Loyalty 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. In October 2010, when its founders launched their website to the world, 25,000 web viewers overwhelmed the site. As a result, most are singularly unprepared to deal with them.

Operations 8

Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 8