Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

billion Tumblr deal pay off when she said that the 14,000-employee company would work very hard to ensure it didn''t "screw it up" by imposing Yahoo!''s Our research (discussed in detail in a 2011 Harvard Business Review article one of us coauthored) distinguished between two basic types of acquisitions. to be acquiring it as an RBM.

Advertising 8

Advertising Business Model Audience Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

State after state enacted laws to tax chain retailers , to prohibit price discounting, and to protect small merchants and the wholesalers who served them against the onslaught of the chains. A group called the Anti-Monopoly League, which claimed to represent 80,000 independent merchants, announced its intention to drive chain retailers out.

Retail 11

Retail P&L Price Advertising 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Already in 2011 the Chinese spent more time on the Internet than watching TV , while in the U.S. In China, the five largest retailers account for only 10% of the total retail market , so most customers have to buy items in mom-and-pop stores. TV advertising is expensive. How Chinese Companies Can Develop Global Brands.

Advertising 12

Advertising Retail Media Price 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

At that time, Good Housekeeping offered a money-back guarantee for any product advertised in its pages, and it accepted advertising only from companies whose products its testers had approved. But, in 2011, ours is a different world, which made me wonder: Were these Hearst facilities artifacts of a by-gone era?

Productivity 13

Productivity Products Retail Telemarketing 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

billion , entrepreneurial companies with technology at their core have disrupted entire industries and threatened or eliminated incumbents. A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation.

Technology 14

Technology Venture Capitalist CIO ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

For many companies, a shrinking middle class means a shrinking top line, as their traditional consumer base migrates to the lower end of the market. Smucker Company. That's right — the outfit best known for selling peanut butter and those iconic jars of jam that haven't changed much since the company was founded in 1897.

Brand 13

Brand Strategic Fit McKinsey Retail 13

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 13, 2011

by John • June 13, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 1 Comment. I’m not arguing against a clear definition of where a company is going and what sets it apart. Yet, companies large and small from start-ups to blue chippers continue to err in crafting compelling, single-minded mantras. December 2011.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2012

As a result, the retailer lost $163 million (compared to earning $64 million in the first quarter of 2011) and suspended its quarterly dividend. While companies, investors, and the press may be excited about a new pricing strategy, buyers are slow to pick up on changes and nuances of a new pricing strategy. Today, J.C.

Price 10

Price Strategy Discount Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For one thing, thanks to a long history of exclusive municipal franchising regulations that didn’t end until 1992, the two companies don’t overlap in any market—TWC customers will become Comcast customers (and get arguably better technology and service in the process), but no local market will see a decline in the number of competitors.

Technology 8

Technology Content Information Technology Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

So they advertise the available job, offer a competitive compensation package, and a queue forms. When a new employee is hired under this typical scenario and shows up the first day, the company tells her what work needs to be done and shows her how to act. How to Be a Company That Employees Love. Insight Center.

Power 8

Power Outsourcing Self-aware Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture.

Tourism 9

Tourism Technology Content Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

The reality is that most revenue on the internet comes from either advertising or selling a service, and both are perceived as intrusions in the conversational environment of social media. Today, after years of awkwardly placed ads, Promoted Tweets , privacy concerns, and struggling stock values, the wisdom has started to swing the other way.

Retail 8

Retail Content Tools Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The company already had a demo center outside London and a slick tradeshow setup to showcase how these work together in an effective system. A food company, for example, outfits vehicles with entire kitchens to demonstrate the most effective and creative ways to use its specialty food ingredients in food service operations.

B2B 8

B2B B2C Education Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Stefanie and Eugen had gone for a walk to finalize the details of their company's launch of a similar high-end electric bicycle, named the Oryx. Editor's note: This fictional Management Puzzle dramatizes a dilemma faced by leaders in real companies. And for all of our decisions on where we put our advertising money.".

Cost 8

Cost Marketing Management Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. Where professionals once wrote memos to be read, 2011 begins an era in which documents are written with touch both in mind and on fingertips. That's right.

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Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Consumer markets in the developing world are an enormous but still-untapped opportunity for companies seeking new sources of growth. The challenges – market development, product design, logistics, communication — deter many companies from even considering rural markets in developing countries. Worldwide, there are 3.4

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Cost Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2011

Many of those data points exist in silos — with the phone company, the cable company, the retailer, etc. Of course, not all behaviors are relevant, and companies need to implement common sense policies around what they ethically can and should collect. The only segmentation that matters today is your own.

Market Segmentation 15

Market Segmentation Marketing How To Price 15