Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.”. What they found surprised them. Ergo: heuristics win.

Simon 12

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

China is America's third-largest export market, behind Canada and Mexico, accounting for 7% of US exports as of August 2011. America's biggest exports to China in the first eight months of 2011 were waste and scrap ($8 billion, 12% of total exports), soybeans ($5 billion, 8%), aircraft and related items ($4.2

Apparel 14

Apparel Real Estate Automotive Globalization 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2012

That's the strategy, employed by industries such as airlines, in which a seller moves prices up and down quickly, charging similar customers different prices for the same product or service. In July 2011, Netflix announced a significant price increase that incensed consumers. Netflix hasn't fared so well in handling a similar uproar.

Retail 8

Retail Price Strategy Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Who are the Top Five organization's on Fortune's list for 2011? Apple, Google, Berkshire Hathaway, Southwest Airlines, Procter & Gamble. The organizations I admire don't just lead their industries in terms of innovation or financial performance or market share. Anybody shocked? Who were the Top Five in 2010 ?

Company 15

Company Collins Airlines Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

So, a decade ago, marketing professor Florian von Wangenheim ( now at the ETH Zurich technical university in Switzerland) and his then-student Markus Wübben ( now an executive at a tech incubator in Berlin) set out, in Wangenheim’s words, to “convince companies to use these models.” What they found surprised them.

Simon 8

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

Ruth Simon at the Wall Street Journal reports that the expected median salary for newly hired MBAs was essentially flat between 2008 and 2011. Airline Lost Your Luggage? For graduates with minimal experience (three years or less), median pay was $53,900 in 2012, down 4.6% from 2007-08. Pay fell at 62% of the 186 schools examined.

Lewin 8

Lewin Simon Licensing Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

Companies included in the ETF include major airlines, pharmaceuticals, industrials, and technology. By the end of October in 2010, the market value of the 100 constituent stocks reached 582 billion RMB, accounting for 31% of the total market value of the Shanghai Stock Exchange's A shares. Stay tuned.

Long-term 14

Long-term Sample Report Pharmaceuticals 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We recently attended the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2011 in Mumbai, where we moderated several panels and workshops on the topic of innovation. The experience gave us some insights into a unique approach to innovation called jugaad , which entrepreneurs and enterprises are practicing in complex emerging markets like India.

Innovation 20

Innovation Incubator Banking Hypercompetition 20

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. A brand also has to be aligned with the market profile of the consumer segment. Many companies forget to align customer service with the brand proposition for the targeted market segment. Technology.

Brand 11

Brand B2C Market Segmentation Travel 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.” Typically, competing hotels fill as many as 70% of their rooms long in advance with mass bookings for conferences, corporate rates, and airline personnel at large discounts.

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Direct spending on business travel by domestic and international travelers totaled $249 billion in 2011. The real damage comes to airlines and hotel chains, the former never robust at the best of times. But even great management cannot protect these airlines. What is called for is someone with deep pockets and marketing savvy.

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

billion as the stock market plummeted, amid a crisis of investor confidence. We have been subjected to the second longest bear market in history, the longest being that of the Great Depression. The stock market is down 25%. Airlines say that delays caused by air traffic controllers cost them a combined $4 billion per year.

Ethics 58

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 58

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

It is clearly part of the larger asset remix that started several years ago with deals in biopharma, such as Sanofi-Genzyme (2011), Novartis-GSK (2014), and a couple of failed attempts by Pfizer to merge and move its headquarters abroad. Then the insurance companies attempted to consolidate, and were blocked by the antitrust authorities.

Retail 8

Retail Automotive Restructuring Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

With the passing of the torch at Apple from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook, the entire business world is wondering whether Apple can keep up the stellar performance of the second reign (1997-2011) of King Jobs or if this spells the end of its great run. airline to make a buck over the last four decades.

Airlines 8

Airlines Succession Creativity Motivation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

But they are constantly scanning the horizon for big enough market insights ; for that next game-changing idea; for the trend that will upset current market conditions and create opportunity. What's the market for them?" Tim Breene is the CEO of Accenture Interactive, the company's digital marketing initiative.

Parcell 11

Parcell CEO Airlines Trends 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2013

The online market is more competitive: web rivals tend to heavily discount, and it's easier for consumers to check prices (as well as purchase) from online competitors. After all, gas stations charge different prices for full vs. self-serve gasoline, and airlines set a premium to book a reservation by telephone compared to the web.

Price 8

Price Policies Retail Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While it’s tempting to group China and India together as a block of emerging digital markets, they offer several important distinctions, especially for international entities and countries looking to invest. It is also the world’s largest market for e-commerce.

Airlines 11

Airlines Technology Objective Policies 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

These are my considered opinions, having conducted Performance Reviews, Strategic Planning and Visioning for other companies over 35+ years. In my opinion, deregulation, as a whole, has worked negatively upon business and society (banking, airlines, trucking, and broadcasting), and the SEC is no exception. Congressional Hearings.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Fast forward to June 2015, legacy and newer brands alike, such as American Airlines, BuzzFeed, Honey Maid, Ketel One, MasterCard, Spotify, Target, and Uber, flew the rainbow flag for marriage equality. They are adept at seeing through crafted messaging, political rhetoric, and marketing hype.

Brand 250

Brand Politics Letter Participative 250