Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company in 1998. Instead, she left some of her chocolate samples with the Neiman Marcus buyer, and the next day he called and asked for more, which he left in the company’s break room. Katrina leads her company with a focus on keeping her staff creative and relaxed.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 7, 2011

According to a recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics , the employment outlook by companies in the United States has soared to a 12-year high. . Moreover, attracting and retaining talent is “at the top of the agenda” for CEOs, according to the 2011 Annual Global CEO Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

Killing off brands is not a popular or pleasant thought, but we should consider it more often than we do. Some executives may be reluctant to admit – perhaps for sentimental or political reasons — that their brand is sucking out more value from the company than it creates. Profitability isn’t a useful metric.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2015

But as consumer interactions become ever more digital – perhaps because of this — consumers are seeking out real-world interactions with brands and their stories. This popularity has enabled Heineken to raise admission prices by more than 60 percent since 2009 and increase retail sales per capita by 100 percent from 2009 to 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Companies that demonstrate strategic coherence — think Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola — earn a market premium in terms of higher earnings and greater shareholder value. The big question for many leaders as they look toward 2011 is: "How can my company be one of them?". There's no doubt about it; numbers don't lie.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Performance measurement typically drives much of the way a large company works. Supplementing profits with ROIC and revenue growth is a step in the right direction to ensure that the profits a business earns are actually creating value, not simply over-consuming capital that another company could better deploy.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Troubles at Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, are mounting. If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

All the world's apparel manufacturers and retailers have joined the race to clothe China. Meanwhile, the number of people agreeing with the statement "I build my wardrobe around different occasions and needs" rose from 36% in 2010 to 45% in 2011. Apparel retailers in China face three challenges: Geographic.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Although dampened somewhat by the economic climate and job uncertainty , the five+ weeks from late November through the end of the calendar year represent more than $500 billion in sales — or approximately 40% of the entire year's retail revenue in the U.S. Even automobile companies and airlines seem to have learned this lesson.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

The market exit will stop Target’s continued losses in Canada and help the company focus on its strategic initiatives in the U.S. What caused the retailer’s problems in Canada, and what are the lessons learned? To entice shoppers to switch, Target had to differentiate itself from all the other discount retail choices.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Companies that don't go rural, we believe, are making a major mistake. Getting around these retailing hurdles will require flexibility and creativity. One, companies should use franchising to scale up quickly. Some international brands such as Nokia and HP have followed suit. How many other companies can say that?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Companies increasingly use digital technologies to circumvent distributors and enter into direct relationships with their end-users. But they also risk alienating the longstanding partners that companies count on for their core business. As a result, many B2B companies remain stuck in a stalemate. Three Images/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

But instead of spending hours in Best Buy or on Amazon comparing configurations and assembling the parts you needed, you could signal what you wanted and a company would create it for you. I've used his ideas for over 20 years of running companies big and small, and I consider myself a fan of his thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

In the aftermath of the US financial crisis in 2008, companies from North America and Europe rushed into China, seeking to grow both sales and profits. Around the same time, the French beauty company, L’Oréal, said it would stop selling its flagship brand, Garnier, in the country. And Western Internet companies such as Yahoo!,

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. While the idea of reaching out to consumers via smartphone apps is clearly not new, companies have been stubbornly hesitant to embrace app technologies. In those days, incumbent companies were stuck in preweb ways of thinking.

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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. Main menu Home.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Know your values… as an individual and as a company. On December 8 th , we’ll be meeting with Christine Magee of Sleep Country Canada to talk about her leadership lessons from close to two decades of building Canada’s best known mattress retailer. adweekcdn #genesimmons 12 hours ago Every brand has to work hard to stay relevant.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

I should know: Many of my former colleagues, friends, and family members mentioned these stereotypes in 2011 when I accepted a job helping launch a new publication covering the business aspects of this emerging sector. Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. And more are joining every day.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Sunil Mittal, founder and CEO of Bharti Airtel, the fourth largest telecom company in the world, began his work life doing the grunt work of sales and distribution as he tried to make a living selling crankshafts to bicycle manufacturers in Ludhiana, India. Our purpose in exporting is to establish a brand reputation.". They learn fast.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Companies that claim to be “transforming” seem to be everywhere. Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Core r epositioning.

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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. Brands are weak. How Chinese Companies Can Develop Global Brands.

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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.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2013

Since these companies already effectively own their existing categories, the only way to grow is to find the rising tide to grow or create a new category. One example of a company in this situation is Gillette, which has approximately a 70% share of the shaving market. For decades, the shaving market was men''s facial hair removal.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

While consumers are rightfully worried that their personal information may be compromised, shareholders and companies’ management have a wider set of concerns, including loss of intellectual property, operational disruption, decreased customer trust, tarnished brand, and loss of investor commitment.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

But just as valuable is the company''s ability to energize and empower front-line employees. Bain & Company recently surveyed about 750 employees across industries in Brazil, China, India, Germany, the UK, and the U.S. Yet many companies are missing the opportunity to fully engage their employees on this issue.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

billion, handing over to Disney all rights to the Star Wars brand and properties. The latter promptly announced plans to launch a third trilogy of Star Wars films in 2015, a move that will keep the brand alive and serve as a platform for selling products to a new generation of fans. This stuff isn't all just for kids, either.

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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.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Sunil Mittal, founder and CEO of Bharti Airtel, the fourth largest telecom company in the world, began his work life doing the grunt work of sales and distribution as he tried to make a living selling crankshafts to bicycle manufacturers in Ludhiana, India. Our purpose in exporting is to establish a brand reputation.". They learn fast.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011. of deposit accounts could be fraudulent. ” Deterrents to speaking up.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

But she also realized that the company needed to develop greater marketing muscle to drive a commercial transformation. She also took the unusual step of installing three CMOs who could help provide detailed insights into three of the main business groups of the company. As she put it, “Our markets are going through dynamic change.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

After a consultation, several measurements, and trying on a range of options from different brands, the happy customer left the store feeling fabulous — and with lots of purchases in tow. While women make up most of Journelle's customer base, the company makes an effort to make men feel important, too.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2014

He arrived as President at Quaker Foods North America in 2011 to find a strong, trusted brand with nutritional oatmeal products, but he knew there was an opportunity to build upon the legacy of this iconic brand. Jose Luis Prado is a good example.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

The brand new Google Buses protest movement is fueled by similar fears. Amazon has disrupted book stores and other retail chains, Zipcar disrupted car rentals, Netflix is disrupting cinemas and cable companies, Airbnb disrupts hotels, and Bitcoin may disrupt the payment industry.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

Brand new research conducted just last year by multiple teams of economists confirmed what many entrepreneurs such as myself had long suspected: startup businesses are responsible for all of America's new job growth. job growth," said Kauffman Foundation economist Tim Kane in his report, "start-up companies aren't everything.

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