Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of the world market, and the second-largest beef producer and consumer. Novo Campo, a program launched in 2012 by ICV, helps local ranchers produce sustainable and deforestation-free beef.

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Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In 2012, GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt launched GE’s digital strategy to connect minds and machines, combining a legacy of innovative industrial manufacturing with cutting-edge data and analytics expertise. ” Failure to grasp such disruptions — and adapt quickly — can be fatal. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

The scrappy startup, launched in 2012, offered a blades-by-subscription service for as little as $3 a month and quickly grew to a team of 45 engineers and 3.2 And according to a market study by Technavio, the global wet shave market is expected to reach $31.41 million subscribers. billion in 2020.

Business Model 8

Business Model Retail Brand Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I see Amazon’s price strategy with Whole Foods, fueled by constant testing and experimentation, to evolve in three steps: changing price perception, growing the market for healthy foods, and then applying insights to other offline retail sectors and services. Growing the market for healthy foods. Changing price perception.

Price 8

Price Retail Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. By reaching new customers in current markets? By stealing share from current competitors?

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The New Tools of Marketing. And tracking has become steadily more prevalent as marketing’s appetite for “big data” and “personalized” ad messages has grown from hunger to gluttony. Google followed in 2012. The new frontier of marketing will be service, not sales. and 82% in the U.K.

Advertising 8

Advertising CRM Long-term Short-term 8

Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 13, 2014

The trend toward globally connected markets will become stronger. Future leaders will have to learn how to manage global production, marketing, and sales teams to achieve competitive advantage. Many present leaders still view technological savvy as important for staff people and operations, but not for them. Thinking globally.

Competitive Advantage 140

Competitive Advantage Globalization Diversity Technology 140

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

And yet today’s top marketers are combining technology and teamwork to generate extraordinary results. Their insights and experience suggest five marketing capabilities that in their most refined form border on superpowers. Extraordinary marketers are amazing listeners. Exceptional marketers make the silos disappear.

Marketing 13

Marketing Teamwork Technology Information Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Loyalty points. These tried-and-true tools of the retail trade might not be as sexy as other forms of marketing. But together they account for more than $165 billion in purchasing power ( $110 billion in gift cards purchased, $48 billion in loyalty points earned, and more than $5 billion in product coupons redeemed). Gift cards.

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Brand Loyalty Retail Technology 9

Women on Business

MARCH 18, 2013

Guest Post by Elizabeth Dillon of Digital Marketing NOW (Learn more about Elizabeth at the end of this post). If not, you could be throwing away significant money on ineffective marketing initiatives. To maximize your marketing and, ultimately, your revenue, you must understand your customer’s lifetime value (CLV).

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Efficiency PR ROI Loyalty 259

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Second, rising labor costs and stronger currency are reducing the appeal of high-volume Chinese manufacturing, and nudging more companies to move operations closer to their headquarters or their customers. Nike no doubt had this willingness in mind when it reinvented shoe manufacturing in 2012 with the Flyknit line.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Productivity Products Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The root cause is twofold: a mismatch between organizations’ strategies and actual market demand, and a lack of operational discipline. MD Anderson Cancer Center lost $266 million on operations in FY 2016 and another $170 million in the first months of FY 2017. health systems.

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System Insurance Health Care Operations 8