Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

By the end of day 2 of the annual CIPD conference, there were some underlying trends that I have been increasingly aware of and felt that rather than blog about a particular session or speaker, that these themes should not get lost between the cracks. Change required for HR, Recruitment and people leadership.

B2B 49

B2B Competitive Advantage Trends Learning-by-Doing 49

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Marketing is changing so fast, it's easy to get our heads turned by new, high-tech developments. But, as a marketing consultant who is putting my own theories to the test as I work to drive sales of my first book , it's become clear to me that many companies have needlessly forsaken some marketing strategies that still have life in them.

Marketing 8

Marketing Telemarketing Hotels Competitive Advantage 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2015

That’s why I advise businesses, write books, speak at conferences and more. Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. I was 10 years old and wanted to be the Dick Clark of local media. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. That first great mentor sticks with you always.

Pryor 50

Pryor Mentor Learning-by-Doing Audience 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2016

On a recent business trip to London, I surprised the conference organizers by turning down the opportunity to stay at the posh hotel hosting the conference in favor of a rather modest Airbnb flat. Measuring Marketing Insights. In recent years, few companies have captured the media’s attention like Uber.

Hotels 8

Hotels Christensen Competitive Advantage Conference 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

Way back in the first decade of the new millennium, when Craigslist seemed like the biggest threat facing newspapers, founder Craig Newmark paid visits to lots of media companies and media conferences. Advertising Media Strategy' Yes, his site was definitely taking classified advertising away from papers, he would say.

Advertising 8

Advertising Christensen Media Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Companies in multiple industries are already altering their approaches in changing urban markets. The technology and media company Intersection builds on revenue from advertisers to offer cities free “Links” kiosks to expand public Wi-Fi. Weighing the three questions below can help business leaders prepare for this shift.

Real Estate 9

Real Estate Company Transportation B2C 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Amazon’s relentless price testing in the online world anchors its competitive advantage. This step goes hand in hand with the media attention these price changes drew. ” In its last 10-K filing, Amazon stressed low prices as a source of competitive advantage and only rarely cited it as a risk factor.

Price 8

Price Retail Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

A few weeks ago, I was a keynote speaker at a large international technology conference and one of the demonstrations to illustrate game-changing technology involved using an iPad and a high-speed connection to fully control three of the most powerful workstations engineers have access to. The Real Power of Enterprise Social Media Platforms.

CIO 8

CIO Innovation Technology Wireless 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. Unfortunately, the follow-through never transpired after the media coverage died down. At a later news conference, OSHA announced that it was assessing its smallest fine, as a result of the forthright way in which my client had handled the crisis. by Hank Moore.

Crisis Management 79

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 79

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

Today, Shenzhen-based DJI , of which one of us is a board member, holds a global market share of 70% in consumer drones and offers a window into the future of competition from China. Western media has been quite critical of the Chinese miracle. Having a manufacturing ecosystem confers several benefits. Unlike in the U.S.,

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

It’s also a tough talent market, especially in sales. It is as important as the products and services they sell and the customers they sell them to, and it’s a key to competitive advantage. It’s also important to keep in mind that sales tasks typically change over the course of a product-market life cycle.

CRM 8

CRM B2B Price Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“How long does it take for her to interact with a market that isn’t nearly monopolized?” have grown more concentrated in the past 20 years, meaning that the biggest firms in the industry are capturing a greater share of the market than they used to. What’s Driving Industry Concentration. IT Does Matter.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8