In the Consumer Goods Markets space, whilst the key issue remains the ongoing power battle between retailers and food & drink manufacturers, the novelty is the booming food price hike and its consequences on many players across the food value chain. The paradox between retail power and supplier ability to pass on increased cost of … Read more
Every day there is a possibility that someone is trying to find a way to disrupt your business. There are three basic sorts of cyber attackers.
Small business owners are the true heroes of any economy Unlike publicly traded firms, private firms have to earn their capital – no public stock issues for them. The injustice is that when small business owners (SBO) try to get their capital out of the business when they exit, they have to compete with publicly … Read more
A careful balance of “volume” and “value” marketing strategies will help vendors avoid the three classic reasons for unsuccessful sales efforts. Written by: Gad Tobaly, COO, Nastel Technologies, published on Sandhill.com, Business Strategy for Software, Cloud and Mobile Traditional enterprise software sales efforts fail for three reasons: your solution does not meet its market’s needs, … Read more
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot This prominent Scottish politician saw the important distinction between tactics and strategy. Logistics involves successfully piecing together any number of moving parts into one working supply chain. Although it may look like one long process, supply chain … Read more
After the Swiss telecom operator Salt, the French TV operator Canal+ launches a new offer and provides his subscribers with an Apple TV as a terminal, replacing then its own decoder by an App that will give access to Canal+ pay-TV programs and services (see the link below). Is this the coming end of the … Read more
Many of today’s business leaders, when planning for growth, admit to lacking a clear view of how to achieve their aspirations, and they say they are distracted by a wealth of potential opportunities. According to a recent strategy survey of over 500 executives worldwide, nearly three-quarters (74%) agree that there are more options for growth … Read more
In the day of the simple country store, business intelligence was comprised of knowing what was “in stock,” what was “out of stock,” what it cost to replenish and how much turnover was in a given period. Today, retailers capture how long a product is on a specific shelf and does it sell better here … Read more
Energy is by definition an exciting thing. We use that word not only to describe the motor of our everyday life, the very essence of how our world works, but also to define spirit, character, even a conversation. It’s too bad if we happen to fail in comprehending the latter (that’s life), but if we … Read more
3 Things You’ll Need To Succeed With Indian Manufacturing We’ve worked since 1995 to connect Western businesses with the Indian market. Over that timespan (nearly 30 years now) we’ve seen patterns emerge – patterns of success, and patterns of failure. One developing pattern that is easy to see is the rise of Indian manufacturing. Some … Read more