Food and beverage distributors face a variety of challenges, making profitable growth increasingly elusive. But the right investments can boost both sales and margins. Source: McKinsey Delivering the goods: How to compete in US food and beverage distribution
If you want to know what works when it comes to marketing, you need to study the competition. This includes the tough competition, but the weak competition as well. By doing this, you can determine why the best succeed, and why the others fail in their efforts. To do so effectively, you need to Read more about How to Win on Facebook: 8 Lessons Learned From Analyzing 1 Billion Posts[…]
Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman have administered thousands of 360-degree assessments through their consulting firm, Zenger/Folkman. This has given them a wealth of information about who benefits from criticism, and how to deliver it. Source: Ideacast 508: How to Give Constructive Feedback
To complement their efforts to build innovative customer experiences, companies should consider ways to digitize back-office functions and optimize company performance. Source: McKinsey How shared-services organizations can prepare for a digital future
We estimate there are today more than 2,000 start-ups offering traditional and new financial services. Here’s how banks should respond. Source: McKinsey Cutting through the noise around financial technology
Do your readers love you? Do they at least like you? These are serious questions even if they sound like questions you’d ask about your friends in grade school. People have more choice than ever before. Within 22 seconds, they can find 2-3 other blogs in your niche to read. Within just a few searches, Read more about 7 Ways to Make Your Brand and Content More Likable[…]
Under pressure to be active acquirers, some pharmaceutical and medical-products companies may be neglecting best practices. Here’s where they can most improve. Source: McKinsey Pharma M&A: Agile shouldn’t mean ad hoc
The country’s novel approach to disease control can offer lessons for other countries facing urgent public-health challenges. Source: McKinsey Eradicating polio in Nigeria
Maple imperial stouts… so hot right now. Like coconut last year, mole a few years ago, and whiskey-barrel-aged before that (not that any of those have gone anywhere). Maple syrup is a comparatively mild flavor, difficult to showcase in a flavorful style without resorting to “natural” flavorings or fenugreek. Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout was the first to Read more about Maple Bourbon Adam Tasting[…]
Explores the paradox of combining speed and stability to achieve agility. Also, describes how Chinese leaders are navigating the country’s shifting economic environment. Source: McKinsey Agility