With semi-annual reports, investors would be worse off, experts say, and the gains to companies in cost savings and long-term planning are dubious. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Should Companies Abandon Quarterly Earnings Reports?
To survive, local businesses need to learn how to adapt to the modern way of marketing. If you are seeing a plateau or decline in sales, it’s time for you to mix up your marketing strategy. Even if your small business is profitable right now, you need to stay ahead of your competition to remain Read more about How to Promote Your Local Business with These 15 Marketing Strategies[…]
What’s the outlook for the last-mile delivery ecosystem, given rapid development in technology? How will technological advances affect unit economics, customers, and competitive dynamics? Source: McKinsey Technology delivered: Implications for cost, customers, and competition in the last-mile ecosystem
Electric vehicles, connected cars, and e-commerce, among other trends, may lead to redistribution of 30 to 40 percent of aftermarket profits along the value chain and change the industry landscape in the next 10 to 20 years. What are you doing to prepare? Source: McKinsey Ready for inspection: The automotive aftermarket in 2030
Migrating applications and data to public-cloud platforms can be tricky. Companies can ease the transition with hybrid-cloud configurations that progressively combine private- and public-cloud features. Source: McKinsey The progressive cloud: A new approach to migration
Recent trends show that while rents are falling for high-end dwellings, middle- and low-income renters are still struggling to afford housing. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How the U.S. Rental Market Is Increasing Inequality
Are you looking for a new way to spice up your marketing strategy? Your current promotions may be effective for now, but you need to mix things up. After a while, using the same marketing tactics over and over again gets stale. Promotional contests are one of my favorite ways to keep an audience engaged. Read more about How to Run Contests That Encourage User-Generated Content[…]
The industry has taken a breather in 2018 as firms and their clients adapt to a new, more competitive normal. Source: McKinsey Private equity rolls on: How investors and managers are responding to scale
Faced with tough competition and uncertainty in raw-material prices, industrial companies must reset their pricing architecture. Source: McKinsey Creating value at industrial companies through advanced pricing techniques
American Homebuilders of West Africa builds homes for locals while giving foreign investors a robust return. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton How One Firm Built and Sold Homes in Mortgage-less West Africa