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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Internet Tsunami
had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the... View Details
- 18 Mar 2020
- News
Leading Change
Feldman (MBA 1967), and Club President Higor Sales (MBA 2011). “Each event has been tailored to the specific focus of the alumni in each club. In D.C., policy is a central focus of the discussion around climate change.” Guided by Toffel,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: No Reservations
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Founder The Pitch The News EatWith CEO Susan Kim (MBA 2003) Founded 2012 This online marketplace allows cooks to sell seats at their dinner tables. TripAdvisor is the latest investor in this social-dining service, which... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
as a sublime integration of operations and marketing,” says Deighton, who taught the case to MBAs for the first time this fall in the elective course Consumer Marketing. “Patterson understands that if you want shelf space you need to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Organic Matter
with nearly 30 times the heat-trapping powers of CO2—represents 10 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions; according to the EPA, dairies and other livestock operations account for a third of that amount. California Bioenergy, founded in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Research Brief: Bankruptcy as a Better—Not Bitter—End
Are big banks using bankruptcy as a bullying tactic? A recent report by the American Bankruptcy Institute suggested that a longtime—and increasingly popular—mechanism in the US code that allows for expedited, less-democratic asset sales... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
prices are significantly lower than its competitors. Assuming the company’s prices are 8 percent lower — at the low end of the estimates from various studies summarized in a recent report by Global Insight — and applying that to Wal-Mart’s domestic View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
says, but also means the soil can capture a significant amount of carbon dioxide, which is the major cause of global warming. That is the focus of Sustainable Farm Partners (SFP), a combination farming operation and private equity group,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Job Hunting in a Tight Market: Strength in Numbers
written to someone asking for a meeting, do not leave messages for the person to call you back. Instead, keep calling. If you’re still unsuccessful in reaching your contact, try asking the company’s operator to speak to the person’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
feel like everything I’ve done has been leading to this,” says Lackley, who manages business operations for Mark Lackley Furniture Maker (www.lackley.com), a high-end furniture company in Quechee, Vermont. Lackley began her “training” for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
When the coronavirus pandemic led many brick-and-mortar retailers to close their doors, consumers turned to online shopping in record numbers—US ecommerce sales rose by 31.8 percent between the first and second quarter of 2020 to $211.5... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Where Are They Now?
works on strategy issues, is point person for global initiatives and acquisitions, and oversees day-to-day operations across all of the group’s functions and its multiple brands, which reap $9 billion in annual View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Double Vision
novice, peppering a Best Buy sales associate with a series of rapid-fire product questions, including "What's LTE—is it contagious?" AD TYPE: Product focus. This is also an attempt to move viewers to act, but sans the heavy sell. "Instead... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Downhill Re-Boot
remains to be seen is whether buyers will pony up the suggested retail price of $1,295 per pair. Hanson, a pioneer of the rear-entry boot, acknowledges that “in this very, very difficult economy,” there is “some skepticism around making this price point work for us,”... View Details
- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
items, is about $35. Simon’s troops clean more than 100,000 pieces a year,” Heath writes. These higher volumes and higher prices helped Parkway reach almost $4 million in annual revenue before the pandemic hit last March. “Simon said most dry cleaners consider $1... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
product/market fit (PMF). On that note, my recommendation would be to continue to test and learn in search of PMF, starting with your sales approach. One way to do this would be to meet with dozens of florists and caterers to see if you... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors that Drive Effective Selling, Frank V. Cespedes laments the fact that sales and strategy rarely make a joint and complementary appearance in MBA classrooms or academic journals. Professors stick safely... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Start-Up with Giddyup
equity until I'd built something." Online sales "That's our focus, and it's made possible by our 'Fit Kit' at-home measuring system. We're now shifting to more ready-to-wear sizes, too." Best-seller "The Honcho, for about $900–$1,200.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
House of Bread on the Rise
her House of Bread was soon doing a brisk business. “Frankly, the first bakery was successful from day one, and I just thought everything was so easy,” says McCann, who also invested heavily in an information system that tied cash register View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
acquisitions. Today, the company Parker leads from its headquarters in Bradenton, Florida, offers a wide range of products to protect people and property, has 6,500 employees, operates in 35 countries, and generates annual View Details