The document summarizes the effects of the economic crisis on the marketing research industry in Switzerland. It notes that cutbacks show that researchers are not seen as essential to solving economic problems. However, the crisis also highlights shortcomings in some types of marketing research that fail to provide valuable insights. The text discusses issues of validity, reliability, and representativeness of research methods. It indicates that higher-quality random survey methods are losing ground to online panels in competitive industries. Overall, the crisis is impacting research most in openly competitive markets, while protected sectors in Switzerland's small domestic markets face less threat for now.
The document provides information about resources and support available to federal construction contractors through the NC Military Business Center (NCMBC). The NCMBC Federal Construction Team provides both pre-award and post-award support to help contractors obtain and perform federal construction contracts. The Business Development Team works to create contracting opportunities for North Carolina firms. The NCMBC also maintains websites and hosts events to connect contractors with federal opportunities.
CFN Services Launches Alpha Alliance™
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Alpha Alliance™ Enables Trading Services Firms to Collaborate and Deliver Industry-Leading Solutions for the Global Financial Markets
The document outlines an agenda for a forum on renewable energy opportunities from the Department of Defense (DoD) held by the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC). The NCMBC works to increase federal contracting opportunities for North Carolina companies and supports the large military presence in the state. The agenda covers introducing the NCMBC, trends in DoD energy acquisition, reviewing a draft renewable energy request for proposals, and tips for teaming and responding to future renewable energy opportunities.
Our component accounting factsheet sets out the findings from a survey carried out by Grant Thornton, to the housing sector about their experience of component accounting to date.
The document summarizes key details about the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon held on January 17, 2010 in Mumbai, India. It recognizes major sponsors of the event including Standard Chartered, Tata Consultancy Services, and Tata. It highlights that the marathon provided opportunities for employee engagement and branding for sponsors. The marathon was well-organized with support from Mumbai authorities and saw participation from over 1,500 individuals from Tata Consultancy Services as well as people from other locations around the world.
India, one of the most prolific content creating and consuming markets has not been able to produce corresponding revenues for the content creators or wealth for shareholders.
Business architecture is a blueprint that provides a common understanding of an organization and is used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands. It is a simple way for businesses to consistently express themselves while focusing on stakeholder value, and a way for businesses to craft strategies, priorities, and investment targets. Business architecture is not a replacement for business planning or judgment, nor is it a magic bullet for all business challenges or a new way to do requirements analysis or build systems.
The document provides information about resources and support available to federal construction contractors through the NC Military Business Center (NCMBC). The NCMBC Federal Construction Team provides both pre-award and post-award support to help contractors obtain and perform federal construction contracts. The Business Development Team works to create contracting opportunities for North Carolina firms. The NCMBC also maintains websites and hosts events to connect contractors with federal opportunities.
CFN Services Launches Alpha Alliance™
Setting the Standard for Next-Generation Trading Infrastructure
Alpha Alliance™ Enables Trading Services Firms to Collaborate and Deliver Industry-Leading Solutions for the Global Financial Markets
The document outlines an agenda for a forum on renewable energy opportunities from the Department of Defense (DoD) held by the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC). The NCMBC works to increase federal contracting opportunities for North Carolina companies and supports the large military presence in the state. The agenda covers introducing the NCMBC, trends in DoD energy acquisition, reviewing a draft renewable energy request for proposals, and tips for teaming and responding to future renewable energy opportunities.
Our component accounting factsheet sets out the findings from a survey carried out by Grant Thornton, to the housing sector about their experience of component accounting to date.
The document summarizes key details about the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon held on January 17, 2010 in Mumbai, India. It recognizes major sponsors of the event including Standard Chartered, Tata Consultancy Services, and Tata. It highlights that the marathon provided opportunities for employee engagement and branding for sponsors. The marathon was well-organized with support from Mumbai authorities and saw participation from over 1,500 individuals from Tata Consultancy Services as well as people from other locations around the world.
India, one of the most prolific content creating and consuming markets has not been able to produce corresponding revenues for the content creators or wealth for shareholders.
Business architecture is a blueprint that provides a common understanding of an organization and is used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands. It is a simple way for businesses to consistently express themselves while focusing on stakeholder value, and a way for businesses to craft strategies, priorities, and investment targets. Business architecture is not a replacement for business planning or judgment, nor is it a magic bullet for all business challenges or a new way to do requirements analysis or build systems.
The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) provides an overview of the military's economic impact in North Carolina and its role in leveraging military and federal business opportunities. The NCMBC aims to increase federal contracts for North Carolina companies, support military recruitment efforts, and provide business resources and training. It connects businesses to contract opportunities through its MatchForce program and hosts various industry-focused events.
Netherlands to help promote Vietnam tourism image abroad. Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi won the PATA gold award 2010. Contest to seek new slogan for National Tourism Campaign. International Tourism Festival to be held with Hanoi’s millennial years. Vietnam Water Puppetry.....
People Transfer - The complete recruitment tool set simonbucknell
People Transfer offers five recruitment services - Adjust, Assist, Contract, Involve, and Search - that aim to reduce clients' cost per hire while maintaining quality. Adjust provides fully managed placements at a fixed price. Assist handles online advertising and applicant tracking. Contract supplies interim, contract, and project resources. Involve allows using multiple suppliers. Search focuses on senior and executive placements. All services emphasize cost savings, fast hiring timelines, and excellent customer service.
This document appears to be a map or diagram of buildings on the campus of Northeastern University. It includes labels for 78 points of interest, including academic buildings, residence halls, parking garages, and other facilities. The labels are comprised primarily of number designations with some additional names and abbreviations. The map provides an aerial view of the campus layout and building locations.
XConnect is a global leader in IP Federations, providing ENUM registries and SIP-based peering services to enable seamless routing between IP networks. It operates the world's largest number of federations across segments including global, national, UC enterprise, and video. XConnect's patented technology addresses challenges of IP interconnect through configurable policy control and support for voice, video, and other multimedia services. With ongoing growth of IP communications including VoIP, video, and UC, XConnect is well positioned for continued expansion through its global multi-federation strategy and ability to enable new services.
The document discusses RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) charting and provides examples of how to assign roles to activities. It explains the definitions of each role in the RACI framework. An example RACI matrix is provided that assigns roles for the activities in the regrading process. The document concludes by listing some qualifications for a valid RACI matrix such as not having too many roles of the same type assigned to an activity.
This document summarizes customer satisfaction ratings from EnergyPoint Research surveys regarding health, safety, and environmental (HSE) performance of suppliers to the oil and gas industry. It finds that customers' satisfaction with suppliers' HSE performance has remained consistently high over the past five years. Offshore drillers received the highest HSE ratings, with Noble Drilling rated highest. Schlumberger was rated top among oilfield service providers for its organization-wide HSE commitment. Oceaneering International received the strongest marks among oilfield equipment manufacturers based on the HSE features and performance of its products.
The document summarizes the potential budgetary impacts of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's proposed 2011-2012 budget cuts on several school districts in Beaver County. It states that the Big Beaver Falls School District estimates it could lose $1 million in state funding. As a result, the district may eliminate after-school and summer school programs, scrutinize athletic budgets, close the swimming pool, reduce transportation costs by combining bus routes, cut full-day kindergarten, furlough staff and faculty, and potentially raise taxes. The document also provides the estimated funding losses for other Beaver County school districts under the proposed budget.
The document discusses business mobility and Nokia's business mobility solutions. It notes that 850 million people globally used mobile phones for business purposes in 2009, while only about 20 million used mobile email daily. The adoption of mobility solutions is well along, with factors like virtual workforces and disruptive technologies driving business needs for productivity and efficiency gains through mobility. Nokia provides business mobility solutions across planning, deployment, operations and optimization. It discusses Nokia phones, software and services that provide integrated mobility solutions for businesses.
1) Indigenous fruit trees play an important role in reducing vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty during critical seasonal periods for rural households in Zimbabwe and Malawi.
2) While indigenous fruit use cannot lift households out of poverty on its own, conservation of indigenous fruit trees provides food security benefits.
3) The economic viability of conserving and planting indigenous fruit trees depends on local conditions like opportunity costs of land, labor productivity, and proximity to markets. Maintaining semi-wild indigenous fruit trees may be most suitable given current conditions.
This document provides information about the SSON Asia 2011 conference to be held September 5-8, 2011 in Singapore. It includes an introduction, descriptions of speakers and their areas of expertise, regional metrics and benchmarks, an agenda for the week's events, the SSON events calendar, and a list of sponsors. The conference aims to explore how shared services organizations can evolve to deliver greater value and business outcomes through innovation, operational excellence, and addressing challenges like the global talent shift.
Digitalpress is a family-owned digital printing business with expertise in variable data printing, direct marketing, and large print runs. They have a range of equipment including the Kodak NexPress Photo 3300, which can print dimensional raised prints, accurate PMS colors, and has a fifth imaging unit for an expanded color gamut. They also offer finishing services and the ability to submit jobs online through their web-to-print portal for faster turnaround.
A Moon Township woman perished in the 1990s at the center of the assisted-suicide storm caused by Dr. Jack Kevorkian helping terminally ill patients end their lives. Kevorkian helped over 100 people die and was eventually convicted of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a patient on television. The woman from Moon Township was one of the first people Kevorkian helped die, thrusting the issue of physician-assisted suicide into the national spotlight.
This document discusses a proposed job insurance product. It would provide financial protection for people facing job insecurity. Job insecurity has increased in recent decades due to declining youth populations and other factors. The product would assess individuals' risk levels based on their job, experience, tenure, and salary to determine insurance premiums. An online survey of 90 respondents from various sectors was conducted to understand market needs. The document outlines target markets including various industry sectors and demographics in Southeast Asia, India, and Australia. It also shows a sample insurance premium calculator snapshot. The goal is for the product to be profitable.
This document proposes a job insurance product to provide financial protection for individuals facing job insecurity. It would operate similarly to life insurance by assessing risk factors like an individual's job sector, experience, salary, and work history to determine insurance premiums. An analysis of the target market in Southeast Asia and Australia found the highest demand among professionals in healthcare, education, and government jobs. The proposed business model would generate revenue from premiums and investments, keeping initial operating costs low without a physical office. Job insurance could help reduce stress for those facing job loss and supplement existing government unemployment programs.
Creek Meadows is a lakeshore development located in Alberta's northeast region near Moose Lake. The document provides lot numbers, prices, areas, and descriptions for 39 RV and park model lots ranging in price from $109,900 to $189,900. Lot sizes vary from 5,731 square feet to 7,593 square feet, with lakefront lots having the highest prices.
This document provides a parking map for the UTSA main campus for Spring 2011. Key information includes:
- Construction begins for the East Garage near the North Garage and Lots 3 and 4.
- The map labels all parking lots and garages, including locations for faculty/staff, student, visitor, and permit parking.
- A legend identifies buildings, construction projects, and other landmarks on campus.
Rock star anand bhatt signs guitars in support of childrens charityAndy Desai
Rock star Anand Bhatt signed guitars in support of Children's Charity Autism Speaks. Bhatt was among other celebrities who signed guitars to raise awareness and funding for autism, a leading children's illness in America. The autographed guitars will be auctioned off to support Autism Speaks' efforts.
Creative services start with collaborating on strategies and ideas to reinforce a product's branding through visuals that clearly communicate its attributes. Full-service design, advertising, and promotional expertise launches successful marketing campaigns recognized worldwide. Large-format printing solutions dress up offices and retail locations, while various printed materials effectively spread sales messages. An online presence complements print strategies to enhance recognition from online research to in-store purchases.
This document summarizes strategies for increasing revenues from Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) presented at the 2012 County Forum on Innovative Waste Management. It discusses the evolution of MRFs and single-stream recycling, the importance of understanding commodity markets and the recyclables stream, and contracting strategies like revenue sharing models and long-term contracts. Key points emphasized include understanding the value of recyclables, tracking packaging trends, optimizing cart programs, and negotiating assertively but flexibly with MRF operators.
Daniela Sangiorgi gave a presentation on design for services. She discussed the evolution of service design from focusing on interactions in the 1990s to incorporating complexity, interactions, and participation today. Sangiorgi presented frameworks mapping different approaches to service design, including interaction/experience design and design for sustainability. She shared case studies and job profiles to illustrate how design contributes in areas like service experiences, policies, transformation, and system development. Sangiorgi argued for further integrating service design with related disciplines and developing hybrid design roles for the future.
The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) provides an overview of the military's economic impact in North Carolina and its role in leveraging military and federal business opportunities. The NCMBC aims to increase federal contracts for North Carolina companies, support military recruitment efforts, and provide business resources and training. It connects businesses to contract opportunities through its MatchForce program and hosts various industry-focused events.
Netherlands to help promote Vietnam tourism image abroad. Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi won the PATA gold award 2010. Contest to seek new slogan for National Tourism Campaign. International Tourism Festival to be held with Hanoi’s millennial years. Vietnam Water Puppetry.....
People Transfer - The complete recruitment tool set simonbucknell
People Transfer offers five recruitment services - Adjust, Assist, Contract, Involve, and Search - that aim to reduce clients' cost per hire while maintaining quality. Adjust provides fully managed placements at a fixed price. Assist handles online advertising and applicant tracking. Contract supplies interim, contract, and project resources. Involve allows using multiple suppliers. Search focuses on senior and executive placements. All services emphasize cost savings, fast hiring timelines, and excellent customer service.
This document appears to be a map or diagram of buildings on the campus of Northeastern University. It includes labels for 78 points of interest, including academic buildings, residence halls, parking garages, and other facilities. The labels are comprised primarily of number designations with some additional names and abbreviations. The map provides an aerial view of the campus layout and building locations.
XConnect is a global leader in IP Federations, providing ENUM registries and SIP-based peering services to enable seamless routing between IP networks. It operates the world's largest number of federations across segments including global, national, UC enterprise, and video. XConnect's patented technology addresses challenges of IP interconnect through configurable policy control and support for voice, video, and other multimedia services. With ongoing growth of IP communications including VoIP, video, and UC, XConnect is well positioned for continued expansion through its global multi-federation strategy and ability to enable new services.
The document discusses RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) charting and provides examples of how to assign roles to activities. It explains the definitions of each role in the RACI framework. An example RACI matrix is provided that assigns roles for the activities in the regrading process. The document concludes by listing some qualifications for a valid RACI matrix such as not having too many roles of the same type assigned to an activity.
This document summarizes customer satisfaction ratings from EnergyPoint Research surveys regarding health, safety, and environmental (HSE) performance of suppliers to the oil and gas industry. It finds that customers' satisfaction with suppliers' HSE performance has remained consistently high over the past five years. Offshore drillers received the highest HSE ratings, with Noble Drilling rated highest. Schlumberger was rated top among oilfield service providers for its organization-wide HSE commitment. Oceaneering International received the strongest marks among oilfield equipment manufacturers based on the HSE features and performance of its products.
The document summarizes the potential budgetary impacts of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's proposed 2011-2012 budget cuts on several school districts in Beaver County. It states that the Big Beaver Falls School District estimates it could lose $1 million in state funding. As a result, the district may eliminate after-school and summer school programs, scrutinize athletic budgets, close the swimming pool, reduce transportation costs by combining bus routes, cut full-day kindergarten, furlough staff and faculty, and potentially raise taxes. The document also provides the estimated funding losses for other Beaver County school districts under the proposed budget.
The document discusses business mobility and Nokia's business mobility solutions. It notes that 850 million people globally used mobile phones for business purposes in 2009, while only about 20 million used mobile email daily. The adoption of mobility solutions is well along, with factors like virtual workforces and disruptive technologies driving business needs for productivity and efficiency gains through mobility. Nokia provides business mobility solutions across planning, deployment, operations and optimization. It discusses Nokia phones, software and services that provide integrated mobility solutions for businesses.
1) Indigenous fruit trees play an important role in reducing vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty during critical seasonal periods for rural households in Zimbabwe and Malawi.
2) While indigenous fruit use cannot lift households out of poverty on its own, conservation of indigenous fruit trees provides food security benefits.
3) The economic viability of conserving and planting indigenous fruit trees depends on local conditions like opportunity costs of land, labor productivity, and proximity to markets. Maintaining semi-wild indigenous fruit trees may be most suitable given current conditions.
This document provides information about the SSON Asia 2011 conference to be held September 5-8, 2011 in Singapore. It includes an introduction, descriptions of speakers and their areas of expertise, regional metrics and benchmarks, an agenda for the week's events, the SSON events calendar, and a list of sponsors. The conference aims to explore how shared services organizations can evolve to deliver greater value and business outcomes through innovation, operational excellence, and addressing challenges like the global talent shift.
Digitalpress is a family-owned digital printing business with expertise in variable data printing, direct marketing, and large print runs. They have a range of equipment including the Kodak NexPress Photo 3300, which can print dimensional raised prints, accurate PMS colors, and has a fifth imaging unit for an expanded color gamut. They also offer finishing services and the ability to submit jobs online through their web-to-print portal for faster turnaround.
A Moon Township woman perished in the 1990s at the center of the assisted-suicide storm caused by Dr. Jack Kevorkian helping terminally ill patients end their lives. Kevorkian helped over 100 people die and was eventually convicted of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a patient on television. The woman from Moon Township was one of the first people Kevorkian helped die, thrusting the issue of physician-assisted suicide into the national spotlight.
This document discusses a proposed job insurance product. It would provide financial protection for people facing job insecurity. Job insecurity has increased in recent decades due to declining youth populations and other factors. The product would assess individuals' risk levels based on their job, experience, tenure, and salary to determine insurance premiums. An online survey of 90 respondents from various sectors was conducted to understand market needs. The document outlines target markets including various industry sectors and demographics in Southeast Asia, India, and Australia. It also shows a sample insurance premium calculator snapshot. The goal is for the product to be profitable.
This document proposes a job insurance product to provide financial protection for individuals facing job insecurity. It would operate similarly to life insurance by assessing risk factors like an individual's job sector, experience, salary, and work history to determine insurance premiums. An analysis of the target market in Southeast Asia and Australia found the highest demand among professionals in healthcare, education, and government jobs. The proposed business model would generate revenue from premiums and investments, keeping initial operating costs low without a physical office. Job insurance could help reduce stress for those facing job loss and supplement existing government unemployment programs.
Creek Meadows is a lakeshore development located in Alberta's northeast region near Moose Lake. The document provides lot numbers, prices, areas, and descriptions for 39 RV and park model lots ranging in price from $109,900 to $189,900. Lot sizes vary from 5,731 square feet to 7,593 square feet, with lakefront lots having the highest prices.
This document provides a parking map for the UTSA main campus for Spring 2011. Key information includes:
- Construction begins for the East Garage near the North Garage and Lots 3 and 4.
- The map labels all parking lots and garages, including locations for faculty/staff, student, visitor, and permit parking.
- A legend identifies buildings, construction projects, and other landmarks on campus.
Rock star anand bhatt signs guitars in support of childrens charityAndy Desai
Rock star Anand Bhatt signed guitars in support of Children's Charity Autism Speaks. Bhatt was among other celebrities who signed guitars to raise awareness and funding for autism, a leading children's illness in America. The autographed guitars will be auctioned off to support Autism Speaks' efforts.
Creative services start with collaborating on strategies and ideas to reinforce a product's branding through visuals that clearly communicate its attributes. Full-service design, advertising, and promotional expertise launches successful marketing campaigns recognized worldwide. Large-format printing solutions dress up offices and retail locations, while various printed materials effectively spread sales messages. An online presence complements print strategies to enhance recognition from online research to in-store purchases.
This document summarizes strategies for increasing revenues from Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) presented at the 2012 County Forum on Innovative Waste Management. It discusses the evolution of MRFs and single-stream recycling, the importance of understanding commodity markets and the recyclables stream, and contracting strategies like revenue sharing models and long-term contracts. Key points emphasized include understanding the value of recyclables, tracking packaging trends, optimizing cart programs, and negotiating assertively but flexibly with MRF operators.
Daniela Sangiorgi gave a presentation on design for services. She discussed the evolution of service design from focusing on interactions in the 1990s to incorporating complexity, interactions, and participation today. Sangiorgi presented frameworks mapping different approaches to service design, including interaction/experience design and design for sustainability. She shared case studies and job profiles to illustrate how design contributes in areas like service experiences, policies, transformation, and system development. Sangiorgi argued for further integrating service design with related disciplines and developing hybrid design roles for the future.
This document contains summaries of several brochures produced by a company called El Encanto for their properties in Punta Mita, Mexico. The brochures were designed as sales and marketing tools to showcase properties available for rent or purchase and encourage potential customers to inquire. Specific brochures highlighted an overall view of El Encanto properties and amenities, individual properties for sale, and a spa at a related resort in the British Virgin Islands.
M&A Integration Planning The Integration Of An Acquired Companys Legal De...Frank Fletcher
This document provides an overview of key issues to consider when planning the integration of an acquired company's legal department. It notes that such integrations are often not given sufficient attention, despite opportunities to realize synergies. The summary identifies assessing the legal needs and resources of both companies, integrating personnel including the general counsels, addressing areas like knowledge management, technology, budgets, records retention and outside counsel relationships as important focuses of an integration plan. Developing a detailed roadmap is recommended to guide the process and maximize benefits for the combined organization.
The document contains information about Ryan Capple and his contact information. It also contains summaries of documents related to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools annual report, PlayOn website and emails, Migun of Newtown website, and LA Weight Loss website and emails.
The document contains information about Ryan Capple and his contact information. It also contains summaries of documents related to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools annual report, PlayOn website and emails, Migun of Newtown website, and LA Weight Loss website and emails.
The document contains information about Ryan Capple and his contact information. It also contains summaries of documents related to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools annual report, PlayOn website and emails, Migun of Newtown website, and LA Weight Loss website and emails.
The hospitality industry is leveraging social, local and mobile (SoLoMo) technologies to enrich the customer experience. Hotels are using mobile apps to allow customers to book rooms, access loyalty programs, search for recipes from executive chefs, and get recommendations for nearby places. They are also using Facebook for marketing campaigns, collecting customer stories, and running contests. Experience apps on iPads in hotel rooms provide integrated luxury experiences by controlling room settings and placing food orders. SoLoMo initiatives are spreading customer experiences and generating customer data to increase loyalty and promotions.
This document provides descriptions of various marketing brochures and materials created by Ground Zero Graphic Communications for real estate and construction industry clients. Specifically, it mentions introductory and corporate brochures for the El Encanto resort properties in Mexico, sales brochures for individual El Encanto properties, a spa brochure for Peter Island Resorts, direct mailers for Four Seasons villas and a HVAC company capabilities brochure. It also lists newsletters for Morrison Homes customers and direct mail postcards for a condo development and home builder community.
Humble Independent School District operates 11 schools that serve students in the Humble, Texas area. The schools include elementary, middle, and high schools located across the district. Humble ISD aims to provide all students with a quality education.
BioAccel identifies and commercializes new technologies to benefit the world. Its vision is to drive economic success by transforming high-risk technologies into companies, jobs, and products through commercialization programs. Key aspects include funding and assisting late-stage research projects and early-stage companies, establishing a network of investors, and measuring performance through metrics like new jobs, financing, and products.
The Virtual Manager provides strategic consulting services to help technology companies accelerate business growth. It takes a unique, results-oriented approach that combines strategic thinking with effective implementation. The company's mission is to become a leading address for hi-tech companies seeking business growth. The Virtual Manager is committed to realizing and managing business acceleration for its customers. It has experienced managers who work on customer business projects through a hands-on or advisory approach.
Sic 'Em Services is a marketing agency specializing in tactical projects and strategic programs. They offer four packages: spikeBrand focuses on branding strategy and identity, spikeBuzz on awareness and social media, spikeLeads on generating interest through search and direct marketing, and spikeDemand on consideration and sales. Sic 'Em has worked with companies like McAfee, NComputing, Actiance, Highway to Havasu, McGraw Insurance, and Pacific Specialty Insurance.
Ink Scoop is a graphic design and animation studio based in Bangalore, India. It was started by two experienced professionals who have worked for large studios. Ink Scoop offers services like logo design, flash animation, banner design, and 2D/3D animation to both corporate clients and small businesses. Their portfolio includes logo designs for various clients.
This document provides information about an upcoming conference and exhibition on soldier modernization to be held from June 7-10, 2011 in London. It highlights some of the key speaker presentations and focus sessions that will address topics like power, weight, C4i, and test feedback. Attendees will have opportunities to meet with over 50 speakers from militaries and organizations involved in programs from countries like the UK, US, France, Germany, Sweden, and more. The event aims to help businesses develop opportunities by connecting them with modernization customers, integrators, innovative manufacturers, and service providers.
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Slides from the networking meeting held on 24th May 2011.
Speakers: Mike Stokes. The Business Club.
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This document outlines a multi-level marketing opportunity to expand an organization globally and earn unlimited income from 12 generations of recruits. It promises monthly income guarantees and a roadmap to success through developing leaders and earning commissions from building a worldwide business network.
The document provides technical specifications for a vehicle including its dimensions, weight capacities, and engine details. It lists the vehicle's length as 19.1 meters, width as 2.54 meters, and height as 3.29 meters. The document states the vehicle can carry a maximum load of 11.65 metric tons and be powered by a diesel engine with 456 horsepower.
Profiles of Iconic Fashion Personalities.pdfTTop Threads
The fashion industry is dynamic and ever-changing, continuously sculpted by trailblazing visionaries who challenge norms and redefine beauty. This document delves into the profiles of some of the most iconic fashion personalities whose impact has left a lasting impression on the industry. From timeless designers to modern-day influencers, each individual has uniquely woven their thread into the rich fabric of fashion history, contributing to its ongoing evolution.
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Storytelling is an incredibly valuable tool to share data and information. To get the most impact from stories there are a number of key ingredients. These are based on science and human nature. Using these elements in a story you can deliver information impactfully, ensure action and drive change.
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Brian Fitzsimmons on the Business Strategy and Content Flywheel of Barstool S...Neil Horowitz
On episode 272 of the Digital and Social Media Sports Podcast, Neil chatted with Brian Fitzsimmons, Director of Licensing and Business Development for Barstool Sports.
What follows is a collection of snippets from the podcast. To hear the full interview and more, check out the podcast on all podcast platforms and at www.dsmsports.net
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How to Start Up a Company: A Step-by-Step Guide Starting a company is an exciting adventure that combines creativity, strategy, and hard work. It can seem overwhelming at first, but with the right guidance, anyone can transform a great idea into a successful business. Let's dive into how to start up a company, from the initial spark of an idea to securing funding and launching your startup.
Introduction
Have you ever dreamed of turning your innovative idea into a thriving business? Starting a company involves numerous steps and decisions, but don't worry—we're here to help. Whether you're exploring how to start a startup company or wondering how to start up a small business, this guide will walk you through the process, step by step.
The APCO Geopolitical Radar - Q3 2024 The Global Operating Environment for Bu...APCO
The Radar reflects input from APCO’s teams located around the world. It distils a host of interconnected events and trends into insights to inform operational and strategic decisions. Issues covered in this edition include:
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Maintaining a proper record of your money is important for any business whether it is small or large. It helps you stay one step ahead in the financial race and be aware of your earnings and any tax obligations.
However, managing finances without an entire accounting staff can be challenging for small businesses.
Accounting apps can help with that! They resemble your private money manager.
They organize all of your transactions automatically as soon as you link them to your corporate bank account. Additionally, they are compatible with your phone, allowing you to monitor your finances from anywhere. Cool, right?
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Navigating the world of forex trading can be challenging, especially for beginners. To help you make an informed decision, we have comprehensively compared the best forex brokers in India for 2024. This article, reviewed by Top Forex Brokers Review, will cover featured award winners, the best forex brokers, featured offers, the best copy trading platforms, the best forex brokers for beginners, the best MetaTrader brokers, and recently updated reviews. We will focus on FP Markets, Black Bull, EightCap, IC Markets, and Octa.
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groups and in-depth interviews to CATI surveys and internet- China. We also provide feasibility and industry studies and
based research. offer sourcing and office-in-office services.
Quantitative Research: •
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Market entry strategies
Industry studies
Is Marketing Switzerland China's
• Telephone interviews (CATI)
• Personal interviews (CAPI) • Location evaluation Research in Ready for Consumption
• Partner evaluation
• Street intercept interviews
• Central location testing • Company registrations a Crisis? China Recovers
• Online research • Feasibility studies
Is Marketing Research In A Crisis - Or Is
• Mystery shopping • Office-in-office
• Car clinics
Executive Search
History Just Repeating Itself?
Qualitative Research: CBC Executive Search works with a large number of companies
• Focus groups
to meet their talent and executive needs in China. We directly
• Mini focus groups
approach all our highly educated and experienced candidates
• In-depth interviews
working in different business sectors including the following.
By Clive Armstrong¹
Other: • Automobile
• Desk research • Chemicals Recently-published figures reveal that So-called ‘crises’ for market research In times of economic crisis, market re-
• Retail research • Finance the total market research turnover agencies are usually caused by one search continues but the methodology
• IT of the top-200 US ‘for profit’ market or other (hopefully not both!) of the may change. Budgets for syndicated
• Healthcare research agencies fell in real terms in following circumstances. Either an and panel studies, as well as qualitative
NEW: CBC offers movable web streaming technology in
• Retail 2008 for the first time in more than agency’s main clients are in diffi- research, are more resilient to budget
Japan and South Korea and FocusVision technology in Bern, 20 years. But the fall was (only!) 2.2%, culty and stop buying research, or the cuts than ad hoc quantitative research.
• Textile
Switzerland. a figure which I suspect many senior agency provides poor data quality, lack The role of qualitative research remains
executives in ‘real economy’ industries of service, and non-actionable results very important. Most clients recognise
such as automobiles, retail, home- (usually due to personnel problems), the value of quantitative, but given the
building and improvement, watch and its clients change to another crisis this is temporarily being cut back.
Contact The CBC Office Nearest To You: making, aviation, hotels and tourism,
etc. would gladly sign off for tomor-
research supplier. Let’s take a look at
both these possibilities in today’s eco-
Are market research
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ation (was their business sufficiently whom have become significant users ously. He then went on to set up his
profitable before the present ‘crisis’?). of market research. own research company!
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The main differences which strike
one when looking at today’s market
research industry compared to that of
l ‘horizontally-oriented’ products
- customer satisfaction, brand recogni-
tion, loyalty and value, new product
research, people who have both the
intellectual ability to analyse, interpret
and present market intelligence data
Is Marketing Research In A Crisis?
the 1970s and 1980s, are:
l the domination of the pub-
lic-quoted research ‘conglomerates’,
testing, marketing media measurement
(traditional vs. Direct Marketing vs. on-
line), employee satisfaction, mystery
correctly, and who can also act as
“business consultants” because they
have taken the time to get to know
The Swiss View
which have been built up mostly by shopping, CRM, etc., which are often their client’s business in-depth by Hans-Ruedi Hertig¹
financially-driven acquisitions than marketed as ‘branded’ products (espe- l and, lastly, the ‘4 Ls’ – be-
organic growth: the top-10 research cially by the larger agencies) ing recognised as a Leader in your
companies in the US accounted for l ‘vertically-structured’ research research area, Located near to your The current crisis also high-
over 80% of total market research turn- teams – media, healthcare, retail, client, speaking the client’s Language lights structural problems.
over in 2008 travel, NGOs, etc. and, as in all walks of life, there is This applies to marketing re-
the importance of international The question is always an element of
l
"MR companies Luck! search in general and to the
research: the top-50 research com- whether, because of the
panies in the US generated just over global financial crisis, “Being more creative Swiss scene in particular.
half their total revenues in 2008 from a deep understand- come and go. But in a crisis” does not Cutbacks prove that research-
outside the US ing of the nature and
evolution of ‘Customer
historically they mean in my view that
“the client decides
ers are not among the most
l the growth of small, ‘bou-
tique’ research agencies, specialising Insights’ has suddenly keep on coming" to ask their research trusted to remedy the eco-
in certain types of market research become less necessary agency to supply them nomic downturn. Obviously,
to private sector com- only with the research
(sectorial, methodological, etc.), many some marketing research fails
of whom had a healthy growth in panies, and organisa- data, and they do the
turnover in 2008 incidentally tions in the public sector? The answer analysis and write the report them- to deliver value worth keeping
l the amount of marketing infor-
is definitely not! selves”. Nor does an experienced when budgets get tighter. This
market researcher/”business consul-
mation available, due primarily to IT So is history repeating tant” need to be told that “a good
raises the question of how val-
and the Internet itself? focus group isn’t necessarily one that id research is.
l the growth in consumer protec- says your client’s product will be a
tion legislation and the ‘blurring’ of the As in all previous ‘crises’, the future Konso is in charge of the Swiss Consumer Confidence Survey produced in the CBC Call Center
of the market research industry will success”. Both these statements were in Bern (Switzerland). This survey adheres to the strictest quality standards and – unlike many
boundary between market research made in respected market research Validity describes to which degree re-
continue to be determined by the fol- private and government sponsored surveys nowadays – is pure random sampled CATI, com-
and direct marketing methods (tele- industry journals published in 2009 search is asking the right questions in puter aided telephone survey. Konso with its unique telephone database reaches 90% of all Swiss
marketing, CRM, etc.) lowing ‘fundamentals’:
by the Customer Insight Manager of a view of a particular task. Reliability ex- households with a phone.
Overall, market research is still a very l the ability of the industry large corporation, and the head of a plains how well the chosen methodol-
competitive, and increasingly global, to adapt to new opportunity areas research agency. If they are a reflec- ogy is adequate. Representativeness
and needs in the traditional, ‘heavy- defines how sampled results can be representative and reliable are results radio and print as compared to less de-
industry, which most users agree has tion of research users’ and agencies’
research-user’ markets (e.g. media, produced that way? manding survey designs. This is unwel-
supplied good value-for-money, and attitudes towards 21st century market generalized.
automobiles, food and drink retailing, come news for media producers where
also creative products and services for
FMCGs, healthcare), and to identify
research needs, then parts of our
Generally speaking, the crisis is affect- Cost versus quality prices are based on reach. On the other
clients over a long period of time. industry could well be in ‘crisis’ - and
new markets for market research (e.g. ing the Swiss economy hardest in areas The effects of the crisis on Swiss mar- hand, reach for the new media is - as
Mainly as a result of the ‘information will remain so for quite a long time!
energy conservation, environmental exposed to the open market. However, keting research are dramatic in areas expected - out of proportion if based
explosion’, over the past 10 years, protection, customer service, social The most successful client-research many business segments in Switzerland on online panel surveys.
agency relationships are long-term exposed to competition: Consequently
market researchers, both in compa- networks) are still protected from global compe-
partnerships where the above-men- high-quality random sampled research Simple item based, scaled client and
nies and in research agencies, have tition. Furthermore, the small size of
l the need for Customer Insight tioned ‘fundamentals’ of successful is losing ground to survey panel based staff satisfaction in more or less com-
discovered that their clients’ needs Switzerland’s domestic markets fosters
Managers (both in agencies and on the market research are fully recognised research, increasingly on- petitive markets typically
(marketing, new product development, oligopolistic structures. Research insti- line and some – almost
sales, etc.) were changing. Market client side) to provide “more creativ-
ity and imagination for a fair price”,
and implemented. These partnerships tutes operating within these protected as a setback to the basics "We should not show 80% “satisfaction”.
CBC and Konso produce
researchers now have the possibility of do not wait for an economic crisis to heavens have less to fear from any crisis
collecting, analysing, and integrating rather than “squeeze more for less
budget”. There are no ‘quick-fix’ solu-
decide together what insights and mar- in the short term.
– postal. A good example
is the once prestigious
be surprised that segmented data revealing
data from an increasingly wide range ket intelligence are really critical to the that high satisfaction rates
of sources – both primary and second- tions in research, and if you decide to client’s business. Nevertheless, history reveals that pro- establishment survey for market research are also due to lowered
“pay peanuts, you will get monkeys”! tectionism and favouritism weaken the electronic media pan- expectations of clients and
ary data, from external and internal
sources (not least of which are the l the two most important things
__________________
competitive positions in global markets els which to some degree is taken less staff actually lowering the
¹Clive Armstrong is Special Advisor to uses postal interviews
client’s own customer da- in market research are data
the President of CBC, an international
in the long term. Problems also arise
now, shunning costly but seriously" competitiveness. CBC and
tabases). Market researcher
managers have become (at
"Market quality (especially true
for on-line research), and marketing research company with
when quality is at stake: As respon-
dents become increasingly unwilling
highly representative ran-
Konso are convinced that
honest research should
offices in Switzerland (where CBC
least this is what is printed research is secondly, the quality of the
partners with Konso Ltd.), China, India
to participate in surveys, institutes are
dom sampling. also deliver unwelcome news – but
with tools such as the “learning street”
research team working on
on their name cards!) ‘Cus-
tomer Insight Managers’. still a very your specific project and Japan. He is a specialist in interna-
tempted to cut the contact and inter- Professional research - in order to communicate results more
view outlay incurred by random sam-
tional marketing research, and teaches unwelcome results? efficiently and oriented towards solu-
Research agencies have
adapted to this by offering
competitive l this means at-
tracting more people with
marketing research and international pling and respondent-friendly ques-
tionnaire designs. Thus more and more Konso parallel tests illustrate how top-
tions.
marketing courses at various universi-
their clients: industry" good brains into market ties. respondents are lured onto survey pan-
els by coupons and cash. But just how
quality random samples and method- Switzerland’s market research associa-
ology show lower media reach for tv,
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community when lifestyle “changes” The crisis – a chance to
are commented at length although the
changes are basically due to the switch
from clean, random-sampled telephone
deliver value
In Switzerland – like anywhere – re-
Switzerland's SECO Offers
"Ready Ear" For Foreign
interviews to an online survey panel. search has not prevented the bubble
from forming nor from bursting. Sur-
Digging your own veys are strongest when used as a
grave
Entrepreneurs
feedback tool in order to reach stake-
holders. No doubt, better
The reluctance of respon-
dents to participate in re-
"9 out of 10 stakeholder orientation
can speed up the recovery.
search is on the increase. phone calls are However researchers need By Hans-Ruedi Hertig
This is partly due to the 9
out of 10 phone calls that not research- to design research with a
neutral view. Unfortunately
Mrs. Rühl can look back on a career in • The continuity of activities and
are not research-based, but foreign economic affairs that brought personal relationships within “mixed
are placed by telemarketers.based but even marketing research
text books consider “the
her into contact with CBC in 2005 when commissions” as institutionalised with
In addition, with numer- visiting China as an advisor to former China for decades
ous infotainment surveys are placed by support of a given opinion
Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss. Mrs. • Improving and safeguarding market
or view” as the number one
tion claims that 2/3 of all Swiss adults we should not be surprised
that market research is tak-
telemarketers" motive for commissioning
Rühl discussed Sino-Swiss economic re-
lations with Hans-Ruedi Hertig, senior
access for Swiss exporters and investors
have been interviewed in 2008. How- marketing research (Kuss’ • Private public partnerships such as
ever, many of these interviews are en less seriously. Consider client manager CBC Switzerland Mar-
from the “Freie Universität Berlin”). with OSEC, the Swiss foreign trade or-
conducted within survey panels. As a surveys such as the one about choco- keting Research and managing partner
ganization
result, it is not an increasing late Easter bunnies: “Do you start eat- CBC and Konso strongly believe that of Konso Ltd., Institute for Consumer
ing the bunny’s head or the and Social Analysis. • Standardised mutual agreements re-
amount of Swiss respondents
who are being interviewed,
"More tail first”?
the main challenge to our business
community is professionalism commit- garding investment
The interview with
but an increasingly smaller respondents One large institute even ted not only to delivering “what you
Mrs. Rühl concerned “Chinese investors protection, double tax-
ation and free trade
see” but also to what you do not see.
group of respondents who
are selling their answers are lured onto claims maximize response, it
der to
that (quote!) “in or-
After all, this has always been the basis
two SECO mandates
relating to foreign
appreciate the liberal SECO is developing
of success for Swiss quality.
many times every year. Even
survey panels is indispensable to do inter- economic policy: the Swiss labor market strategies like these
based on close con-
government surveys are now views on Sundays.” __________________ development of an
Meeting with: Ambassador and the quality of the
run in panels. by coupons An imperfect ¹Hans-Ruedi Hertig is Managing Part- Monika Rühl-Burzi, Head of
increasingly better tacts with private
partners already lo-
framework for Swiss
Survey panels and cash" market ner of Konso, Institute for Consumer
the Bilateral Economic Rela- enterprises involved educational system” cated in the relevant
and Social Analysis Ltd. Basel, Switzer-
and their mar- In Switzerland the distri- land and Senior Client Manager of CBC tions Division in the Foreign in export or invest- (foreign) markets con-
cerned, including systematic surveys as
keting hype bution of research volume is a long Switzerland Marketing Research. He Economic Affairs Directorate
ments abroad as well as the promotion
we – survey specialists – have learned
of Switzerland as an investment loca-
Survey panels are being compiled way away from the otherwise typical is active in Swiss Marketing Research with satisfaction.
competitive SME (small and medium since 1979 and has held senior posi- of SECO, the State Secretariat tion. With regard to China, the potential
with the argument that some 10 to for exports and Swiss investments is
15% non-registered phone users will enterprises) market structure: 2 insti- tions in Swiss multinational machinery, for Economic Affairs still enormous with continuing double-
Foreign economic relations are a task of
tutes account for over 50% of the mar- IT and market research companies. He the Swiss federal government – unlike
be included. But 80% of them will digit growth rates over the last 10 years
ket and 4 companies cover ca 80%. teaches strategy at the University of Swiss location promotion, in which a
be among the registered households – which is also the timeframe of CBC’s
One institute alone takes a very large Bedfordshire (U.K.) and Marketing Ex- mix of local, cantonal and federal insti-
within two years. No proof is yet in presence in China.
slice of the survey contracts placed by cellence at the Marketing and Business tutions and private public partners are
sight that households not registered
government institutions. School Zürich (Switzerland). SECO has a clear strategy with trans- involved. Mrs Rühl, however, has offered
in directories behave differently from
parent milestones: assurances that SECO has a ready ear for
those registered. Konso identifies al-
foreign entrepreneurs seeking invest-
most 90% of all Swiss households us- • Targeted cooperation, such as the
ment opportunities in Switzerland. The
ing its telephone database – including recent Sino-Swiss memorandum relating
open and uncomplicated contact with
mobile-only users. to environment technologies and the es-
Mrs. Rühl is living proof of this.
tablishment of a task force to this end
Online research –
chances and risks Sustainability, personal
With their technology and incentive-
drive and charm
based bias, consumer online research Current Vice-President of the Federal
panels will produce significantly differ- Council Doris Leuthard, Head of the
ent lifestyle structures due to the ex- Federal Department of Economic Af-
tremely small segments of the universe fairs, visited China in May 2008 and
that they represent. When recruited, then further developed bilateral rela-
only 5 to 10% will participate in an on- tions with China on the occasion of the
line survey panel, about half will click visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jia-
Intensifying economic relations: Chinese Com-
the questionnaire link in their e-mail bao in January 2009 when the new bi-
merce Minister Chen Deming shakes hands
and others will not complete the sur- with Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard at
lateral investment protection agreement
vey. It is embarrassing to the research a meeting in Zurich in February 2009. was signed. The memorandum relating
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