Many companies in China today are facing competitive pressures that they have not felt in the past. The slowing of the world wide economy and the large increase in costs both in manpower and energy over the last 10 years has cut into many companies profitability. Saks-Gloweli is teaching its customers how to use lean [...]
In Push strategies, manufacturers promote their product to intermediaries by offering, ex, free in-store promotional displays and price discounts, in an effort to get them to carry and promote their product to consumers. Push Strategies are most effective when an item is an impulse purchase, brand loyalty is low, or when consumers already understand a [...]
The Pareto Principle also known as the 80/20 law : says that 20% of causes are usually responsible for 80% of results It is named after an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto, who observed in 1906 that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population; he developed the principle by [...]
Cannibalization is the disminishment of the sales of one’s own product through the introduction of a competing product. But it is better to suffer a loss at one’s own hands than to have a competitor introduces a product that takes away those same sales. Putting an improved product on the market does not necessary mean [...]
By Sid Mewara, Managing Director, Saks Gloweli Consulting Saks Gloweli Consulting is a management strategy consulting firm based out of Shenzhen and Hong Kong that helps clients grow their business www.saks-gloweli.com
The geometry of a triangle is such that its sides are interdependent: One cannot alter one side without affecting the rest of the triangle. The Quality-Time-Cost-Triangle suggests that if one wants high quality work (side one) performed quickly (a second side) you will have to cede control of the third side and pay a [...]
Consumer products makers know all too well the critical role that a strong talent pool and well-defined organization play in executing their business strategies. But companies often don’t have a clear view of their talent and organization, or human resources readiness. They can pinpoint specific areas where they lack management bench depth, areas with dangerously [...]
Since the idea of a “business strategy” — a long-term plan for growth and profitability — was first developed in the early 1960s, companies around the world have used this tool to pick a competitive position and make their way closer to it. But many business leaders seem to be losing their confidence in strategy, [...]
Via: Saks Gloweli Consulting Of the 142 companies that headed to New York’s stock exchanges for initial public offerings in 2010, several were from China, including four hailing from an increasingly crowded, but fast-growing niche — private education and career enhancement services. What Ambow Education, TAL Education, Global Education & Technology Group and Xueda — [...]
Shenzhen Development Bank is showing signs of internal stress following its acquisition by Ping An Insurance Group. A branch vice president has resigned and taken on the role of president at China Bohai Bank’s Guangzhou branch. His resignation . . .
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