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A First Time for Everything
- 30 May 2012 11:08
- by Katherine Burns
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Well, it’s my first blog. Not just my first one for Frost & Sullivan – my first blog ever. As a professional writer, and professional communicator, I guess this means I’m somewhat old-fashioned. I’d rather write something longhand than type it, and I wish we’d all put the Postal Service back in business by sending each other some letters. (Remember...
2012 European R&D/Innovation and Product Development Priorities Survey: Open Innovation for Idea Generation
- 29 May 2012 13:20
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) recently completed its 2012 survey of R&D/innovation and product development executives throughout Europe. The executives were asked to identify their most pressing challenges for 2012. The survey reveals that R&D executives continue to struggle with doing effective portfolio planning and leveraging...
Feedback: The Good, The Bad, and The Irrelevant
- 24 May 2012 13:32
- by Jannette Whippy
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As an in-house designer who works alone, I require constant feedback. It’s the only way to know if I am on the right track. Recently, I had an epiphany: I have ignored my best design resource available, my fellow designer. I could have kicked myself for the oversight. I was working on a poster that was just not fitting together well. I ignored my f...
2012 Global R&D/Innovation and Product Development Priorities Survey: Pursuing Emerging Innovation
- 23 May 2012 10:17
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) recently completed its 2012 survey of R&D/innovation and product development executives globally. The executives were asked to identify their most pressing challenges for 2012. GTM will focus its best practices research to address the prominent issues identified in the survey. This year’s survey ind...
2012 Americas R&D/Innovation and Product Development Priorities Survey: From Portfolio Management to Open Innovation
- 22 May 2012 13:35
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) recently completed its 2012 survey of R&D/Innovation and product development executives in North and South America. The executives were asked to identify their most pressing challenges for 2012. GTM will focus its best practices research to address the prominent issues identified in the survey. Acco...
Sales and Marketing Collaboration
- 16 May 2012 11:11
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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The Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) program recently surveyed marketing executives to identify their principal challenges for 2012. The survey found that marketers struggle to (1) cultivate a differentiated value proposition that resonates with clients, and (2) ensure Sales adopts the appropriate messaging and materials. Survey respondents indicate ...
Scenario Planning: Making Better Decisions about Tomorrow, Today
- 14 May 2012 16:57
- by Jessica Jeffcoat
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The future is inherently unpredictable, forcing companies to conduct strategic planning in the face of great uncertainty. As a result, many companies struggle to develop strategies that take into account long-term threats and opportunities, while balancing short-term priorities. Scenario planning is a structured methodology you can use to test exis...
Delta Air Lines to buy a US East Coast oil refinery from ConocoPhillips. A good investment but definitely not a hedge against jet fuel crack spreads.
- 02 May 2012 11:33
- by Diogenis Papiomytis
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In order to discuss the implications of this move by Delta, we first need to acknowledge the main drivers to the deal. If we exclude short-term shifts and look only at mid-term macro developments, we can observe the following: a) Heating oil crack spreads, a proxy for jet fuel cracks, have tripled compared to 2009 and now stand at about $30 per bar...
Customer-Centric Shortfall: 2012 Global Sales Leadership Priorities Survey
- 05 Apr 2012 13:20
- by Jessica Jeffcoat
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By Jessica Jeffcoat, Research Analyst, and Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland, Research Lead, Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) recently completed its 2012 survey of sales executives globally. The executives were asked to identify their most pressing challenges for 2012. GTM will focus its best practices research to a...
The Implementation Deficit: 2012 Corporate Strategy Priorities Survey Results
- 19 Mar 2012 09:49
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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Strategists continue to struggle with many of the perennial issues they identified in the 2011 survey—developing effective implementation plans and aligning corporate and financial objectives. In regards to implementation, the focus is on developing an effective procedure for execution that includes standardized metrics and milestones. Companies ne...
IAG profit growth a positive but unsustainable performance in a tough 2012 for European airlines.
- 29 Feb 2012 04:27
- by Diogenis Papiomytis
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Today IAG announced its 2011 annual results, characterised by a doubling of operating profits from €225 Million to €485 Million. However, we expect the tough economic climate to negatively impact all European airlines in 2012. This year European airline consolidation will intensify, with airline groups actively looking for opportunities to enhanc...
IAG profit growth a positive but unsustainable performance in a tough 2012 for European airlines.
- 29 Feb 2012 04:27
- by Diogenis Papiomytis
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Today IAG announced its 2011 annual results, characterised by a doubling of operating profits from €225 Million to €485 Million. However, we expect the tough economic climate to negatively impact all European airlines in 2012. This year European airline consolidation will intensify, with airline groups actively looking for opportunities to enhanc...
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