Dear Executive,
Welcome to 2008’s Growth
Innovation and Leadership eBulletin!
You can rely on this eBulletin to provide you with the most up to date
information about the industry, including insights from Frost & Sullivan
experts, leading industry executives, and leading solution providers.
This issue will provide you with stimulating and innovative content to keep
you ahead of the curve. You don't want to miss the ground-breaking details
about Wal-Mart's Global Green Strategy in this issue's featured article, or
Michael Tomcyzk's (Managing Director, Mack Center for Technological
Innovation at The Wharton School) article on Innovation Games: Playing to
Win. Also in this issue, Frost & Sullivan Vice President Leo O'Connor weighs
in on selecting the right technologies for growth.
I look forward to meeting you at a Frost & Sullivan Global Congress!
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Over the past three years, you’ve made steady progress in growing the SPX business, while at the same time improving the company’s operational efficiencies. What are some of the initiatives you’ve implemented to help drive down costs while also contributing to revenue growth? |
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In 2007, Frost & Sullivan conducted a Growth Survey. Among several interesting findings, the most notable is the "Most Popular Management tools for Growth Tools & Techniques". Overall, it appears that U.S. CEOs utilize many different management tools to drive growth. However, the five most popular – but not by much – management tools are: Strategic Partnering (38%), Marketing Strategy (34%), Sales Strategy (30%), Strategic Planning (26%), and New Product Launch (25%). |
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Michael S. TomczykManaging Director Mack Center for Technological Innovation The Wharton School |
Innovation Games: Playing to Win… |
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Have you ever been on a TV game show? If you’re involved in any aspect of innovation, you’re already on a game show. Think about it. The stakes are high. Everybody’s watching—top management, colleagues, competitors, the media, family members. If you win, you win big. If you lose, the moderator smiles disingenuously and says, “Sorry…next contestant, please.” |
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Eric MelitonResearch Analyst Environmental & Building Technologies Frost & Sullivan |
Global Green Strategy Wal-Mart’s Sustainability 360 Program | |
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Due to many years of unregulated pollution, excessive consumer affluence, and the rapid population growth experienced worldwide, the effects of global warming are evident. Not only have these actions attributed to serious damage on the global scale, but the overuse of the Earth’s vast natural resources have put the future in jeopardy. |
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Rich LuciaSales Speaker, Consultant, and Coach |
Maximizing Sales and Marketing for Business Growth | |
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Today it is all about growing the business. How do I get that top line revenue increase that will fuel my organization? You have a great product but the media has learned that negative news gets attention. An endless bombardment of how terrible the economy is followed up with a heaping tablespoon of how bad it’s going to be fills the airwaves. |
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Leo O'ConnorVice President, Research Technical Insights Frost & Sullivan |
Select Emerging Technologies for Growth, but Beware of the Pitfalls | |
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Investing early in the life of a developing technology, while naturally risky, can give the investing company a running start, the so-called early-mover advantage, where the company creates advantage by proving its technology to customers before others; receives important patents to protect the work; or develops cutting edge processes, devices, and materials that help it stay ahead. |
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