A Bain &
Company study claims, «It costs 5 to 25 times more to acquire a new customer than retain an existing one.»
Not exact matches
The
company said its
claims were backed up by a a double - blind, placebo - controlled
study.
That dominance,
claims Kay, who founded the Institute for Fiscal
Studies, was almost incidental, a result of the
company's passionate devotion to airplanes.
The green coffee bean manufacturer, Applied Food Sciences Inc., agreed to pay a $ 3.5 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission charged the
company with using the results of the flawed
study to make baseless
claims, the agency announced in September.
He wanted to
study the
claim by consultants that executives need to be paid extraordinarily high compensation or else they would migrate to other
companies and jurisdictions, which — as it turned out — did not happen, Feinberg said, or is a «myth» as was stated in the U.K. this week.
It's not hard to see why we have a plethora of one - size - fits - all business advice dispensed by management gurus and bestselling authors, either extracting so - called universal principles from a few case
studies, or
claiming to dissect a new trend that winning
companies are already exploiting.
Read «After a Loss: Pursuing an Insurance
Claim,» a 14 - page brochure that manages to be both a quick read and a comprehensive
study on how
companies should handle the
claims - filing process if they experience a fire or other business interruption.
But I'm sick and tired of
companies like Progenex citing industry - backed
studies claiming whey's superiority over plant - based protein sources.
As reported by the New York Times, the President of the
company that makes the product in question (SimplyThick)
claimed, «There was no need to conduct
studies (for use of the product in infant formula), as the use of thickeners overall was already well established.
Thus, I strongly support the critical statement «human milk is the recommended source of nutrition for infants» in the FDA's proposed guidance, and urge a guidance revision that any breast milk comparison
claims (e.g., «closer than ever to breast milk») made by formula
companies must also be substantiated by
studies that use a control group of exclusively breast - fed infants.
Just as the press touts an unpublished, nonexistent
study by researchers standing to profit from the
claims, actual peer - reviewed science clashing with the mere
claims of Bailes, Omalu, and
company goes overlooked.
A spokesman for Gerard, Reid Porter, told The Post that neither Cuomo nor the state Department of Health, which the governor
claims has been conducting a health
study on fracking for nearly a year, has sought any information about the drilling technique from API or any of its member
companies.
In the 1970s the FDA investigated Francois Savery, a doctor who submitted identical data to two drug
companies,
claiming that they were from two different
studies.
He is also working on an 800 - page book, The Golden Holocaust, which describes, Proctor
claims, the shaky scientific rhetoric and bogus clinical
studies that tobacco
companies used to sell their products.
Minority applicants may fare even worse in the resume pile at
companies purporting to support diversity than they would at
companies that don't make the
claim, shows a new
study from the University of Toronto.
Opponents of GOF
studies, for their part,
claimed that Gryphon overstated benefits from GOF influenza
studies in part because the
company mainly interviewed experts favoring this research.
Published today, a two - year
study of Android security updates has revealed a distressing gap between the software patches Android
companies claim to have on their devices...
If you are going to put your faith in a
study's
claim, make sure it wasn't funded by the supplement
company itself.
The
study that
claimed Green Coffee Bean Extract could help you lose 17 pounds in 22 weeks without diet & exercise was actually funded by the
company profiting off the sale of Green Coffee Bean Extract.
Some
companies claim the amazing benefits of betaine from the human
studies that were conducted at the University of Connecticut using natural BetaPower ®, yet in their product they use generic, synthetic material.
Scientific
studies surrounding the use of the topical application of ginkgo, caffeine or retinoids have provided no real evidence of repair or improvement of the actual problem like many of these
companies claim.
Bogus Science from Natural Immunogenics - «Particulate vs. Ionic Silver» A
company that produces ionic silver products has published a
study titled «Comparative Bacteriology Analysis: Particulate vs. Ionic Silver» wherein they
claim to prove that ionic silver kills pathogens but silver particles don't.
However, most of these
claims are based on
studies funded by pharmaceutical
companies with a vested interest in promoting the use of their products.
Contrary to marketing
claims, the drink isn't particularly high in minerals, and a
study funded by Vita Coco, one of the biggest coconut water
companies around, found that neither coconut water nor sports drinks hydrate better than plain old water.
Every one of us has seen clinical
study claims made by supplement
companies, diet gurus, alternative health practitioners, food
companies and pharmaceutical
companies.
According to the FTCs complaint, the
studies POM has funded do not substantiate the
companys claims, and a closer look at the research seems to bear that out.
First, the
company sponsored Conversation Nation, which it
claims is the largest
study ever conducted on the importance of conversation in the search for love.
Bollinger didn't say when production is ready as it
claims they are in «talks with third - party independent vehicle manufacturers in the U.S.» As of the B1's reveal, the
company says those potential parties are currently
studying the market potential and investment costs for proper financial estimates.
Daniel is certain the
claim has no merit — until a memo written by a Geller scientist is found, detailing the shocking results of a
study that implicates the
company in a horrific lie.
The
company claims that internal
studies have revealed «no issues» with the name and expects production to continue as planned.
The reason your insurance
company will look at your insurance score is because
studies have for a long time found a definite correlation between a homeowners negative credit rating and their likelihood of filing an insurance
claim.
Companies that utilized the practice have
claimed that it helps determine how reliable and trustworthy a candidate is, which has largely been refuted and disproven by recent
studies.
Contrary to what you might think, many experts
claim that
studying companies to pick stocks has no point.
The
study rated the insurance
companies based on several factors including policy offerings, rates,
claims, etc..
Insurance
companies evaluate your credit because
studies have shown that consumers with poor credit file more
claims, which makes them riskier customers.
While our own Preventive Vet dogs love the QChefs treats (Nune is enjoying it in the photo above), we haven't seen any
studies that prove the specific dental
claims the
company makes.
The VOHC have created the standardized scientific protocols that
companies must follow while conducting the plaque and / or tartar controlling
studies on their products if they wish to obtain a «VOHC Seal of Approval» to substantiate their dental benefit
claims.
I tend to lean towards the results of
studies not funded by the
company but lots of people are comfortable believing label
claims.
According to a 4000 - participant
study undertaken by the
company, the
company claims that its induction lights reduce the probability of accidents by up to 35 %, and that 85 % of its induction light users «have also expressed to have felt safer whilst riding in traffic.»
Earlier last year, following an article reviewing 6 (also alarmist) books on the environment including Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, Nicholas Stern's report, and George Monbiot's Heat, we discovered that, inconveniently, May had taken a few liberties with the facts himself, citing a single
study, referenced in the Stern Report to make the
claim that» 15 — 40 per cent of species «were vulnerable to extinction at just 2 degrees of warming, and that oil
companies were responsible for a conspiracy to spread misinformation, and prevent action on climate change.
Davies singled out Dr. Willie Soon, saying the Harvard researcher received more than $ 1 million from
companies that support
studies critical of manmade climate change
claims.
In a recent
study, the
company found that on average only 39 % of Americans
claim
With
studies claiming as much as 90 % lower carbon footprint per journey than an equivalent flight, efforts to cut that footprint even further and offset the rest, and now Eurostar's positive and accomodating response to bicycle protests, the
company seems to be well aware of the green market for their service.
«The guide includes several case
studies from around the world where greenhouse gas accounting firms, national authorities operating in under - regulated jurisdictions, and individuals or
companies claiming to offset emissions in return for investment have cut corners, falsified information or received bribes.»
Nevertheless, it's worth keeping in mind that the supplement industry is not nearly as regulated as the pharmaceutical industry, so it's easier for supplement
companies to invent
claims about their products without doing
studies to back them up.
A recent Rand Corporation
study finds that more than 730,000 people in the United States filed compensation
claims for asbestos - related injuries from the early 1970s through the end of 2002, costing businesses and insurance
companies more than -LSB-...]
Regarding the statement made by the
claims adjuster,
studies have shown that the vast majority of clients who engage an attorney receive substantially more compensation than the insurance
company initially offered them prior to retaining an attorney, even after the attorney's fees are deducted.
A new university
study and the ever - increasing use of wireless devices, such as the BlackBerry, could result in a flood of lawsuits against employers for creating an allegedly dangerous environment where unpaid overwork is required for success, promotion and job security, a leading law firm warns -LSB-...] Giving rise to possible
claims, is a recent
study by Gayle Porter, Associate Professor of Management at Rutgers University in New Jersey, which suggests possible liability for
companies if they keep their employees on «electronic leashes» as part of their job requirements.
The insurance
company will oftentimes look for other possible causes of the
claimed catastrophic injury, including prior medical procedures, degenerative changes on imaging
studies, preexisting medical conditions, and prior injuries.
Lawsuits against Glaxo
claim that the
company failed to properly test the drug and determine safety risks before selling it; failed to warn the public about dangerous side effects; fraudulently marketed the drug to pregnant women even though it was not approved for this use; and misrepresented results from animal
studies.