Sentences with phrase «about companies»

Regardless, we as a society need to get serious about these companies» power — and constrain it.

«But we've found people who've heard about companies from others view them either on par or more favourably.»

Canadian CEOs agree that natural resource companies should stay in Canadian hands, although they don't feel the same way about companies in other industries.

«People don't feel this way about companies, and they definitely don't feel this way about their work tools,» says Ali Rayl, Slack's head of customer support.

While venture capitalists, mutual funds and other private investors can only see upside in a zero - interest environment where growth is hard to find, public investors would be skeptical of a public Uber, Smith explains, just as they've asked tough questions about companies like Twitter and Yelp.

You've read about companies achieving amazing results with tweeting campaigns.

(Fortune already wrote about the companies and movie studios that are behind this year's biggest Academy Award nominees.)

Consequently, consumers expect to know more about companies than ever before.

I mean that there has been negative press about the companies after they were bought.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to block the deal over concerns about the companies» pricing power in the media market.

Federal regulators have warned about these companies, but they haven't done much to regulate the industry.

Ratings of fictional conference calls supported the conclusion that investors feel better about companies whose bosses employ these five little words more often.

But it's open about the companies it's backing.

We talk to them about their companies and try to discern why they've grown so fast so that you can learn how to do it, too.

What about companies like GE and Mitsubishi that have to not just handle multiples brand in the same field, but also brands in other areas, from light bulbs and entertainment companies to cars and stereos?

My own mom's set lasted 35 years, but when it came to talking about companies using Cutco products as gifts, I had no example to give.

Only 7.2 percent of the responses were pessimistic about their companies» chances of success in the coming year.

But when asked about the companies they worked for now, a solid majority — 71 percent — said that their work culture was equally supportive of both and women.

Close to 90 percent said they're optimistic about their companies» prospects into the first quarter of 2016.

And what about companies that have offices in multiple countries?

«When we ask about the companies women ask for now, they overwhelmingly say the climate is better,» says Grossblatt.

If you want to attempt to stop office romances from ever occurring in the first place, employers should educate employees about the companies» office romance rules during the hiring process.

The executive told analysts on a conference call on Friday to discuss the sports retailer's abysmal second quarter results that he wasn't concerned about companies like Adidas and Nike (nke) selling on Amazon.com (amzn), saying that quality in - store experience remained a crucial protection against the massive online retailer.

The Harris Poll Reputation Quotient, which has been conducted since 1999, is among the most expansive surveys of consumer opinions about companies.

Michael Dell doesn't talk specifically about the companies he's interested in, but according to an April 2012 Forbes interview, Dell said he, personally, looks at over 250 companies every year that might fit into the company's acquisition strategy, even if the company only acts on a few.

It's nice to be a tech innovator, but think about companies like Apple, Google, or Airbnb.

Silicon Valley could benefit from learning more about the companies and innovations coming out of China.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA?

This support from their customer - advocates generated word of mouth about the company and their growth started.

[Employees] are fairly used to people saying good and bad things [about the company].

Netflix's head of programming, Ted Sarandos, did use the call Monday evening to shoot down one frequent rumor about the company, while declining to address another.

That said, it's very possible to know so much about the company that you forget you're there to sell yourself.

It also came with a small brochure about the company and a few stickers.

Key personal takeaway: I know when I'm feeling engaged about my company's mission: when I'm eager to answer that classic cocktail - party question «And what do you do?»

Someone can see what they feel is the greatest advertisement in the world and be dead set on buying from that company, but if a friend tells them good things about another company that offers the same goods or services, most of the time they will take their friends advice and go with the alternative company.

After all, if you have employees who will fake a death to miss a day's work, what does that say about your company?

But the market at large no longer seems to care about that record, nor about the company's success outside of North America.

Palos Management president Charles Marleau says there are some things you learn about a company only by talking to the CEO

According to its founder, who periodically makes announcements about his company's financial health even though he isn't required to do so, the company has been profitable in some quarters but prefers to reinvest in growth.

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For any start - up, ensuring that people know about your company is essential to success.

It seems an absurd question to be asking about a company like Research In Motion, Canada's most successful and influential tech firm.

Rumblings of dissent often swirl around the Politico empire, with periodic defections of senior staff and questions about the company's ambitious expansion plans in Europe and elsewhere.

Keeping your customers informed about your company's activities before, during and after the trade show is crucial, Heckes of Exhib - it says.

The hearing will give lawmakers the chance to ask the Facebook CEO directly about the company's involvement in the improper harvesting of data from an estimated 87 million users by Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that worked for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently testified at two Congressional hearings at which he fielded lawmakers» questions about the company's continued stumbles with data privacy and how it intended to prevent future disasters.

For media relations in particular, you want to create a series of signature stories about your company, products / services and employees.

She also says that she'll release more information about her company when she determines it's time to do so, not when her competitors request it.

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The important thing to remember, Wennmachers says, is that few reporters are going to jump at the opportunity to write a simple profile about a company that's just released a new feature or product.