Sentences with phrase «as another competitive advantage as»

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«The vast majority of clients do not allow us to say that we work with them,» Maddock says, citing their concern over the stigma that comes with outsourcing jobs overseas, as well as a reluctance to reveal a potential competitive advantage.

There will be exceptions, thanks to «feedback effects»: As top - performing firms use data to improve their marketing, automation, and products, their competitive advantage will reward them with yet more data, and yet more improvements, onward until it is impossible to compete with them.

As a business, you need to understand who your target customer is and what your competitive advantage is.

Small companies in niche markets can use their specialization and nimbleness as powerful competitive advantages.

Marketing and sales must agree on the target markets, decision - makers and influencers, and have a shared appreciation of the buyer needs, buying process and budget, as well as the competitive advantages, enabling marketing to generate high - quality leads.

Though very different, they each exemplify in their work a trend that Inc. has charted for years: the rise of terrific design as a competitive business advantage.

Investing in employee self - improvement as a competitive advantage isn't just a platitude; it's backed by research.

Our «competitive advantage» was our creative genius family friend, Bill Keister, a retired Bell Labs scientist who invented puzzles as a hobby.

In fact, they look at it as their competitive advantage.

Firms that employ these technologies have the potential to gain a significant competitive advantage in their market, and as Jack Welch, former CEO of GE famously said, «If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete!»

As Eric Ries writes in The Lean Startup, «the ability to learn faster from customers is the essential competitive advantage that startups must possess.»

As he's gotten older, the knowledge he's acquired along the way has become an increasingly crucial component of Keflezighi's competitive advantage.

According to Kuo, whose note was earlier reported on by AppleInsider, Apple believes its Face ID is superior to competing face scanners and wants to use it as a «competitive advantage» in the smartphone market.

We view our customers as our competitive advantage: they're who we look to for ideas, they're our ambassadors, they're our spokespeople, they're our models.

The ability to grow and develop is one area that most employees note as a reason for staying with an organization; therefore, this can help you retain top talent that provides a competitive advantage.

Your competitive advantage isn't quite as important if your company is going to operate in the beginning stages of a new industry.

«As a privately - owned family business in a service industry, we believe the engagement of our Pyle People is our single most important strategic competitive advantage.

It also gives the Pacific Gateway and Canadian railways a competitive advantage over competing ports with shorter contracts such as Seattle and Long Beach, Calif..

Regardless of what the future holds, this gives Seattle a nice competitive advantage as a city.»

«Data management, storage and processing is a source of competitive advantage for frankly most companies, and enterprises are only going to accelerate their spend around these services and solutions as time goes on.

If you take advantage of Twillory, a men's clothing company that makes high - quality dress shirts at competitive prices, it doesn't have to be quite as expensive as you think.

For example: when it comes to your customer acquisition strategy or your logistics platform, you can do what everyone else is doing as long as there is no competitive advantage readily available.

Boasting that your journey as an entrepreneur has been a breeze may seem like it's a competitive advantage, but it's actually a turnoff for Raj Ganguly, co-founder and partner of B Capital.

«It's a competitive advantage to be seen as more pro-animal,» Balk said.

Much like their predecessors in traditional brick - and - mortars, online merchants are creating bundles (or also known as kits) to create a competitive advantage for their businesses.

That goes against the grain at some major online merchants, who treat their security measures as a competitive advantage.

The company's management believes that these moves have given the chain a competitive advantage as consumers say they want to eat more healthy foods.

But the common theme is that companies would welcome new rules as an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage and grow their businesses.

As competitive as entrepreneurship has become, there's enough money available for ventures in all industries, especially for innovative ideas that take advantage of an already burgeoning markeAs competitive as entrepreneurship has become, there's enough money available for ventures in all industries, especially for innovative ideas that take advantage of an already burgeoning markeas entrepreneurship has become, there's enough money available for ventures in all industries, especially for innovative ideas that take advantage of an already burgeoning market.

Deep pockets: «Businesses that provide deep pockets as the source of their competitive advantage have a predictable tendency to empty those pockets over time,» they write.

Advisors who are already acting as fiduciaries should tout that status to clients and use it to their competitive advantage.

But Ehrlichmann cites Porch's detailed Home Report as a major competitive advantage.

Even if startups aren't interested in turning data into a product, they need to use these insights as a competitive advantage.

Cross-border retail is expected to grow twice as fast as domestic sales, so retailers that have overcome the bumps in the road to cross-border retail are already enjoying serious competitive advantages.

«The vast majority of clients do not allow us to say that we work with them,» Maddock says, citing their concern over the stigma that comes along with outsourcing jobs overseas, as well as a reluctance to reveal a potential competitive advantage.

Spotify has emphasized its wide availability — free memberships, compatibility with multiple operating systems and smart speakers — as a competitive advantage.

Morneau's office has responded to the concerns by arguing that Canada has advantages such as an educated workforce and still boasts a competitive tax rate among G7 countries, even after the U.S. reforms.

But, as Boothe points out, any serious move in that direction would demand seamless co-operation between Ottawa and the provinces — not historically a source of Canadian competitive advantage.

This is partly down to the corporate cultures created by hot firms such as Google and Facebook, but a lot of it comes down to profits: according to McKinsey, organizations whose employees are connected see a 20 - 25 % increase in productivity - an incredible advantage in today's competitive atmosphere.

«Our Lowe's employees are one of our key competitive advantages, as they have a high degree of home improvement project expertise that customers know and trust,» the company said in an emailed statement.

«Our fixed income team recognized early that the industry landscape was changing and that those who could effectively address issues such as lack of liquidity, price transparency, and efficiency, would have a competitive advantage,» Switzer saidin the statement.

Anything that provides an incentive for someone to become, or remain, a customer — such as easier access to a show or service or blogger they feel loyal to — is a competitive advantage for the carrier.

Managing that risk by recognizing and shoring up points of vulnerability is the difference between using data as a competitive advantage and being the victim of a catastrophic data loss.

As businesses gain competency in these techniques and learn to invest wisely, these techniques will slowly become standards rather than competitive advantages.

So as Dan sees it, he gained a competitive advantage, and if he broke a few eggs along the way, who cares?

With technology and social media ruling our lives, we are becoming less opportunistic in developing our listening skills, and less socially aware of its effect on business as a competitive advantage.

For business owners, focusing just as much attention on internal functions can be a competitive advantage.

As these integrated platforms increase in number, more companies will be able to scale IoT solutions to increase competitive advantage.

For those uninitiated, Startup America is a White House partnership with AOL co-founder Steve Case and the Kauffman and the Case Foundations, with the aim to increase «the number of new, high - growth firms that are creating economic growth, innovation, and quality jobs; celebrate and honor entrepreneurship as a core American value and source of competitive advantage; and inspire and empower an ever - greater diversity of communities and individuals to build great American companies.»

Large online retailers like Amazon have an advantage in competitive pricing, as they can set the price low enough to run smaller retailers out of business.