Sentences with phrase «at our competitors for»

So if that wasn't just standard shade - throwing at a competitor for the hell of it and actually had merit, maybe their source on this is just as bunk as the Terez Owens thing.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's investigation was prompted by a young reporter who lost the job she had left Law360 for after the legal newswire informed her new employer that she had signed a non-compete agreement, which stated that she would not work at any competitor for a year.

Not exact matches

For example, Henry Ford once said, «The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all but goes on making his own business better all the time.»

For Roundarch, they ended up hiring Paul Tebsherany, a person with deep knowledge of their business whom they had known and worked with for two years while employed at competitor, RazorfiFor Roundarch, they ended up hiring Paul Tebsherany, a person with deep knowledge of their business whom they had known and worked with for two years while employed at competitor, Razorfifor two years while employed at competitor, Razorfish.

Perhaps most important, its customers are loyal: According to a recent survey by Business Insider's BI Intelligence, almost one - quarter of T - Mobile's customers say they would never switch to a competitor for any reason, vs. 16 % of AT&T's customers, 15 % at Verizon, and just 7 % at Sprint.

Faced with a dilemma of how to gain awareness as «The Computer Inside» with lower - priced competitors chomping at the bit for market share, Intel took a page from consumer marketing.

A 2014 survey conducted by Powersports Business magazine and RBC Capital Markets indicates retailers that sell BRP vehicles are outperforming their competitors: 32 % of BRP dealers reported an increase in motorcycle sales of at least 20 % in the fourth quarter of last year (compared with 13 % for dealers overall), and 42 % of BRP dealers expect another 20 % jump in sales for 2015.

It's fairly typical that your customers, competitors and industry will take note of your final «instant success» and marvel at how easy you made it look, and give little consideration for the bumps, bruises and cold nights on a mountain ledge you may have suffered along the way.

At this writing, peer - to - peer car sharing is still banned in the state; Getaround's competitor, RelayRides (now called Turo), was fined $ 200,000 in 2013 by the New York Department of Financial Services for noncompliance with insurance regulations.

In fact, researchers at the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that organizations with even a single female board member or executive member showed 15 percent more productivity than their all male competitors.

«The way we operate our business is, we are going to do everything we can to have the best listings franchise, and we're going to look at what competitors are doing, and whether they may or may not be competing for our listings business, and respond in a way that enables us to protect that,» Farley said.

However, rather than compete for market share on the merits or fulfill its statutory obligation to enable competitors to practice its invention after its patents expired, Green Mountain has abused its dominance in the brewer market by coercing business partners at every level of the K - Cup distribution system to enter into anticompetitive agreements intended to unlawfully maintain Green Mountain's monopoly over the markets in which K - Cups are sold.

Shankman gets up at 4:30 every morning to allow for a workout before networking and building relationships — all before his competitors even sip their first coffee.

«When I was able to make that change, I went from a salary of zero, which was really disheartening, to being able to bring in a salary of six figures for myself,» says Burke, whose company posted annual revenue of $ 1.1 million and employed 15 people at its height in 2010 before being acquired by competitor Booksfree.com.

For example, if you own a dry cleaning service, you might list the different services you offer or the quick turnaround you provide on items (24 hours), and then note how your competitors fail at these features.

Depending on the needs of the client, I could turn to one of these competitors for assistance on particular projects with my clients, and they could also pull me in at times to help with theirs.

Those marketers and companies that understand that will be way ahead of their competitors, and will truly get better at understanding how to market and advertise more effectively, as well as how to create experiences for their consumers more effectively — and so we're moving up the adoption curve quickly.

When you're developing a brand from scratch, you'll be looking at other brands for inspiration, including competitors and brands you admire.

There was, for example, Bell's attempt a while back at an iTunes competitor, or Rogers» effort to get video calling off the ground.

Last summer, New Jersey — based sandwich chain Jimmy John's found itself at the centre of an online storm when a staffer posted details of the company's restrictive contract — one blogger called it «utterly psychotic» — which prevents even front - line employees from leaving for a competitor.

At one time or another, it has faced many of the same accusations as Uber: that it harbors a harsh corporate culture; that it's an excessively sharp - elbowed competitor; that it disregards laws it doesn't care for.

«We are not pursuing A.I. to beat humans at games,» said Nadella, taking a subtle hit at competitors like Google and IBM, whose A.I. technologies got some attention for beating humans at the ancient Chinese board game Go and on the game show Jeopardy.

At the same time, midsize competitors used newer technology for better ride and handling and to expand inside space.

If the potential hire would put you at a disadvantage by working for one of your competitors, he or she is probably worth the maximum salary.

«And I don't know if you will remember but at that time every competitor of him was telling it was crazy to open (a) store for Apple.

The first is to look at the market from the customer's viewpoint and group all your competitors by the degree to which they contend for the buyer's dollar.

The bad news is that «you're on the radar» for competitors that want to replicate your success, says Becky Reuber, a professor at the Rotman School of Management.

While it's possible the terms of his employment agreement with (and departure from) Facebook could prevent him from taking an active role at a competitor (or any company in the virtual reality space) for several months (or even years), he could reassume his public presence as an advocate for VR technology and its larger potential.

For example you could say, «Our competitor with similar metrics recently got financed at a $ 20 million pre-money valuation, here is why I think we're better...» Setting terms to the investor by saying something like, «I won't take less than this valuation» is the surest way to turn off a potential investor.

Take one look at its competitors, and you know that the market for consumer electronics and computer equipment remains strong, even in this economy.

And then there's the obvious connection between engagement and retention — disengaged employees are roughly three times as likely to jump ship for a job at a competitor than engaged ones are.

At one point, Brooks worked for a year as a subcontractor for a top competitor.

If any competitor at the time tried to adopt the subscription model for renting DVDs it would have severely damaged their core business.

You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but this is the guy you don't want selling for your competitor.

While waiting for concerts to let out, he mixes with competitors» limo drivers and gets the lowdown on what's working and what's not at the other companies.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

Unlike the U.S. direct sales market, representatives in Brazil often sell for multiple companies, and Avon was at risk of losing them to its strong regional competitor, Natura.

It doesn't come cheap at $ 300, but in terms of competitors, it's about what you'd expect to pay for high - level performance.

Executives at BlackBerry were divided over the future of BBM for months before they chose to go ahead with the plan, fuelled by the growing number of competitors on the market, including WhatsApp and Waterloo, Ont. - based Kik Messenger, both which are available on BlackBerry and other phones.

Substandard or outdated security also puts SMBs at greater risk from targeted attacks from, for instance, disgruntled former employees or shady competitors.

For example, a scandal at a major competitor can help a firm, while an accident at an important supplier can have negative consequences.

The end of the open web would put smaller players at a severe disadvantage against larger competitors, without millions of dollars to pay ISPs for «fast lane» access.

At the Olympic Games, the podiums are not only for lauding each sport's best international competitors, but for launching the next wave of celebrity athletes.

Launched four years ago by an Ottawa husband - and - wife team, it's a vibrator for couples that stimulates both partners at once — and outsells its competitors by three to one.

Life Is Good T - shirts, for example, are $ 20 at retail compared with an average $ 15 or $ 16 for most competitors.

Some surveyed also thought disgruntled employees might take a cue from WikiLeaks and reveal secrets to the media (rating this factor at 4.2) or that they might bring along company secrets when they leave to work for a competitor (rated 4.0).

Starting at $ 549, Acer's Chromebook 14 for Work is more expensive than a lot of its competitors, which leaves it lacking in our opinion, even with its decent battery life and virtually bezel - free display.

Telepathy One debuted at SXSW this past March and its sleek design and promise of a lower price point could make it a real competitor for Google Glass.

AWS filed suit late last week to keep Farrell, who had been vice president of enterprise services at AWS, from working at Smartsheet, which AWS deems a competitor, for 18 months.

She's getting vocal too: Last year she lobbied for electronic trading at the New York Stock Exchange and said her scandal - plagued competitors did «stupid things.»