Forget what you hear about technology giving
companies a competitive advantage.
Consider five ways that recruiting people from different backgrounds can provide
your company a competitive advantage.
The software he wrote gave
his company a competitive advantage, allowing it to carve out a niche in a crowded marketplace.
A local tech firm is applauding the federal government on a new program that is giving Canadian
companies a competitive advantage when it comes to attracting global talent.
Yesterday the Prime Minister said at Prime Minister's questions that that was his policy and it should happen, but businesses are saying that, in fact, they are not being allowed to do that because Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs says, among other things, «Oh no, it would give such
a company a competitive advantage.»
The exclusivity of the Nook Glow arrangement gave
the company the competitive advantage they needed to have a eight month jump on everyone else.
A moat is what gives
a company a competitive advantage which allows it to generate and maintain high returns on capital by keeping competitors at bay.
At an event hosted by the initiative this morning (25 September) in New York, Autodesk, Colgate Palmolive, General Mills and NRG Energy will explain why setting science - based targets today is expected to give
companies a competitive advantage in the low - carbon economy of tomorrow.
Really anything can be a trade secret as long as it gives
a company a competitive advantage in the market place and it is subject to reasonable efforts to keep it secret.
A strong employer brand can be a powerful business tool, a public image that tells the story of a companies values, mission and culture to potential candidates and gives
your company a competitive advantage in the recruitment game.
Upgraded claims reconciliation and payments package handling government health payments and private payers which gave
company competitive advantage in market place.
I am hard - working, focused, and dedicated to making things work quickly and with a quality that gives you, your team, and
your company a competitive advantage.
He says HomeLife's ongoing focus on families and children will give
the company a competitive advantage in China.
Not exact matches
That means Theranos is using full blood draws, from patients» arms, rather than a few drops of blood from pricking patients» fingers, which up to that point had been one of the
company's key
competitive advantages.
These perceptions on the part of your customers may not seem like a big deal to you but in
competitive markets, small business owners must utilize every
advantage to make their
company stand out among the competition.
Small
companies in niche markets can use their specialization and nimbleness as powerful
competitive advantages.
(For a more detailed take on how to think critically about your
company's CSR agenda, see Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article, «Strategy and Society: The Link Between
Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility»).
Today's
competitive landscape is more crowded than ever, and the ability to tailor your engagement process to fit each customer is an
advantage that will help your
company stand out.
«There's all kinds of evidence now that says
companies that use data effectively have a
competitive advantage over those who don't,» says Jan Kestle, founder and president of Environics Analytics.
For one, independent venture - capital firms still hold a
competitive advantage over their corporate counterparts due to their flexibility, speed and experience in helping
companies succeed financially.
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn says the days where
companies do all of their innovation, research and development internally are over, while new creative and more nimble startups are proving that the scale of a business is no longer a
competitive advantage.
Manufacturing
companies aren't known for extensive online cataloging, so going the extra mile will give you a
competitive advantage.
In fact, your small
company has distinct
competitive advantages that can put your corporate counterparts to shame.
RelSci is a technology solutions
company working with executive teams to create
competitive advantage by capturing and leveraging their relationship networks with the influential decision makers that matter to their success.
Janet Stimpson, president of women's clothing wholesaler White House Design
Company Inc. in Burnaby, B.C., runs a business whose
competitive advantage hinges on fulfilling orders quickly.
For examples of
companies doing right by workers eyeing retirement — and gaining
competitive advantages along the way — look no further than the 30 Best Workplaces to Retire From.
Your
competitive advantage isn't quite as important if your
company is going to operate in the beginning stages of a new industry.
Typically, this is called your
competitive advantage, but it's not an overstatement to call it your
company's reason for being.
«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 most workers are seeking jobs that offer remote work, then
companies that offer this perk are already at a
competitive advantage.
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.
The
company must have long - term potential; it needs some sort of sustainable
competitive advantage that will keep it in business for years to come; he wants double - digit returns — «Why bother buying a business if you're not getting at least that for taking on the risk of owning a
company?»
When Harvard researchers went looking for actual, real life
companies where everyone was totally themselves, «
companies that pursued
competitive advantage by developing every person to his or her fullest potential,» how many such organizations did they find?
On each day of Small Business Week, Inc. will spotlight a different
competitive advantage of local brick - and - mortar
companies.
The
company's viral momentum remains one of its key
competitive advantages, but it faces pretty stiff competition.
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.
The biggest
competitive advantage of a startup over a big
company is its ability to attack profit pools faster.
Whatever industry a
company is in, its people are its
competitive advantage.
Talent management and succession planning was something that P&G, the ultimate promote - from - within
company, considered among its greatest
competitive advantages.
People will be curious about the
company's market, its strategy, its
competitive advantages (or disadvantages), what it's focusing on over the next couple of years.
But if
companies like Microsoft are able to combine their enormous pools of capital, people and technology with the agility of a startup, they could force fledgling
companies to rethink how to maintain their
competitive advantage.
M.I.T. Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group surveyed 3,000 business executives and found that while 85 percent of them believed AI would provide their
companies with a
competitive advantage, only one in 20 had «extensively» incorporated it into their offerings or processes.
Rubicon has told reporters and potential investors that its own diversion rate «is three times the rate of landfill
companies,» yet refuses to disclose the rate (on or off the record), saying the figure is a
competitive advantage.
But that feature alone can mean a real
competitive advantage for
companies in some industries.
On the other hand, the lower average age of Tinder users could be a
competitive advantage for the Match
company, he added.
But the deal also marks yet another small but significant step towards greater regulation of Airbnb, Uber, and other
companies in the so - called sharing economy, whose
competitive advantage arguably hinges on its ability to operate with little oversight.
Much of the media's attention has focused on wage increases, but other perks like tuition reimbursement can be an important
competitive advantage for
companies like Chipotle.
Chris Savage, co-founder and CEO of the professional video hosting
company, Wistia, told me that culture — composed of the people you bring in — is something worth fighting for, because it's a
competitive advantage that's boosted every time you add someone to the team.
Costly Lessons Despite the many examples of
companies that report shining success in applying cutting - edge customer - service concepts to get a
competitive advantage, there's a bleak side to that brave new world.