The range of
competing companies consumers have to choose from is a testament to the steady (or sometimes explosive) growth of the online insurance market.
Not exact matches
While the proposed bid has gone on hiatus, the Quebec - based
company must still
compete for
consumers with other home improvement chains, notably Home Depot.
These technology
companies are leveraging their control over
consumer attention and customer data to vertically integrate upstream into content creation, spending billions per year on original content to
compete head - to - head with the studios.
Intel, Dell and Apple are just a few of the
companies competing to introduce a product that allows
consumers to simply set hardware down for a charge.
Criticism of Google's dominance in search — it enjoys a 90 per cent market share in Europe — reached a fever pitch this year, with
competing search engines and major publishers attacking the
company, and even
consumer rights groups piling on.
While rumors about a potential merger between the electric car maker and
consumer electronics giant have swirled for years, a new Bloomberg report suggests that Tesla has recruited at least 150 employees from Apple — more than any other
company, including
competing car firms.
Under Jung, Avon leaned too far toward being a beauty
company that wanted to
compete with blue - chip
consumer packaged - goods
companies like Procter & Gamble (PG) and L'Oréal.
While a minor player in social networking, Google
competes with Facebook for advertising dollars and
consumers» time, as do other social media
companies like Twitter.
They would
compete with similar
companies for attention, hoping
consumers would select their products over those of their direct competitors.
Smaller, independent brands are seen by many
consumers, especially younger ones, to be more hip and healthy and rather than
compete with them many big food and drink
companies have looked to buy into and learn from startup innovation, a leaf straight out of Silicon Valley's playbook.
The joint Regulatory Cooperation Action Plan announced this week seeks to lower costs for businesses and
consumers, increase trade and investment, and help U.S. and Canadian
companies compete more effectively with new, strong rivals in global markets.
A business model explains which
consumer pain your startup chooses to relieve, why your solution works better than
competing ones and how big a wedge a
company can drive between what customers are willing to pay and the costs.
It may be tough for some
companies to
compete in the highly saturated candy industry, but Hillside, N.J. - based Hillside Candy Co. has found success in a niche that caters to
consumers who lead a healthy lifestyle but still want to enjoy the sweeter things in life, President and CEO Ted Cohen says.
«Brand Coke is a wonderful brand, and we want to make sure it's very relevant for what the
consumer wants today, but a
company of our size has a great ability to
compete across all categories in the non-alcoholic ready - to - drink market including some of the smaller categories,» she said.
I t may be tough for some
companies to
compete in the highly saturated candy industry, but Hillside, N.J. - based Hillside Candy Co. has found success in a niche that caters to
consumers who lead a healthy lifestyle but still want to enjoy the sweeter things in life, President and CEO Ted Cohen says.
Charging less and providing more for
consumers seems like a decent way for smaller
companies to
compete, but not all practice this approach.
Tech
companies are looking to expand their footprint from traditional
consumer electronics, and car
companies are
competing to provide the latest in infotainment and connectivity services to their customers.
I would say that Tesla's day's in the monopolistic sun are numbered - more than 120 electric car models have been promised to appear over the next several years and Tesla has ZERO patents to protect itself and has run out of govt subsidies in the U.S. - they are going to have to
compete against
companies whose cars have a $ 7500 price advantage and will be unable to continue raping the
consumer by selling zero emission credits.
Because Tesla does not have any dealership franchises whatsoever, the
company's direct - to -
consumer model is not in violation of this rule because the factory - owned stores do not have any franchise dealerships with which to
compete.
Self Publishing is becoming more competitive than ever before, and even though Top
Consumer Reviews has rated Outskirts Press the # 1 self - publishing
company (more on that in the near future), we still have to
compete aggressively for those authors who shop based solely on price (rather than high quality and service).
Since Apple's launch of its first
consumer - friendly tablet in 2010, the sector has spawned a slew of slate tablets from
competing companies.
The latest product from the
company, not coincidentally announced a couple of weeks ahead of Black Friday, looks to be
competing with Amazon on price, as well — a tough proposition when you're going up against the reigning champion of
consumer hardware subsidies.
When I asked for his reaction to the Department of Justice's anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and the Publisher Defendants over eBook pricing, he eschewed gloating and stuck to the
company line: «We think it's great for customers for retailers to be able to
compete and set prices for
consumers and try to find a way to build a great business and a great
consumer offering.»
Barnes & Noble Inc. is to split in two, separating its unprofitable Nook digital business from its
consumer bookstores, an acknowledgment of the difficulties the retailer faces in
competing with bigger
companies like Amazon.com Inc. in the e-book and hardware sector.
But Amazon is a high profile software and tech
company with lots of
consumer metrics and a dominant position, while Barnes & Noble, through their recent partnership with Microsoft, has acknowledged the need to become a technological
company in order to
compete in the e-reading arena.
I expect the
company won't just try to
compete, it will give everything to tempt
consumers away from Apple and its «magical» iPad.
It has allowed the
company to garner key
consumer feedback so it can create an even better product that can
compete with the iPad and, in the end, deliver an even better user experience for its customers.
Near the end of the earnings call, one analyst asked Jobs about Apple's competitors - specifically, how those
companies would attempt to
compete with the iPad in the
consumer tablet market.
Companies that have introduced
consumer tablets to
compete with the iPad are dialing back production as demand for their tablets is failing to meet expectations.
The big three
consumer reporting
companies compete fiercely for their share of the business.
Vantage is a joint venture modeling
company form by the big three
consumer bureaus to
compete with the FICO score.
Unfortunately,
companies that offer credit repair services have been a target for
consumer watchdog groups, the government, media and other industries that
compete with credit repair services.
Just as American
companies are not
competing solely for domestic
consumers, they are not
competing solely against American counterparts, and the victor will not always live in our own backyard.
Companies are
competing for your business by lowering their fees and offering better products and it all benefits the
consumer.
This included the «True Blue Test,» which NAD said conveyed the message that
competing «big name» pet food
companies were deceiving
consumers.
Petsy also won the
consumer category of the countrywide competition, in which 110
companies competed.
As the pet food industry continues to
compete with a growing human population for protein sources, and pet food
companies and
consumers continue to seek novel proteins, insects could potentially provide many solutions.
More than a decade ago, the
company's executives made the decision to switch the chain's merchandising strategies, at first trying to
compete for higher - end
consumers, and then backtracking and going after lower - middle - class shoppers.
Credit card
companies have to
compete with each other for different segments of the
consumer market.
Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in
consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict
consumer preferences among
competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined
company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.
Since the system launched in March, it came out where there was no need for
consumers or
companies to try and to
compete for the system.
Despite the drop in prices, the sector provides opportunities for
companies as well as
consumers, he added, explaining that textile firms in Turkey can't out -
compete their Chinese or Egyptian counterparts on price, but they can offer better compliance with international (especially European Union) standards.
Fast forward to 2009 and there's a plethora of
competing claims made by
companies and much more awareness that simply dumping your old gear is a bad idea.Clearly there's now demand for greener gadgets, a fact confirmed by recent research from the US
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) on demand for green products.
But under «managed competition,» each insurance
company can set its own price and
compete for
consumers» business.
Other legal plan
companies may similarly decide to migrate into the direct - to -
consumer market and offer plans that
compete with ours.
In many cases
consumers can have leading
companies compete for their business.
Insurance
companies use narrow networks to trim enrollee costs in an effort to
compete for
consumers with less expensive premiums.
Each
company competes to offer the best product at the best price - and you as a
consumer win by looking at the whole market (like you would do on Amazon).
NetQuote can help you earn how the Internet has made researching and buying health insurance easier and more convenient for
consumers, and how to receive and choose the best health insurance quote from
competing insurance
companies.
Consumers complete one simple and secure online application, netQuote matches their application with the right agents, and within minutes the
consumer receives multiple insurance quotes directly from those
competing companies.