Sentences with phrase «consumers and business see»

In reality, consumers and business see power prices rising, are increasingly aware of energy efficiency options, and are being offered ever more power - saving technologies at ever lower costs.

Not exact matches

We need to see more mothers showing they can run software businesses (if that's what Yahoo still is), and the search market desperately needs better consumer choices.

But as the overall consumer smartphone market declines, Apple sees business customers — long the domain of companies like Microsoft and Dell Technologies — as a new area of growth.

Once you've gotten the business model right, you'll see that consumers have a natural incentive to sign up — and service providers to stay on.

It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like businesses, such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities, says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.

He describes the experience as one characterized by service providers who usually see small - business users much like consumers, and small - business users who often don't analyze their own needs and desires well enough to understand what they're looking for.

«It fit a need for our personal business here, which is great, but it also fit a product and service need that we saw businesses having,» he says, adding that the new offering helped M2 sign three large clients, including an international consumer products company and one of the «Big Three automakers.»

Investors like to see longevity and a stable marketplace full of consumers, so you should be able to show them the value of your business and how that value will only continue to grow.

And while 41 percent of small business owners say they don't see any indications that the recession is over, that's actually three percentage points lower than the number of consumers who say economic conditions have not improved.

«We saw good client activity in our balanced portfolio of businesses... The U.S. economy continues to show consumer and business optimism, and our results reflect that,» Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said in a statement.

Gartner famously predicted that, come 2020, the world will see 25 billion connected objects in the consumer and business sectors: cars, appliances, fitness devices, household products.

Thanks to technology, today's consumers and businesses no longer see streamlined communication as a luxury.

The reliance of technology is not only seen on a consumer level (just go to an Apple Store and watch people fret over having to part with their iPhone as it gets repaired), but also required for businesses to remain competitive.

Businesses and professionals can see these highly personal approaches, and explore how they can do something similar to create a connection between brands, brand stories, and consumers.

As a business, you're there to serve and support your customers, but smart businesses are also observing consumer behavior, so you can see what your customers are doing with your product, how they're using it and what they're doing with the knowledge you helped them obtain.

Packaged food companies have seen their sales slow as consumers prefer fresh foods and have reacted by cutting costs, divesting underperforming businesses and increasing...

You're able to understand so many opportunities outside by learning about different topics like consumer and organizational behavior, that you can see (a.) ways to improve and, (b.) new opportunities in a business.

«Following the election, the positive shift in sentiment among investors, business, and consumers suggested that the probability of tax cuts and easier regulation was seen to be higher than the probability of meaningful restrictions to trade and immigration.

They also tend to sell products and services to other businesses, which consumers rarely see but which do most of the heavy lifting in powering innovation and economic growth.»

«The consumer trends are moving at a pace that I've never seen in my 30 years in the business, toward more natural and more real ingredients,» he says.

You need to see what works socially in adjacent businesses, see what is reasonable to expect from consumers these days (and what they expect from you), and understand the new dimensions of self - service and constant connectivity.

Businesses are beginning to see the value in this educational and informative way of connecting with consumers.

Small - business owners who allow consumers to see and hear them will garner more trust than those who hide behind stock photos and static text on a web page.

Noel Archard, head of BlackRock Canada, points out that for a market to fire on all cylinders you need to see government, consumers and private businesses all spending money.

And customers totally want to see your website if you're a small business owner — it shows your consumers and potential leads that you're legit and a true game playAnd customers totally want to see your website if you're a small business owner — it shows your consumers and potential leads that you're legit and a true game playand potential leads that you're legit and a true game playand a true game player.

Speaking at Tmall's Super Kitchen event, an offline expo of home goods held by Alibaba Group's business - to - consumer site, Stewart said she saw an opportunity to expand her brand into the world's second largest economy as rising incomes in the middle class there were increasingly being spent on lifestyle and experiential purchases rather than staple goods.

On the upside, however, it is possible that as momentum builds consumer and business confidence will see a synchronized upturn — not just in Canada, but in the United States — adding more momentum to growth.

It's all about finding the best match between a business and influencer to ensure it's an authentic partnership that will drive results, otherwise consumers will see right through it.»

By analyzing the capital raised over the past year, we can understand: a) which consumer and commerce verticals are seeing the most activity here in Canada (such as wearables and foodtech); and b) which specific, innovative consumer and enterprise business - to - business companies are gaining traction in the market.

Long associated with consumer cameras, film, and waiting days before you could see your crummy vacation pictures, Kodak has been more relevant at the professional and business level with print systems and other enterprise solutions.

Going along with studying current trends in your market, it is just as important to study the history of the market and see if there are any patterns in business cash flow and how the economy ups and downs affect that particular industry and its consumers.

Wilson averred that it can take upwards of a few days to see bitcoins in one's account, which isn't a practical amount of time for those who want to witness digital currency become a day - to - day business and consumer function.

«Our Pharmaceuticals business continues to deliver impressive levels of growth, we have steady improvement in our Consumer business, and we are seeing momentum in our Medical Devices businesses,» CEO Alex Gorsky told investors in April, «all of which are fueling our optimism for the full - year ahead.»

A notable shift in the economic landscape will see infrastructure activity and rising business spending play a more dominant role next year, taking on some of the heavy lifting from consumers and a still - strong housing market, according to Wright.

For the first half of 2013, health information technology saw more action in mergers and acquisitions than segments like healthcare business services, consumer health and pharma IT, according to a new report from New York - based investment bank Berkery Noyes.

«Following the election, the positive shift in sentiment among investors, business, and consumers suggested that the probability of tax cuts and easier regulation was seen to be higher than the probability of meaningful restrictions to trade and immigration,» Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists led by Alec Phillips wrote in note published late last week.

Consumer spending, business investment and government spending are all providing the momentum that should see above - potential growth continue through the rest of this year.

As consumers we have seen increased rates and cancelled home delivery as two public facing ways the public corporation has tried to make its business model make sense.

(See also: The Difference Between Business and Consumer Credit Cards)

Our goal is to see... that they can make more loans to businesses and consumers across the nation.»

General Mills has been working to turn around its yogurt business and is starting to see slow signs of improvement but «there is more work to do,» CEO Jeff Harmening said during the CAGNY (Consumer Analyst Group) conference in New York City.

«While consumer sentiment in our key geographies remains relatively subdued, we have seen good progress in our Australian Beer, Spirits and Wine business, as the beer market decline has started to slow and international brand owners have chosen to partner with Lion,» said Mr Irvine.

«We have examined all areas of our business, and we are confident that we have a successful formula — superior award winning quality, exciting innovation, strong brand health, strategic customer partnerships, efficient operations and service — that will continue to see great value offered both to our direct customers and to end consumers.»

Operators are facing four big areas of challenge that Technomic sees as transformative, bound to drive changes in how operators approach business: 1) coping with supply chain challenges, including driver shortages; 2) meeting consumer demand for «food with integrity»; 3) dealing with «regulation nation» where industry - disrupting changes may include a higher minimum wage; and 4) incorporating innovations into operations, including new delivery models, variable pricing, self - ordering systems, and robotics.

So, you can see that if consumers are able to purchase the products at wholesale through a co-op then they are less likely to purchase at full retail price, and the business owner who just invested $ 5000 into that product line is likely going to have a hard time selling / moving the product.

«Many commentators have had their knives out for the Co-op Group in recent months but Ethical Consumer's readers are able to see through the spin and realise that despite some problems the Group remains an ethical business at heart».

As a consumer, influencer, and entrepreneur, I am always watching the retail business market and seeing what the trends are, as well as where everything is headed.

The UBC Sauder School of Business study, published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, found that bargain - hunters who adopt a «price - conscious mentality» — meaning their main goal is to save money and get the cheapest deal — tend to see employees who they interact with as less human.

Our business mission is to ensure consumers see the marked difference between ordinary food and functional food e.g. a well - known milkshake powder is merely colour, and sugar.

I see people getting more and more verbally abusive with small business owners, with people in the service industry, with anyone who is in between the Consumer and the Thing They Want RIGHT NOW.