Sentences with phrase «distribution business model»

CANTOR FITZGERALD Cantor Fitzgerald, formed in 1945 as an investment bank and brokerage business, became known for its innovation in computer - based bond brokerage, the quality and success of its institutional distribution business model, and as the market's premier dealer of government securities.

Because of the company's sourcing - and - distribution business model, Cardinal Health's liability mix has a tremendous weighting towards accounts payable — 45 % of the company's total assets at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Of course, a major change in the console market is the movement away from a pure packaged goods business model to digital distribution business models.

Not exact matches

Digital distribution and mobile devices have democratized the field and opened up new audiences and business models, and the little guys are rushing to take advantage.

It can be something new on business model side — new technology, manufacturing, channels and distribution, or a new profit model.

His business model — the distribution mechanism for the video — is by now familiar.

«We are totally focused on pioneering, not following — in total partnership with our publishers, with total focus on distribution across platforms, in a way where there's a business model that's a clear win for publishers,» McCue said.

Tencent, for instance, had the largest social network in China even though its business model at the time was merely selling virtual emoji stickers and doing distribution for telecommunications companies such as China Mobile, Zhang said.

HealthEquity uses a so - called business - to - business - to - consumer model, which allows for distribution of its products through health insurance companies and, by extension, giant companies including Google and American Express.

Series A is intended to help the company scale distribution or develop a business model.

In this respect Google is like the bizarro - Apple: the iPhone maker has the distribution channel and business model to make Siri the dominant assistant in its users» lives, but there are open questions about its technology prowess when it comes to artificial intelligence specifically and services generally; moreover, efforts to improve are fundamentally stymied by the company's device - centric culture and organizational structure.

Again, their entire business model depends upon access to and distribution of private personal data.

The report: The life and annuity industry is a slow - growth proposition and company managers need to hunt for higher returns by rethinking business models by rearranging like Lego blocks distribution, underwriting or customer service components of their companies.

«I had to put up a solid fight with several banks to show that I run my business 100 percent legal, and that I have no sales or distribution in my business model.»

We are also looking at companies that have found a balance between above average growth in the business model while paying healthy distributions.

While Netflix's business model drives down the costs of distribution, it doesn't solve the considerable cost of creating all that content.

RIM developed a business model which used wireless service providers as their distribution channel; this led to rapid expansion of their customer base, significant revenue growth, and of course, profitability.

The genius of Netflix was in applying a digital distribution model to what is essentially the same linear business model of a TV network.

Slapping digital distribution on top of a traditional, linear business model doesn't much change the economic fundamentals.

I cared about the core business, the revenue models, the way the product came together, and how changes to the internet and its distribution models created opportunities.

Many analysts treat cord - cutting as an existential threat to the business model of TV networks, but it's really just a change to the means of distribution.

When determining if your business is right for an unsecured business loan, our underwriters analyze a variety of metrics such as big data, historical risk models, and trade line distribution to determine its unique growth potential instead of just looking at your credit score.

The white paper should contain a credible technical roadmap, plausible business roadmap, and clear token distribution model, in order to appeal to potential investors with no technical knowledge.

The distribution of funds for each stage collected during the ICO is described in detail in the Business Model

This would be a big shift in the business model of feature - film distribution for both the major studios and the theater chains.

We are also looking at companies that found a balance between above the average growth in the business model while paying healthy distributions.

In the indexed annuity business, the traditional distribution model — where marketing organizations distribute annuities of multiple carriers through their advisor networks — was the only game in town for many years...

Baozun is shifting from a distribution to a service fee business model, which means it's prioritizing profits over top - line growth.

Headquartered in La Mirada, Calif., its specialized market segments encompass six distinct distribution business units: FoodTech, Nutraceuticals, Animal Wellness, Advanced Materials, Coatings and Building Materials and Care Elements For more than 50 years, HORN's entrepreneurial approach to customer service embraces challenge and opens opportunities to reinvent and improve on traditional business models.

A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid - state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable «smart grid» — allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid.

Topics include: Mobile social networking business development, future PDA and cell phone generations, mobile browsers, wireless carriers and business models for building mobile communities, SMS, MMS, content distribution, software development and contract negotiation for the integration of social networking sites with wireless networks.

The exciting news is that small publishers are more likely to change quickly because they have less invested in the old business model in which publishers kept such a high percentage of the revenue because they managed the printing, storage and distribution of books as well as offering editing.

Macmillan has announced that they intend on entering the e-Book subscription model business, in an attempt to broaden its distribution channels.

As university presses adjust their business models to meet today's digital requirements, more are turning to Ingram for integrated physical and digital solutions to reach more students, educators and libraries through Ingram's global distribution system.

Though the business model of the platform is unclear, Iamwire reports that Juggernaut will explore new ways of commissioning books, rethink the reading experience on mobile devices, book distribution and payments.

«An on - demand print business model for catalogs will help publishers become more efficient in the distribution and production of catalog content,» said Kelly Gallagher, Vice President of Content Acquisition North America, Ingram Content Group.

The main purpose of our new report, «Ebook Licensing Guide for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide distribution of more than 100,000 ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those models.

Publishers have maintained they can't sustain their business model on $ 9.99 e-books, and have attempted to justify that stance by claiming that though creating an e-book obviates costs of production and distribution (like printing and shipping), they must also consider costs of overhead, personnel, and maintenance.

It's going to make things even more difficult for those who have based their business models on the production, distribution, and sale of paper books, but it could well be a boon to smaller publishers, authors, and — most importantly of all — readers.

If the web has changed anything (I DO think it has — and I don't think I'm a digevangelist for the sake of it, but because I perceive a change), it's the ability to reach and distribute to an author's niche with minimal outlay — if an author truly accepts that lack of bookshops sales are part of their business model (I think they should — specific deals with Indie stores aside — and for that reason I think self - publishing is wrong for most self - publishers), then the age - old obstacle of distribution has been removed from the equation.

Moreover, Olson and Anand point out that the pricing of ebooks, as a stand - alone business, can provide for a wide variety of dynamic pricing based on time - based or other economic incentives that could actually far surpass the revenue available via the current book distribution model (something akin to a consignment shop).

While expanding distribution beyond its current markets is no doubt a good thing, the demand that the newspaper companies see will prove an important barometer for whether a similar program can begin to replace their traditional business model of expensive printing and home delivery.

To that end we are always exploring new distribution options and business models that make it easier for our fans to get our content.

WC3 will be trying actively to encourage a dialog and want to address: matching current publishing practices, leveraging value - add of the web, supporting diverse business and distribution models, and satisfying diverse consumer behaviors.

«Authorlink was in the top one hundred businesses to adopt print - on - demand models, and now we are very involved in ebook production, in actually taking it from a document file to converted distribution.»

«After retooling its business model, BiblioCrunch, a free DIY e-book production and distribution platform, is being relaunched with a new e-book production and editorial services marketplace.»

Jessica holds a PhD in economics from La Sorbonne where her research focused on the future of book copyright in the digital age, and new business models in book production and distribution.

Outsiders ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital distribution to shake up traditional business models include the likes of 24Symbols (for ebooks) and Bardowl (for audiobooks).

He's written on the topic of business - models of digital book distribution since 1995 and, according to his post, the re-seller of digitally - published books, Safari, is now O'Reilly's third largest customer behind Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

There are several distribution partner options but they use one of these business models, or a combination thereof.