Sentences with phrase «group at a large»

If you blast your message out to vast demographic groups at large, you're wasting time and money by targeting people who aren't — and never were — true prospects.

I remember when I was about 15, I was in the teen group at a large biblical conference and we were talking about the «sins of the flesh» and I distinctly remember talking about masturbation, their only argument was «You might be told it's normal, but it doesn't promote pure thoughts, so it is wrong.»

This data is certainly not sufficient to make projections on the voting habits of the group at large, but it certainly shows that there is something approaching parity between the two parties amongst this group.

After three rounds of questions, each group has a parent - student pair report to the group at large.

Rhythmically distributed, the constructs on walls and floor evoke a mysterious landscape, in which individual details call for our attention as much as the group at large.

Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Kathleen served as Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group at a large international law firm.

Here's the thing: Given a sample of 100,000 people, there are some statistical certainties about how many calamities will occur to the group at large.

I was reading a blog post from a fellow career services professional who runs a group at a large career management firm.

Not exact matches

«We are reliant on a few large clients, and it is the key concern that keeps me up at a night,» says Brian Cairns, CEO of ProStrategix, a management consulting group and...

The National Business Group on Health last year surveyed 133 large companies employing 15 million Americans about their benefit practices: An astounding 90 % said they expect to make at least some telemedicine services available to their workers this year.

The group holds quarterly meetings at either the University of Minnesota or a local community center, or at large businesses like 3M or BAE Systems.

I found myself recently in need of a contact at a local, large municipal economic - development group, but didn't know a soul there.

Main trade unions groups have agreed to hold large rallies at government - designated spots in Istanbul and Ankara but small groups were expected to try to reach Taksim.

Serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber says you need this free, ultra-convenient mobile messaging app to seamlessly keep in touch with large groups at events.

«They sure as hell can't go in front of a large group of people and speak like you would at a company presentation.»

Shanta Puchtler, co — chief investment officer at Man Numeric, a division of Man Group, one of the world's largest hedge fund firms, with $ 77 billion under management, says his team hasn't been able to glean actionable insights from social media.

Many Burners bristle at concierge camps because large groups can spend thousands of dollars building their own accommodations and don't appreciate the tourists.

«Peer groups» is a basket of similar or larger companies compared to one company, and «benchmarking» is a decision to pay a CEO at the 50th, 75th or 90th percentile of other CEOs.

«I think it's too early to make any judgments on what I would call the very short opening statement, and we'll see what happens as we go forward,» Gerard told reporters at a conference of the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of large labor unions and environmental groups.

So with one group of shareholders essentially writing a very large check to the government for all shareholders to reap the benefits of lower corporate income taxes in the future, it begs the question: Are the shareholders who are most at risk in an inversion scenario even aware of this disadvantage?

Its move prompted trading halts on Coinbase, the largest US crypto exchange, and in futures trading at CME Group.

Friese said they range from large shows to smaller events aimed at a specific group within the industry, as well as sponsored award programs.

The tussle for control of Phoenix Gold intensified today after Zijin Mining Group struck a pre-sales agreement with one of the miner's largest shareholders, boosting its interest to 17.9 per cent ahead of announcing a cash takeover bid that values the business at $ 47 million.

The move means no Latino will serve in a presidential cabinet for the first time in nearly 30 years and comes at a time when Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the country.

That lifelong fascination with human behavior has informed his work with the world's largest corporations, first at Amherst Consulting Group, which he founded in 1983 and sold in 1999, and more recently with 180 Partners.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

A group of former wrestlers - turned financial gurus who have worked at some of America's top financial firms have pooled their own money with charitable donors» to grant larger cash prizes to wrestlers who win Olympic medals, The New York Times reports.

Chris Krueger, an analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group, said a large package could be difficult since the parties have a slew of policy differences on infrastructure — such as how to pay for it.

«It is an extremely cash - rich company that could easily gain a large position in other markets through investments or acquisitions,» says James Roy, an associate principal at China Market Research Group in Shanghai.

In October of 2013, for example, Kohlberg Management VI, LLC, the largest shareholder in Performance Sports Group Ltd. (PSG: TSX), sold 3.2 million common shares of the company at $ 12.15 a share to a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Capital Markets and Paradigm Capital Inc..

He'll expand on that thesis at the invitation of CLSA, a Hong Kong - based equities brokerage that was founded by a group of former British journalists and is now owned by Citic Securities, one of China's largest state - controlled conglomerates.

At 83 million strong, they are now the largest age group in the country.

«We look very different today than five years ago — for example, clinical and technology professionals are the first and third largest job categories across UnitedHealth Group — and we will look different again five years from now as we continue to evolve at an accelerated pace,» UnitedHealth CEO David Wichmann said on the company's first - quarter conference call.

«This was the result of a very large group of people who are quite clearly — and reasonably — pissed off at the status quo.

Already a hot spot for tastemakers and business professionals in Los Angeles, the open rooftop at Palihouse in West Hollywood, Calif., is great for hosting a large group of influencers of any sort.

As you know, Travis resigned in June at the request of a large group of shareholders which included Benchmark.

But, Trump boasts a large group of voters who will stand by him no matter what, and at least a sizable number happen to be women.

At one point his group was Avon's largest shareholder; it ultimately sold its shares.

But when they're providing insurance to a large group of employees at a corporation or institution, they also have powerful motivations to pay legitimate claims.

The approach comes at a time of renewed interest by large drugmakers in smaller biotech firms, with U.S. - based Celgene clinching a deal to buy Impact Biomedicines for up to $ 7 billion on Sunday and Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical agreeing last week to buy another Belgian biotech group TiGenix for $ 630 million.

Large companies «need to attract and retain employees and they'd be at a competitive disadvantage if they stopped offering health benefits,» said William Kramer, executive director for national health policy for the Pacific Business Group on Health.

For example, when trying to decide how to feed the population, the group at first quickly gravitates to the obvious solution: distribute the large store of their own field rations, known as meals ready to eat, or MREs.

Today, Duproprio's group has 12,000 listings, making it at least three times larger than the next biggest FSBO company, Moncton - based franchise outfit Property Guys.

«We are a nonpartisan group, but small businesses just don't benefit at all from tax breaks on in the upper bracket, and they don't benefit from large corporate loop holes,» says Arensmeyer, adding that not addressing this now just means Washington will have to deal with it later.

The report from proxy advisory group Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), called «Gender Diversity on Boards: a Review of Global Trends,» shows that the number of females among new board nominees at the largest U.S. companies has been steadily climbing in recent years.

Kraft Foods Group announced Chairman John Cahill will also take on the chief executive role, leading a food - and - beverage giant at a time when many of the largest packaged foods companies are facing a challenge to find growth.

Jeff Howe, a journalism professor at Northwestern University, who was one of the first professionals to use the word, defines it as «the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.»

In a study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers found that people were much better at processing information about people they had just met if they had large social groups.

Seattle's new minimum wage law groups franchises with large businesses, putting the pressure on independent franchisees to increase workers» pay at an accelerated pace (a move that sparked a discrimination lawsuit from the IFA).

Potential drawbacks of being a large group: We are subject to the «pay or play» rule — provide coverage that meets the requirements, or pay a penalty — as well as automatic employee enrollment upon hire and at renewal.