Sentences with phrase «in a tough market for»

This was a great investment for me and I landed 5 interviews in a tough market for executives at my level.

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While convincing people to wear a pair of high - end earbuds for hours at a time could sound like a tough sell, Kraft has extreme confidence in Doppler's ability to make waves in the wearable tech market.

Alice Jenkins is a writer and marketing guru who loves researching new and innovative ideas for small businesses to thrive in a tough market.

Shares of Express Scripts came under pressure Tuesday, after the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager announced a deal to buy medical benefits firm eviCore for $ 3.6 billion in an effort to bolster its position in a tough benefits market.

Additionally, the first quarter of 2016 was a tough for Goldman, with volatile markets, regulatory burdens and fewer deals in the first half of the year pressing on its compensation pool.

Welshpool - based Maca has posted a slight fall in profit for the financial year but increased revenue by 1 per cent, despite it being a tough time for contractors and mining services companies in the current market.

The boom - bust cycle wipes out even successful businesses, and increases market share for the larger players in the game who can tough it out longer or buy up the competition.

It's still tough for VoIP companies to make money because margins are thin, and they need to keep marketing costs in check.

Admittedly, this may be tough for overworked employees in a difficult labor market.

It's particularly tough in markets like Brazil where reps often sell for Avon's local rivals too.

In this case, the Saudi leadership is highly incentivized to get oil prices higher, making it a tough fight for the bears in the market, for noIn this case, the Saudi leadership is highly incentivized to get oil prices higher, making it a tough fight for the bears in the market, for noin the market, for now.

With a hip target market and a cool product concept, Todd Greene hopes to carve out a niche for himself in the tough razor industry.

While we expect the small business market to improve in the coming months, for now business owners considering going to market should think carefully about whether their businesses are fit to sell during these tough times.

As for the job market, competition is tough everywhere, but more so in the tech capital, where 56 percent of respondents strongly agreed with the claim, «The job market in the area where I live is competitive.»

Although 3DR faced tough competition in the drone market against DJI, Anderson believes that the enterprise software market for drones won't be as cutthroat and that there is room for multiple competitors.

There is a saying in the international investing market for wealthy families that sums this sentiment and tendency up succinctly: «When the going gets tough, the tough buy Nestle.»

A recent pullback in late - and mid-stage investing and the cooling IPO market are expected to make capital tougher to raise for high - priced companies.

Investor appetite for a sales valuation in line with profitable Just Eat rests on whether it can dominate the tough German market.

I've been in the market in San Francisco for some time right now and my income hits the sweet spot of what you're outlining (~ 250k on two incomes, perfect credit, and $ 0 debt — ZERO — of any shape or form) and I'm finding they're only willing to go to the max of conforming loan limits, which is $ 625k for most properties or $ 729k for an FHA loan (which, for separate reasons, is a tough sell in SF right now).

Contrary to economic research that suggested tougher return policies, a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Marketing strongly recommends a policy of universal free product returns for online and distant retailers.

For Canadians, the Korean market has a well - earned reputation as a tough environment, but its firms are dynamic players in the Asia Pacific region where Canadian firms look to be For Canadians, the Korean market has a well - earned reputation as a tough environment, but its firms are dynamic players in the Asia Pacific region where Canadian firms look to be more engaged.

For Canadians, the Korean market has a well - earned reputation as a tough environment, but its firms are dynamic players in the Asia Pacific region where Canadian firms look to be more engaged.

Tougher federal mortgage regulations took full effect on Jan. 1, slashing affordability for new borrowers and contributing to slower selling conditions than the record - breaking activity experienced throughout 2017 in Canada's largest markets.

A clear breakdown below the last major swing lows in the main stock market indexes would make for a very tough year for the equities markets, but it would not be very surprising.

The S&P 500 has risen 6 percent in as many sessions as of Wednesday's open, in what many have termed a «relief rally» after a tough run for the market of late.

Dunning recently cautioned that Ottawa's attempts to cool Toronto and Vancouver's overheated housing markets, by making it tougher for first - time buyers to qualify for financing, is likely to result in a 25 to 30 per cent decline in housing starts by 2015 and 150,000 fewer construction jobs across the country.

October can be a frightening time for the markets, with history showing that some of the toughest months on record for financial markets have fallen in October.

If things were tough for first - time buyers, they were even tougher for small real estate investors who saw foreclosure discounts — the difference between the median price for full - price homes in a market and the median REO price - shrink and even disappear altogether in some markets.

The point is that after decades of touting his business acumen, his ability to negotiate tough deals and spot good investments, and after spending this entire campaign season arguing that he's qualified for the presidency based on his skills in the market, Trump nonetheless has an investment record that at best roughly matches and at worst underperforms the market.

But may call for tough choices to disband a current market strategy and move in new directions if needed.

By building these mutually beneficial relationships you create a more defensible linking position in your market, a position that's much tougher for competitors to replicate.

San Jose — With a median price of $ 986,000, San Jose is one of the most expensive real estate markets in California, and one of the toughest for first - time home buyers to break into.

For some tougher or baked on dirt I use products by Aspen (available in Canada not sure about other markets).

We've been on the hunt for a new house, and for those who have experienced what it's like to try to buy a house in an already - overpriced market in a sought - after city, well, you probably understand how tough it can be.

In mature countries, however, the market for wine continues to change along with tougher economic conditions and new consumer behaviour.

Although 2009 was a tough year for UK dairy processors, the market fundamentals remain sound and reflecting this confidence in the long - term outlook, capital investment projects worth over # 320 million are currently ongoing or just recently completed within the industry.

They merely want him to run the show for a Super Bowl contender in the league's toughest media market in front of fans who have been emotionally scarred because their team's most promising seasons always seem to end in heartbreak.

But our Wenger doesn't really go for them when they are good enough to command tough competition in the market.

Say what you want but Mourinho is smarter than Wenger in the transfer market since he came they spent 222mil but recouped 168mil that's a net spend of 54mil, he moved Mata and Luiz fan favourites for hefty sums because sometimes as a manager you need to make tough decisions so the team as a whole can progress!

A little tough to see where the goals are coming from for them at the moment and Danny Ings is out at 5/2 in the anytime goalscorer market.

There are several choices in the market that can make a parent spoilt for choice, thus making it one of the toughest tasks.

«We have been recognised to have the industry's toughest system in place for ensuring that our breast - milk substitutes are marketed appropriately.»

Tough new EU rules could see the majority of e-cigarettes forced off the market, in a move which could have dramatic consequences for public health.

Lib Dems I talk to think that the # 6bn immediate cuts the Tories have put centre stage in this campaign could be talked about rationally and down - scaled without much difficulty because the markets would be more interested in the overall package (bound to be tougher than what we've already been told) and would be happy with the eye - watering nature of the overall cuts for 2011 and beyond in the emergency summer budget.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in February that the state was taking tough new measures against energy marketing companies, also known as ESCOs, after data showed some were charging more than utilities for gas and electricity supply.

«In spite of a tough 2014 comparison and extreme stock market volatility, our dealer's competitive spirit kicked in and propelled us to our 65th - consecutive month of year - over-year sales increases,» Reid Bigland, the head of U.S. sales for Fiat - Chrysler, said in a statemenIn spite of a tough 2014 comparison and extreme stock market volatility, our dealer's competitive spirit kicked in and propelled us to our 65th - consecutive month of year - over-year sales increases,» Reid Bigland, the head of U.S. sales for Fiat - Chrysler, said in a statemenin and propelled us to our 65th - consecutive month of year - over-year sales increases,» Reid Bigland, the head of U.S. sales for Fiat - Chrysler, said in a statemenin a statement.

Nonetheless, a few years ago, Mauersberger took a two - day workshop from Marc Kuchner, astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and author of Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times.

«If you're spending your research time chatting with your friends or trying to impress people just for the sake of trying to impress people, you're probably not helping your career,» Marc Kuchner, an astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland in the United States and author of Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times, writes in an e-mail to Science Careers.

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It was a tough market, and I trawled literally every store so I'll share some of my finds below in case you too are jetting off for some winter sun.