Sentences with phrase «industry research company»

More than 30 percent of U.S. households have no life insurance coverage, according to a 2010 study conducted by LIMRA, an insurance industry research company.

About 4 percent of whole life policies per year lapse, according to a study of 47 million policies issued by 20 insurers over more than two decades, by LIMRA, an industry research company.

According to restaurant industry research company TDn2K, upscale dining and restaurants offering an «experience» have largely been exempt from the pain.

«It will be interesting to see if [Lending Club] can sell these for what they think they can get,» says Christine Pratt, a senior analyst for Aite Group, a financial services industry research company.

Not exact matches

Once dominant in the smartphone industry, the company has lost significant ground to the competition: RIM's chunk of the U.S. market dropped to just 12 % by year - end from 44 % in 2007, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.

You should research potential investors before you talk with them so that your company fits the stage — early, middle or late — and the industry that the investor prefers.

Research the industry and talk to current franchisees in the system to learn what works in that company's culture, they say.

When co-founder and co-CEO Neil Blumenthal started to research the optical industry, he discovered that a single company — Luxottica — owned dozens of well - known brands, from Oakley and Persol to Pearle Vision and LensCrafters.

When she set out to build company No. 2, she researched potential industries meticulously.

Previously, he was responsible for leading the direction of information and technology solutions at Thomson Reuters including a company flagship product, Checkpoint, the industry - leading Tax and Accounting research platform.

As a whole, the industry was pegged as a US$ 2 - billion business in 2014 and is growing 3 % to 6 % a year, according to Gartner, a market research company.

She cites a Center for Exhibition Industry Research report from fall 2009 that found each face - to - face exhibition lead will cost a company $ 96 while the same kind of lead elsewhere costs $ 1,039.

They researched what attributes make for an Amazon - proof industry and introduced a framework on Wednesday so investors can gauge how susceptible companies are to Jeff Bezos» corporate wanderlust.

According to PrivCo, a New York - based private company research firm, the top eight mattress companies in the world — all of which have brick - and - mortar stores — dominate at least 38 percent of the industry's retail market share.

Alvaro Fernandez, CEO of a market - research company called SharpBrains, forecasts that the industry will be worth $ 4 billion to $ 8 billion globally by 2020.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Valeant's apparent lack of interest in R&D has drawn concern from some analysts and industry observers, who say research and development is the most important expenditure for pharmaceutical companies.

This kind of academic - industry partnership is becoming a trend, as companies look for ways to move quickly through early - stage research.

The CRO industry is undergoing a wave of consolidation as pharmaceutical companies strive to cut costs, reduce clinical trial times and expand their research and development presence.

As David Thomas, the senior director of industry research at BIO, explained to me a while back, one the law's major provisions ensured that «companies could go and talk to investors more than one time, and not in a very formal setting like it had been structured before.»

According to a Bloomberg report, this triggered off a frenzy of investor interest that could kick off a new strategy that goes like this: «Find a company or industry that is adopting Internet - connected devices, check whether the gadgets are hackable, place your trades and publish the research.»

You could mine the data to conduct research and then sell your insights to other companies as Gartner does with its tech data, providing customized research to IT clients to help them become industry leaders.

This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

You should also research and utilize SAASs for your specific industry, such as FreshBooks, which provides an easy to use platform for service companies that bill on time.

Forty - eight - year - old Paul Dresch has worked at Canada's Research - Based Pharmaceutical Companies, an industry association, for 23 years, starting as a financial officer and working his way up to a VP.

Depending on the industry and size of the company, a business can spend more than 40 % of its annual freight budget on inbound shipping, according to the Aberdeen Group, a research firm in Boston.

But if foreign consumers, and especially businesses, believe data held with those companies is vulnerable to snooping, Kroes thinks they could quickly lose their edge in an industry estimated by research company Gartner Inc. to be worth more than $ 135 billion a year.

And, when she decided to get into fashion, she didn't just do some research, she met with «people in the industry who had created or worked at companies I respected — Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein, of the established players.»

To make some sense out of the online educational feeding frenzy, we spoke to Rick Armbruster, director of product development for Eduventures.com, a Boston - based company that conducts research and tracks investment in the education industry.

The «controversial» move was highly criticized, given the importance of brand association in the car industry, said Bill Visnic, a senior editor for car research company Edmunds.

Technorati, a site focused on helping people find great blogs and content specific to their industry or topic, was recently ranked as the fifth - largest social media site by comScore, an internet market research company.

Big industry players have already made strides in research, and some of the largest tech companies in the world have been investing in building their own AI framework, making it accessible not only to enterprises but also independent developers.

After researching the companies, Jones investigated general industry trends, which he analyzed through trade associations and journals, Web sites, and other independent resources.

In fact, if you believe Ackman's math, Valeant goes from one of the industry's stingiest companies when it comes to R&D, as critics contend, to one of the biggest spenders on drug research.

The research editor will have an eye for interesting nuggets of information about companies, industries, and markets and economy in general.

Travel industry insiders expect the company to go public in 2018, according to PhocusWright's senior vice president of research, Douglas Quinby.

In 1981, Digital Research had revenues of $ 6 million; for 1982, it forecasts revenues of $ 20 million.The company, which now employs 75 people, has acquired two other software firms and was one of the first in the industry to accept venture capital.

Buffett spends hours each day reading reports and researching companies, industries, the economy and the performance of the more than 80 companies Berkshire owns outright.

After graduating, he got into the security industry doing offensive research — trying to break things and telling companies how to fix them.

Wth technology addressing skin microbial therapeutics, fertility science, chronic disease alleviation, post traumatic stress disorder treatments, and services for the biopharmaceutical and clinical research industries; the startups selected by Illumina will have access to the company's genomics and sequencing expertise, business coaching, lab and office space and an infusion of capital.

In 1982, he moved to California to join Digital Research, Inc., a pioneering software company in the PC industry.

CATA proposes that an expert industry - government panel be created to research and propose the most appropriate direct and indirect incentives for enhancing effective collaborations among Canadian companies to promote commercialization results and speedier industrial developments.

There are a lot of promises talked about by a lot of companies,» said Jim Keller, chief engineer for Honda Research and Development Americas, referring to the pervasive industry hype.

She has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry having started her career at Harvard Management Company and later moving to Trillium where she held investment management and equity research positions under the leadership of Joan Bavaria.

In this webinar, she will share her perspective on the repercussions for companies today and what the marketing and research industry should do moving forward.

Carrington is a direct lender with many choices for mortgages with lower down payments, but our research suggests that the company falls far below the industry average for customer service.

That's according to new research presented at a recent conference in San Francisco organized by Women 2.0, a media company devoted to women founders in the tech industry.

Franchise Business Review - a market research company that focuses on the franchise industry - recently released their 2007 Franchisee Satisfaction Study.

Industry experts offer several reasons for this shift including: i) significant cost of compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and other requirements for public companies; ii) limited sell side research coverage from the banks; and iii) capital markets are requiring greater revenue scale and operating history for public companies.

Florida's High Tech Corridor spans 23 counties across the state, connected by three research universities, more than 20 local and regional economic development organizations, 14 community and state colleges, 12 regional workforce boards, countless industry groups and the thousands of innovative companies that call this region home.