Sentences with phrase «much strategy as»

It wasn't so much a strategy as a plan that didn't terrify me as much as other options.

«If there's one takeaway from Ford ditching Fields,» Wired concludes, «it's that in our current transportation environment, «mobility» isn't so much a strategy as it is a euphemism for «we have no idea what's happening next.

Not exact matches

It's an unusual investment strategy, to be sure, but like other kinds of U.S. real estate, recreational ranch land values nosedived in the downturn, shedding as much 50 percent from the peak in certain markets.

Strategy in cases like this is as much about saying «No» to things as it is about embarking on new initiatives.

One of those revisionists is Mitchell Goldberg, president of ClientFirst Strategy, based in Melville, N.Y. Metrics like P / E and price - to - book are subjective tools that never mattered as much as most investors thought they did, he says.

As much as my franchise operation serves as a source of additional revenue, it's also a great laboratory to develop material and strategies to share with my audienceAs much as my franchise operation serves as a source of additional revenue, it's also a great laboratory to develop material and strategies to share with my audienceas my franchise operation serves as a source of additional revenue, it's also a great laboratory to develop material and strategies to share with my audienceas a source of additional revenue, it's also a great laboratory to develop material and strategies to share with my audiences.

According to Jeff Cheal, director of personalization, campaign and analytics strategy for the global software company Episerver, companies are trying to glean as much data as possible to both give individual customers a more personalized experience, but also to better understand the customer base as a whole.

But for Legere (it's pronounced «ledger»), wearing T - Mobile's distinctive color palette is all part of a serious business strategy he introduced when he joined as CEO back in 2012 — and a way to stand out from much larger competitors AT&T and Verizon.

Ailes isn't just some puppet to be swapped out for some other Murdoch drone — as the head of Fox News, he has been the architect of much of the company's media strategy for the better part of 20 years.

It's worth noting that Canadian Tire's board did not appear to give Medline much credit for these developments, positioning them instead as the fulfillment of the strategy Wetmore had already laid out.

For both categories, pretty much any kind of response — email, retweet, like, comment, share, follow, whatever — satisfies the originators limbic system, marketing strategy, or both, as the case may be.

But even considering how much pressure it's constantly under to grow, and as crazy as the talent competition all around it is, Centro's strategies and the ideas that came through in our discussion were extremely thoughtful and long - term.

You can put in as much effort as you like, with the most talented staff, but if you don't have your strategy mapped out then you won't hit the desired heights.

An entrepreneur will put up a detailed description of his / her business on a platform such as Kickstarter — goals of the business, future financial strategies for turning a profit, the target audience, how much funding he / she needs and for what reasons, etc. — and then consumers can read about the business and give money if they choose.

Unlike marketing, which is a constantly maturing and evolving proposition, advertising should be looked at as a much longer and static strategy.

As Middleton said, in describing how she plans to launch a website on the topic and expressing a strategy that works: «I see time and time again that there is so much to be gained from talking of mental health and taking the mental health of our children as seriously as we do their physical healtAs Middleton said, in describing how she plans to launch a website on the topic and expressing a strategy that works: «I see time and time again that there is so much to be gained from talking of mental health and taking the mental health of our children as seriously as we do their physical healtas seriously as we do their physical healtas we do their physical health.

«While many investors are asking whether Apple might price its next line of iPhones much more aggressively, management commentary suggested a consistent strategy of pricing to value with each new iPhone carrying more technology and a higher bill - of - materials,» as she wrote.

As for Sloan, this past July — the same month he told Tolstedt privately that she was being removed as head of the consumer unit, in part because of the problems in the division — Sloan continued to publicly defend the bank's aggressive cross-selling, saying he didn't see a problem with the strategy, or at least not mucAs for Sloan, this past July — the same month he told Tolstedt privately that she was being removed as head of the consumer unit, in part because of the problems in the division — Sloan continued to publicly defend the bank's aggressive cross-selling, saying he didn't see a problem with the strategy, or at least not mucas head of the consumer unit, in part because of the problems in the division — Sloan continued to publicly defend the bank's aggressive cross-selling, saying he didn't see a problem with the strategy, or at least not much.

Vendors want to profit from this partnership as much as you do and a good pitching strategy may put you on more favorable terms with the vendor even if you have no history together.

But Shriver also called out companies for not doing nearly as much to facilitate research and prevention strategies as they do for other conditions.

«This case further underlines the need for the Government to press ahead urgently with the much delayed Anti-Corruption Strategy, that must clearly address the integrity of our democratic institutions as part of its remit.»

For this reason, any business strategy should prioritize retention as much as acquisition for long - term sustainability.

Importantly, investors must ensure they are putting money with top quartile managers, as the spread between the best and worst funds in these more esoteric strategies is much wider than that for traditional public managers.

In other words, CRM is a process and a strategy; done correctly, it helps companies earn customers» long - term loyalty by learning as much as possible about them.

And while the strategy was a money - losing proposition for much of 2017 as tech stocks led major indexes higher, it's paid off in spades for those willing to stay the course.

As it has grown larger and felt the need to justify its eye - popping valuation, Snap has tried to build a much broader media strategy on top of this focus on personal messaging.

So Simon was convinced that he needed as much as $ 500,000 in credit to finance the company's diversified - growth strategy.

A strong content marketing strategy often includes a healthy mix of content types, some of which can be accomplished in the short - term with your day - to - day team, but other in - depth content types, such as case studies, ebooks, white papers, and video can take much longer to develop — and heavily tax your on staff resources.

«Priceline and Orbitz (OWW) didn't want to spend as much on TripAdvisor because they didn't want to line the pockets of Expedia or tip their hand competitively by giving away their advertising strategies because Expedia owned TripAdvisor,» said one investor, who did not wish to be named.

By his reckoning, much credit is due to commanders on the ground like Colonels H. R. McMaster and Sean McFarland, who saw first - hand that the American war strategy was doomed so long as it failed to engage with and earn buy - in from the Iraqis themselves.

But a total repeal of Obamacare, at least in the near term, is much easier said than done, and full replacement with new comprehensive legislation seems highly unlikely at this point in time, given that 60 Senate votes will be needed to do so, and Democrats and Republicans appear as far apart as ever in coming to a consensus on a bipartisan strategy to move forward.

A much better strategy is to think about your brand name in the context of the real world, not among other startups or as a URL.

Indeed, if you approach thought leadership marketing as just another strategy to sell your product, you're unlikely to gain much traction — and, like the saleswoman in Beverly Hills who was so wrapped up in making a sale that she complimented my ill - fitting dress, you might end up turning off your audience rather than prompting them to trust your expertise.

At that point, «you have to make a conscious plan to share as much information as possible — what your sales are, what the strategy is, why you're making certain decisions,» says Roberge.

Chief financial officer Anthony Noto said as much to CNN, saying the NFL arrangement was «one element of a much larger strategy,» and that the company is exploring similar opportunities with a variety of partners to bring «the best elements of live sports, live news and politics, and live entertainment» to the service.

Any company that values learning and teaching as much as doing needs a responsive, agile communications strategy to avoid wasting time and money.

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on the lack of movement on the digital economy strategy, arguing that it has emerged as the government's «Penske File» - the source of considerable discussion and much «work» but thus far few tangible results (for non-Seinfeld watchers, the Penske file has become synonymous for a non-existent work project).

Investing strategies aside, however, I am willing to help others describe how we built our fund in as much excruciating detail as anyone can stand.

Doing the right thing only reluctantly and as part of a strategy to win a confidence vote may not sound like much of an achievement except for the fact that he did it.

As a result of my focus and longevity, some have called me a link building expert, but there's much more to my link building strategies, services and consultations than just building links.

His biography contains elements of an epic novel: growing up the son of a jailed Trotskyist labor leader in whose Chicago home he met Rosa Luxembourg's and Karl Liebknecht's colleagues; serving as a young balance of payments analyst for David Rockefeller whose Chase Manhattan Bank was calculating how much interest the bank could extract on loans to South American countries; touring America on Vatican - sponsored economics lectures; turning after a riot at a UN Third World debt meeting in Mexico to the study of ancient debt cancellation practices through Harvard's Babylonian Archeology department; authoring many books about finance from Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire [1972] to J is For Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception [2017]; and lately, among many other ventures, commuting from his Queens home to lecture at Peking University in Beijing where he hopes to convince the Chinese to avoid the debt - fuelled economic model off which Western big bankers feast and apply lessons he and his colleagues have learned about the debt relief practices of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.

Unfortunately, too many companies and individuals are being talked into this strategy without the appropriate background information, and as such, the results of poorly executed crowdfunding campaigns are much easier to find that the success stories.

On top of that, they are simply much more susceptible to change as they introduce new products and experiment with different tools and strategies.

Jenn Lisak, Director of Content Strategies at DK New Media, says «Content marketing strategy is as much an art form as it is a process; when working with a client on an infographic or a whitepaper, I have to pay attention to target audience, aligning the messaging with the brand, appealing to different types of learners and personality types, and whether the curated content is going to resonate with our desired buyer persona.»

Prof. Wolfson and co-author Scott Legree of the University of Waterloo have now completed a new report, called Private Companies, Professionals and Income Splitting, to consider how much income is flowing from CCPCs to spouses or adult children who are living at the same address as the company owner, which could indicate a tax - reduction strategy by splitting income with lower - earning family members.

hedge funds get paid is as much of what defines them as their investing strategies.

And, like pretty much all food marketers, the company is tweaking its online strategies to cement its brands in people's minds as they surf online.

CPPI rebalancing must be used in tandem with rebalancing and portfolio optimization strategies as it fails to provide details on the frequency of rebalancing, and only indicates how much equity should be held within a portfolio rather than providing a holding breakdown of asset classes along with their ideal corridors.

Today, how hedge funds get paid is as much of what defines them as their investing strategies.

Also, much has been written over the past 2 - 3 years about the importance of buyer personas, but these articles, books, and blog posts have stressed them as profiles or lead - generation tools as opposed to a best practice that informs on business, sales, and marketing strategies that help best identify and reach buyers.