The «a happy worker is a productive worker» cliche may be false, but customer service is one
of the few industries where it is true - you need people who are happy to help and to provide genuine service, not simply gritting their teeth and pretending to smile.
That complexity is necessary, because insurance is one
of the few industries where one does not know the cost of goods sold at the time of sale.
Just in case, here is a list
of the few industries we can't serve
What this means is that apart from the sights
of a few industries like energy and insurance, and the Pentagon, the long view fades from public imagination and discussion.
Here you have the one
of the few industries that has been growing in Arizona during this difficult economic period and providing jobs and helping people lower their electric bills.»
The legal industry is one
of the few industries in the world that has been protected from any real competition.
Law is one
of the few industries left that still uses fax machines to transmit documents across distances, and Florida's State Bar still prohibits soliciting clients via telegraph.
This is one
of the few industries left that can offer such an opportunity!
The employment numbers during this tight economy are leading to an influx of workers looking for a decreasing number of jobs, with the exception
of a few industries, which are continuing to grow and prosper.
The medical field is one
of the few industries that has not only not faltered in the rough economy, but that has maintained a steady growth through the recent difficult economic times.
On a day - to - day basis, real estate is one
of the few industries that at some point is competitive, and at other points requires co-operation between competing offices.
Not exact matches
Buoyed by uncommonly low interest rates, the
industry has boasted
of double - digit returns; the past
few years, at least anecdotally, have been especially rich.
As power is consolidating in the VC
industry, with
fewer firms getting a greater share
of LP funding, VC firms are beginning to realize the power that branding and marketing can have on dealflow and their ability to raise capital.
That's made snacks one
of the
few bright spots in a consumer packaged foods
industry struggling to respond to shoppers» shifting tastes.
So cumulatively each component
of his flywheel both supports and pushes the other components and helped him build a multi-decade career in an
industry where
few even get started, much less endure.
«First, domaining is not a get - rich - quick scheme,» says John Motson, author
of the e-book, Domaining Manifesto, proprietor
of industry blog DNXpert.com, and owner
of more than 1,000 domains, including a
few valued at more than $ 100,000.
Kennedy saw the online dating
industry grow and change over the past
few years as general counsel and then deputy CEO
of Badoo and then as an advisor and member
of Bumble's board.
Here are a
few Paxson - inspired insights from the front lines
of the financial services
industry.
People in manufacturing design installation and sales to mention but a
few of the possibilities
of a fully fledged Solar
industry that Australia could embrace and possibly lead the way for the world to follow?
Because advances in AI allow the ability to rapidly automate many tasks that used to require humans, with
fewer errors, there is a tremendous amount
of wealth to be made in this
industry.
Stephanie Oh fought for a
few years in her early 20s to break into the music
industry in New York City, but last year grew disenchanted with her stagnant career in administration
of music - talent management firm.
«Exploration expenditures in the N.W.T. have languished over the past
few years and could therefore limit the territory's options for growing its mining
industry in the long term,» noted a recent report by the Conference Board
of Canada.
This is incredibly difficult, especially in an
industry that very
few people grow up dreaming
of working in (not a lot
of web developers that always wanted to build a quilting website), but the value
of a leadership team can be judged by their ability to attract and keep the right talent.
Since
few women worked in
industry in those days, this finding indicated that the effect was independent
of occupational exposure.
The resilience
of Canada's oilsands
industry over the past
few weeks has been something to behold.
A track record
of few or no layoffs paired with transparency about the
industry, competitors and markets ameliorates many concerns.
In a
few short years, Emily Weiss» brand Glossier will be one
of the top leaders in the beauty
industry.
Just a
few years ago many observors speculated social media would displace publishing but the resilience
of the
industry shows content is king.
And when, at an
industry trade show a
few years ago, the creator and executive producer
of a TV show under development appealed to Connolly for 25 sets
of complimentary wheels, the CEO opted to take the gamble.
Recognized as one
of the top real estate experts in the country, Conlon is regularly interviewed by CNN, CNBC, The New York Times, Forbes, Crain's, and the Wall Street Journal to name a
few, to discuss the market and trends within the real estate
industry.
A survey
of 34 executives from leading US fashion companies last year found that, for the first time,
fewer US brands were looking to China for products, even though the country remains the top sourcing destination for the
industry worldwide.
A
few years ago, when one
of their own was running for president, a number
of private equity executives seemed worried that the
industry might have a Mitt Romney problem.
A
few safeguards every small business should have in place include: compliance with payment card
industry (PCI) standards, end - to - end encryption, properly trained employees and no storing
of credit card information.
I have nothing but respect for Jesse and love his stuff (his interview a
few years back with Jim Prentice, where the
industry minister hung up on him, is one
of my all - time favourites).
In a sport rooted in the hard - partying fringe
of Southern California, Hawk was something different: While he was still in high school, he used his winnings to buy a house in Carlsbad, and a
few years later, he started his first company — Birdhouse — even though the skateboard
industry was tanking at the time.
I am heading to Calgary next week to speak on these same topics with the directors
of Livestock Identification Services Ltd., as well as directors
of a
few additional beef
industry groups and one being a newly formed national beef agency called Canada Beef Inc..
To learn about the retail side
of the
industry, he launched an ecommerce site that sells hobby market games a
few years ago.
On the other hand, if the major studios drop the ball and successful new studios never materialize, we could lose out in one
of the
few creative tech
industries where Canada is a real player.
About 60 percent
of Americans listened to over-the-air radio while driving as
of a
few years ago, according to an
industry study, a number that has been falling.
He said the strong U.S. housing market has bolstered Canada's lumber
industry, which is one
of the
few Canadian commodities doing relatively well.
Fast - forward a
few decades, and the likes
of Microsoft's Xbox 360, the Sony PS3 and Nintendo's Wii have put consoles in one
of every two homes in the U.S. and helped make video games a bigger business than the entire music
industry — and almost as big as the movie
industry.
A handful
of industry insiders predict how we will be interacting with 3 - D printing in the next
few years.
Since its American launch a
few months ago, the program has upset studios, who are wary
of giving Movie Pass so much control and access to its
industry in fear that the disruption might cannibalize profits.
In just a
few years, Petrossov has capitalized on the charter - jet
industry's capacity and established what many have hailed as «the Uber
of private jets.»
«A
few cosmetic changes to the form and rollout
of the travel order do not change its original intent,» said a statement from Tech Stands Up, a grassroots group
of tech
industry workers that was formed after President Trump's initial immigration order, which was halted in federal court.
Vigorate — which has revenues in the $ 4 to 8 million range and ranked 255th on the 2013 PROFIT 500 — opened a Chicago sales office a
few years ago to make further inroads with professional sports teams in the U.S. And in 2012, it set up a similar sales hub in Barcelona, reckoning, as Grieve explains, that the sprawling European soccer
industry would also be receptive to the sort
of digital marketing the company provides to North American leagues.
March was slow month for new vehicle sales in Western Australia, adding to a slow quarter for the majority
of the top
industry players, with Nissan being one
of the
few exceptions.
Though much
of the success
of craft breweries (which are technically defined as those that make less than 6 million barrels per year) and microbreweries (which make less than 15,000 barrels) can be credited to shifts in public taste, those in the
industry say they've learned a
few truths along the way that have aided in their success.
... Unfortunately the sins
of few who were not achieving results for clients affected the entire U.S.
industry.
While there are plenty
of examples
of tech M&A disasters (AOL and Time Warner, Myspace and News Corp, Skype and eBay — and now Microsoft) there are only a
few that can claim the deal was in any way actually good for the new company or for the
industry.