Sentences with phrase «on consultants for»

For example, the Department of Transport spent # 70 on consultants for every # 100 it spent on staff costs, while the figure for HM Revenue and Customs was only # 2.

If you are not marketing savvy, you can use WooRank for basic suggestions, so you can save money on consultants for the basic stuff.

Not exact matches

Keith stayed on for a while as a consultant, while Marcus became a vice-president, managing the company's bids on giant public - private partnership projects, such as the first phase of the reconstruction of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, a $ 300 - million gig.

«When it comes to people asking for help from our consultants or other services of that kind, we can pick and choose, we can be principled, and we are,» Smith said on CNBC's «Closing Bell.»

Late last year, she accepted a job as a senior consultant on ocean governance for World Wildlife Fund Canada, which provides her with new mentors, new skills and the chance to go home at the end of the day.

«The best way to make some progress on this... wasn't to go out and hire a consultant, as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day,» says Toronto Mayor John Tory.

In most transactions, even an exiting owner will stay on board for a short period of time, whether as a consultant or employee.

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(Accenture, which Target hired as a consultant on SAP, said in a statement: «Accenture completed a successful SAP implementation for Target in Canada.

Steve Buckley figured that out and thought the best way to make some progress on this, and I think he's right, wasn't to go out and hire a consultant as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in from the DMZ and so on who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day.

As a solar consultant, you can basically conduct a home inspection and give clients a report on their solar options for their particular home and site.

If you have the budget for it, hiring a social - media marketing firm or independent consultant can help you measure — and increase — the overall impact your social campaigns have on your revenue.

For example, entrepreneur and marketing consultant Marcus Sheridan wrote a thoughtful piece on his blog (thesaleslion.com) about the implications of live - streaming video — in particular, how transparency will transform business.

Dr. Amen also has appeared as a guest on such TV shows as «The View» and was a consultant for the movie «Concussion.»

To attract the best salespeople, Chris Taylor, cofounder of $ 18.5 - million International Postal Consultants Inc. (IPC), which sells international - mailing services, uses a system whereby salespeople earn «royalties» on their accounts: in addition to a commission, salespeople receive a percentage of the profit an account brings in for the life of the account.

Feinberg, who most recently advised on compensation issues related to the Boston Marathon bombing, was hired by GM as a consultant to advise the automaker how to respond to families of accident victims whose vehicles are being recalled for possible ignition switch defects.

If you can't get a bank loan, ask your boss if you can finance the purchase out of profits on a schedule that doesn't pinch the company's cash flow, says Joseph Fulvio, a management consultant for startups and emerging businesses.

For this reason, the best approach to video marketing is to produce pieces that enable students to «put their own fingerprints on it,» says Nick DeNinno, a consultant and advisor who specializes in helping universities with student - run television stations.

«What's interesting about LeadCrunch is that it's based on what already works, not assumptions or gut feelings about the future, yet it still has the power to open the door for unexpected wins in totally new markets,» says Kelly Kuhn - Wallace, a Minneapolis - based marketing consultant focused on seed - stage startups.

If you think your compensation committee needs greater independence and expertise, bring on a female compensation consultant with 20 years experience who has done 50 compensation plans, including ones in your industry, with no ties to management, and then watch how things change for the better.

For perhaps the most comprehensive list of crowdfunding platforms on the Web, check out a list compiled by Ari Massoudi, a former biomedical researcher turned start - up consultant.

Whether you're looking for a bookkeeper who can keep day - to - day finances in order, a consultant who can help breathe new life into branding, or a researcher who delivers needed intelligence, I have four ways you can get marquee advice on a modest budget:

For example, in an October interview with industry trade publication Digiday, media consultant Aram Zucker - Scharff compared the project to Facebook's Instant Articles project, which is pitched as making news articles easier to read by hosting them directly on the social network's site.

For people without the budget to hire an image consultant, Benza suggests finding retail - clothing salespeople you can trust to help you achieve your new look, based on your daily business agenda, meetings and travel.

McDonald attempts to answer a pair of key questions about McKinsey, and indeed about the business of consulting in general: whether the work it does for clients is worth the huge fees it charges, but also whether the work, on the whole, is of net benefit to the consultants.

Building on the advice he gave as a consultant, Pearson continued searching for companies to acquire in high - growth, low - competition sectors, finding profitable niches in ophthalmology, dermatology and gastroenterology.

Jarrett Walker, a prominent public transit advocate and consultant, entered the fray by describing Musk's disdain for public transit as «a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford,» and accusing him, in essence, of attempting to impose his phobia of strangers on everyone.

The pay calculation does not include the office space, personal driver and administrative assistant Stumpf would be eligible for if he stays on as a consultant to Wells Fargo for the next two years.

«There's enough evidence that OAS is sustainable the way it is,» says social policy consultant Monica Townson, who writes extensively on retirement issues for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

As a frequent speaker, consultant, and traveler, he racks up frequent flier miles and, in 2012, decided to give them away to a half dozen people who wanted to fly home for the holidays but couldn't afford to on their own.

There is room for governance lawyers who are unambiguously there to act only for directors, on behalf of shareholders, much like auditors and compensation consultants.

It's vital for small businesses to show they've got their customers» best interests in mind because they don't have the familiarity of big brand names to fall back on, says Robert Siciliano, a Boston Internet security consultant.

She's still on the board and is a consultant and publicity generator for the company.

For entrepreneurs whose clients aren't on a repeating business schedule, Calvin Harris Jr., a consultant and CPA in Columbia, Maryland, says simply making an effort to reach out to clients at unusual times can lead to more business.

Although Bain had an explicit policy of not allowing its consultants to serve on client boards, the firm made an exception for Roux.

In many parts of the country, companies that would rather not take on the logistics of live streaming a meeting themselves can now hire a live streaming producer or consultant to do the work for them for hundreds or thousands of dollars depending on the length and complexity what's being produced.

«On some level, the agency [responsible for the Lyon promotion] thought that their campaign would be acceptable» for a company like Uber, says Susan Heathfield, a management consultant and About.com's human resources expert.

Kellie Auld, a veteran HR consultant in Kamloops, B.C., recalls that during her stint at a credit union, an employee was promoted after being on mat leave for 10 months.

Retail consultant Burt Flicking saw the move as part of a shift at Wal - Mart under Chief Executive Doug McMillon to pay closer attention to public opinion on social issues, noting the company had raised wages for entry - level staff ealier this year.

Compensation committees and boards should insist on an industry - wide rigorous code of conduct for compensation consultants that is independently drafted and enforced, publicly accessible and to which all compensation consultants who advise these compensation committees subscribe.

«There are 1,013 listings on Keen.com for business consultants.

On Thursday, Deadline cited a Hollywood consultant who suggested that the studio needs to screen The Birth of a Nation for as many viewers as possible so that the public can judge the film based on its content more than its creatoOn Thursday, Deadline cited a Hollywood consultant who suggested that the studio needs to screen The Birth of a Nation for as many viewers as possible so that the public can judge the film based on its content more than its creatoon its content more than its creator.

«The type of discussions you ideally should have ought to be answering questions that people out there on the Internet are searching for,» says Adria Richards, Organic Technology Consultant and blogger.

After creating a Twitter account for an imaginary social - media consultant named Michael Kreznik, we logged on to eBay, where a search for Twitter followers yielded hundreds of results.

For example, if your image consultant packs your green dress that they decided that you look great in for an interview conducted on a green screen, you will not be hapFor example, if your image consultant packs your green dress that they decided that you look great in for an interview conducted on a green screen, you will not be hapfor an interview conducted on a green screen, you will not be happy.

Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, once said «As for corporate consultants who advise (boards of directors) on salary, all I can say is that prostitution would be a step up for them.»

For nearly a year, legions of the tech giant's IT workers and consultants were busy splitting up its internal computer systems in prelude to cleaving H.P. into two separate companies on Sunday.

Finding ways to stay on the radar of people who will either hire you or refer you to new business is a critical challenge for freelancers and consultants.

On the American Express Open Forum blog, for example, consultant Mike Michalowicz looks to Abraham Lincoln for inspiration on how to manage someone you simply don't likOn the American Express Open Forum blog, for example, consultant Mike Michalowicz looks to Abraham Lincoln for inspiration on how to manage someone you simply don't likon how to manage someone you simply don't like.

Serkan Toto, CEO of Japanese gaming consultant Kantan Games said, «Microsoft and Sony have had this for years... they were giving away free games on a monthly basis for years.»