The promotion is only a dud if you're just looking to buy miles on the off - chance that you'll find a good use for them in the future — that's a very poor miles &
points strategy as I've said numerous times before.
Not exact matches
The conversation was described
as light - hearted and short, but vigorous — with White House officials
pointing to a broader
strategy behind the thinking of not firing the director.
There are numerous
strategies to help take your email marketing to the next level,
as well
as to eliminate significant pain
points from your current process to make it more efficient.
Some professionals wear a heavy workload
as a kind of badge of honor, considering it a
point of pride or evidence of job security, but that isn't a valuable long - term
strategy to deal with the increased load.
As a recent client note from BNP Paribas
pointed out last week, Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out the bank's
strategy on «threats to financial stability» quite neatly in his latest public address.
The company's
strategy to build a strong international presence, Franco explains, is to dial back the high price -
point seasonal products (such
as winter coats) in favour of apparel and other pet - themed goods that can be sold in multiple markets,
as well
as trend - driven items, including eco-friendly products such
as all - natural pet - food flavour enhancers.
Mimran set about striking a balance between «integrity of product design and killer price
points,»
as he later recounted to
Strategy magazine.
Always have the endgame in mind
as you plot your
strategy, and be prepared at some
point to split the remaining difference.
As far as the goal of reducing displacement, the Furman Center points to strategies such as rent regulation programs, or policies that give low - income families prioritized preference for subsidized housing as helpfu
As far
as the goal of reducing displacement, the Furman Center points to strategies such as rent regulation programs, or policies that give low - income families prioritized preference for subsidized housing as helpfu
as the goal of reducing displacement, the Furman Center
points to
strategies such
as rent regulation programs, or policies that give low - income families prioritized preference for subsidized housing as helpfu
as rent regulation programs, or policies that give low - income families prioritized preference for subsidized housing
as helpfu
as helpful.
A to Z of Content Marketing: A 40
Point Content Marketing Checklist is an awesome and highly visual checklist you can work into your own content process,
as part of a smarter and more intentional content
strategy.
As Morningstar analyst Stephen Ellis has
pointed out, «$ 102 billion of capital is now allocated to
strategies that didn't exist at the time of its 2007 IPO.»
It's at this
point, management experts say, that leaders should shift from the skills - based, reactive approach of «horizontal» leadership to big - picture
strategies, known
as «vertical» leadership.
The fact that iRobot's first mass appeal product topped the charts,
as Leigh Buchanan
points out in Inc.'s July 2003 article «Death to Cool,» is a testament to the founders»
strategy for going mainstream.
As they go through several cycles of acting, learning, and further designing, the maturity and sophistication of the
strategy increases up to a
point where companies start rolling out the
strategy on a larger scale.
We've talked about why businesses stop growing, and the first two
points looked at those reasons, but the last two
points could easily be turned around and used
as the start of a growth
strategy.
What it's about: «Sargeant York» may have been about World War I — a sharpshooter becomes an unexpected hero after attacking and capturing a German position using the same
strategy as turkey hunting — but the American - proud movie became a
point of major discussion in the United States over the merits of entering World War II.
Those worried about potential security threats posed by Chinese investments in sensitive areas (such
as high - tech, communications, and energy)
point to Beijing's declared
strategy of «going out» to gain technology and resource security
as grounds for scrutinizing Chinese investments.
To
point out its advantages over its more enterprise - focused competitors, Dropbox has launched what it calls the Home for Life
strategy, in which Dropbox serves
as the platform for other daily productivity apps.
We recently had an opportunity to sit down with Charles Drucker, Vantiv's CEO, Daniela Mielke, chief
strategy and product officer, and Matt Taylor, group president of integrated payments and emerging channels, to discuss some of the biggest trends affecting processors and the payments industry
as a whole, including Apple Pay, EMV, mobile
point - of - sale, and Vantiv's growth
strategy.
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.
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.
McFarland
points out that many of the great fast - growing companies of the past few decades relied on Market Development
as their main growth
strategy.
He
points to a stronger dollar, fiscal retrenchment in the European Union, improving equity market confidence, and an exit
strategy from the Federal Reserve forecasting a federal funds rate hike well before late 2014
as significant factors driving gold lower.
The Uber executive who spoke to Reuters
pointed to a new «upfront» fare system that gives passengers a quote before their ride starts
as one of Uber's key
strategies to solving its pricing problem.
Contrary to popular opinion, the drying of waterlogged devices can lead to further damage, Sanfilippo
pointed out
as part of a series of comprehensive
strategies to prepare both in advance of Irma and after the hurricane passed over the state.
Lidia Fonseca was recently named
as Quest Diagnostics» newest Chief Information Officer
as the company traverses through a series of senior leadership appointments aiming to strengthen the management team and execute the company's five -
point business
strategy.
Avoid making sudden, emotion - based changes to your investing
strategy, and continue on
as you would at any other
point in the year.
This doesn't hold true for all link building, such
as broken link building (I find that getting straight to the
point for this
strategy works best), but it will hold true in things like media news mentions and imbedded content.
The sales manager is in the unique position of serving
as a critical leverage
point in distributing a company's message and in ensuring the implementation of the go - to - market
strategy, with (all too often) little input into the
strategy and tactical plans that are developed.
In a nutshell, Check
Point has been making substantial changes to its sales organization and
strategy in the U.S. «The changes we have implemented in the field didn't bear fruits yet and
as noted before it will take a few quarters to ramp up the level of productivity and results
as we expect,» Payne said in the conference call this week.
Since I prefer to sell short stocks and ETFs
as they are bouncing into resistance, rather than on their initial break of support, the stalling action of $ EEM
as it bounces into resistance of its 50 - day moving average now presents me with an ideal, low - risk entry
point on the short side (click here to learn more about my short selling entry
strategy).
I do a lot of real estate investing and try to do it
as smart
as I can with always having clear exit
strategies but it seem inevitable that at some
point there will be failure.
The
point is not to make a fight... the
point is to make sure we understand that our content marketing
strategies are important for custom retention, upsell and brand evangelism
as well
as top of the funnel activities.
As we've discussed before, beginning in the third quarter this year, Olive Garden began a transition in their promotion
strategy: moving away from advertising 1 or 2 new dishes, occasionally with a price
point, to featuring broader platform ideas that guests find more compelling.
The exit
point is usually decided
as part of a premeditated trading
strategy meant to mitigate investment risk and take the emotion out of trade decisions.
The discount -
point strategy is best suited for long - term housing scenarios,
as opposed to a short stay of only a few years (learn more).
From visceral cues like the moon and May and 60 years of Korean conflict ending, to 30 different data
points we observe every Sunday
as part of the Sunday
Strategy Session.
It takes a great deal of courage to
point out the flaws (such
as they are) in the implementation of a
strategy, particularly when they are not known to those outside his firm.
The long / short
strategy generated excess returns of 45 basis
points per month, 50 % higher than the 31 basis
points per month generated by the unconditional quality
strategy, despite running at lower volatility (10.4 %
as opposed to 12.2 %).
Moreover, since the rise of the Wildrose Party, PC throne speeches tended to propose policies driven by talking
points — not the other way around
as you might imagine — drafted mainly to cancel positions and
strategies that had proved effective for the Wildrose Opposition.
The inclusion of these ideas in the CIC report underscores a key
point about the importance of Asia for Canada — that Asia's rise matters for all of Canada, and that an Asia
strategy should be central to Canadian public policy
as a whole, rather than a niche activity for a few line departments that deal with «international» issues.
As we pointed out in our post last week, a withdrawal rate strategy should respond to market factors like equity valuations and bond yields as well as personal factors like age, retirement horizon, and expectations about pension and Social Security benefit
As we
pointed out in our post last week, a withdrawal rate
strategy should respond to market factors like equity valuations and bond yields
as well as personal factors like age, retirement horizon, and expectations about pension and Social Security benefit
as well
as personal factors like age, retirement horizon, and expectations about pension and Social Security benefit
as personal factors like age, retirement horizon, and expectations about pension and Social Security benefits.
Although it says the
strategy is an important source of return, the prospectus also
points out that the fund will not see
as much upside when its holdings increase in value.
The inside bar
strategy can act
as a catalyst for an event in the market, this event is usually a simple turning
point, stalling signal, or a false break.
Using data gathered from competitor research is a popular approach, but other
strategies you may wish to consider include typing your keyword into Google and then trawling through the results, using a directory such
as DMOZ
as a starting
point, or working through a target list of relevant newspaper, ezine, and magazine sites.
It includes Systematic Equity
Strategy factors to help managers measure sensitivities to potentially crowded trades
as well
as a comprehensive set of fundamental factors based on
point - in - time data, essential for building and back testing investment
strategies.
Rule 1: You Can't Make Them Up Rule 2: Don't Confuse a Buyer Persona with a Customer Profile Rule 3: Get the Right People with the Right Attributes and the Right Skills Involved Rule 4: Buyer Personas Are a Translation of Goals Rule 5: A Buyer Persona Offers Insight into the Unarticulated and the No - So - Obvious Rule 6: Buyer Persona Development is Not a Quantitative Process Rule 7: Avoid Building a Wire Mesh of Data
Points When Developing Buyer Personas Rule 8: Goal - Centered Qualitative and Experiential Analysis is the Foundation of Buyer Persona Development Rule 9: The Purpose of the Buyer Persona Development Process is to Inform on Goal - Centered Customer
Strategies Rule 10: Buyer Persona Development Serves
as a Communications Platform to Tell the Story of Customers and Buyers
The prospectus is the key selling
point of the fund;
as investors are looking for sound investments
strategies to make sure their investment in the fund will bring about capital gain.
The key
point here is that they were using Canadian ports
as an example of the competitive threat posed to US jobs and were calling for the US government to make similar investments in the context of a national
strategy.
It is noteworthy that the «
point of faith» is not,
as is traditionally the case, about revealed doctrine but about
strategy based on a reading of culture and social dynamics.