Though Skinner had cleaned up and modernized restaurants and layered in new
revenue drivers like McCafé beverages and extended hours, the company failed to address the fact that the McDonald's customer was evolving, says Larry Light, a consultant who was the company's global chief marketing officer until 2005.
Not exact matches
Beyond the economic impact of things
like wages and equipment, the beer industry is also a significant
driver of tax
revenues.
China, and its growing affluent population, is an important
revenue -
driver for international companies
like Marriott.
The luxury group — which houses Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Stella McCartney — said
revenue rose 28.4 percent in the third quarter on a
like - for -
like basis, while Gucci remains its biggest profit
driver.
Games
like Nick Baseball Stars and Nick Basketball Stars became the most - played games on the platform, and were (and continue to be) top
revenue drivers for Nick.com and the Nick app.
Car companies suggest that these oversized dash displays, which often times behave more
like smart phones than the traditional dashboard, are actually safer than the design of older cars due to features
like integrated voice controls that keep the
driver's hands on the wheel or the large touch screens for tasks
like navigation that are easier to manage than trying to fumble with a smartphone (not to mention the fact that these kinds of new features will almost certain boost manufacturer
revenue).
Huawei also sees software and services being a big
driver of
revenue — just
like Xiaomi.
Its strong economy is supported by many federal
drivers such as the National Institutes of Health and the Internal
Revenue Service, private institutions such as the world - renowned Johns Hopkins University and corporate headquarters for the
likes of Marriot Hotels and Discovery Communications.