Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

General Motors, once the world’s largest car maker, has decided to stop selling vehicles in India by the end of 2017, since it considers its India operation to be not profitable. For a period of 14 years, General Electric had the same American expat running the India operation, Scott Bayman. Understanding it takes time and focus.

CEO 10

CEO Long-term Short-term Mass Marketing 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Over the last ten years we have been researching deshopping in Britain through two mass market retail case studies and surveys of 150 independent retailers and over 500 consumers. Increasingly, deshoppers are operating in packs when returning goods, suggesting that the activity is becoming organized. Watchfulness.

Retail 15

Retail Mass Marketing Customer Loyalty Discount 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

At RoboBusiness this week, a conference devoted to the business and technology of robots, the revelation for me was not just how far robotic capabilities have come but also the range of problems robots are already helping to solve. Problem is: their professional setup costs $30,000 to assemble and a remote operator on a keyboard to run.

Mass Marketing 10

Mass Marketing CEO Technology Conference 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2016

Last September some of the world’s foremost technology industry leaders met in Seattle with Xi Jinping, president of China. In a group photograph, 30 CEOs with a combined market capitalization of $2.5 trillion smiled for the camera alongside the Chinese leader. Cheng Wei will get a seat on Uber’s board as part of the deal.

Marketing 8

Marketing CEO Mass Marketing Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2011

At its 100-year milestone, IBM shows us what it takes to outlast depression, war, and intense competition in order to remain a market leader in the midst of ongoing technological innovation. Sold heavily by IBM's famous sales force, the company's product created the first truly mass market for the personal computer.

Customer Intimacy 15

Customer Intimacy How To Mass Marketing System 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Big had the dollars to buy the mass-market access to consumers back when mass media was the only way to reach an audience. But when the capital requirements to enter markets have declined, the marginal cost of reaching consumers is effectively zero, and one-off production is not hard to do.

Porter 17

Porter Mass Marketing Supply Chain Retail 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Facebook, KickStarter, Kiva, Twitter, and other companies thriving in the social era are operating by the rules of the Social Era. Most organizations operating today started when companies needed more operating capital. Many organizations still operate by Porter's Value Chain model , where Z follows Y, which follows X.

Banking 16

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Traditional operations research process optimization, for example, seldom embraces A/B testing or incorporates customer recommendation engines. In a platform business model, firms create value primarily by connecting users and third parties, and they capture value by charging fees for access to the platform.

Process 13

Process Competitive Advantage Outsourcing Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

To best leverage worldwide creative talent, Reliance MediaWorks operates a global network of creative centers located in Burbank, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and across India. Suzlon's head of technology is John O'Halloran, a former Cummins Engine executive who now leads Suzlon's 500-strong global R&D team out of Hamburg.

Globalization 11

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

He expects to operate it, perhaps daily, yet the chances are he possesses little or no mechanical knowledge. A knowledgeable sales staff is especially important as technology continues to advance. High-end cars have over 100 million lines of software code, and mass-market cars aren’t far behind.

Price 8

Price Automotive Mass Marketing Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Its approach was the first to align the key actors in the ecosystem in a way that addressed the critical shortcomings — range, resale value, grid capacity — that undermine the electric car as a mass-market proposition. Note to Tesla owners: you are not the mass market). It declared bankruptcy on May 26.

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 8