Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

There is a myth In the sectors that are termed hard-to-abate industries such as petrochemicals, cement, steel, trucking, airlines, and shipping it is not possible to find non-fossil alternatives, and demand keeps rising. Then what is hard-to-abate mean when it comes to difficult sectors of the economy?

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eZassi

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Companies that invest in green energy adoption, supply chain optimization, and carbon reduction strategies will lead the transition away from oil and gas dependency, securing long-term competitive advantages. The question is no longer if industries will transition away from oil and gasbut how quickly they can adapt and innovate.

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Matthew May

AUGUST 10, 2015

There’s an interesting strategic play being made by Whole Foods Markets, in the midst of the company’s nearly $2 billion one-day drop in market value a few weeks ago, on the announcement of a shareholder lawsuit. Think Southwest Airlines. Still, Fresh ‘n Easy tried coming into this market, with dismal results.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 18, 2020

Already we are seeing some worryingly severe consequences, with global stock market volatility, consumer retail hysteria, and whole airline fleets grounded indefinitely. It will have a profound impact on virtually all aspects of business – from production processes, to HR regulations, to marketing strategies.

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Michael Roberto

JANUARY 4, 2019

Source: Southwest Airlines Yesterday, Southwest Airlines co-founder and long-time CEO Herb Kelleher died at age 87. Here are five simple, yet powerful, lessons that come to mind as I reflect on the Kelleher era at the airline: Make tradeoffs. At Southwest, Kelleher chose to run an airline in a very different manner.

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Rmukesh Gupta

APRIL 10, 2019

Like Southwest Airlines’ obsession on being the lowest cost airlines or Alcoa’s obsession of having zero incidents in their factories or Amazon’s obsession on serving the customer what they want (even if they themselves don’t know what they want) or Apple’s obsession on design. .

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The BMI Lab Blog

AUGUST 4, 2017

This business model offers a core value at a competitive price, while numerous extras drive up the final price. This pattern requires a very sophisticated pricing and marketing strategy. Airlines, car manufacturers, and software companies are usually creating and capturing value in this way.

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mjvinnovation

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In the same proportion, we will see substantial growth in Digital Marketing actions over the coming years. Here, we’ll show you some of the main reasons for investing in your Digital Marketing strategy! Inbound Marketing Content Marketing SEO Social Media. Marketing “from home.”

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Innov8rs

MARCH 6, 2023

Competitive Advantage In all circumstances, leaders will and should have strategic priorities on top of their minds. Usually, you need innovation for that, which means that you either adapt to current challenges or lag behind the competition. Why shouldn’t you just give up on innovation when times are tough?

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New Markets Advisors

AUGUST 20, 2018

And it’s the knowledge of when to focus on addition and when to focus on replacement that gives companies a competitive edge and a roadmap for growth. industry, company dynamics, competitive advantages, and so on?—?there The market is mature and over-satisfied. When markets mature to this point, companies need to shift quickly.

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Collective Innovation

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Regardless of what kind of business you are in there are numerous different types of innovation that can give you a clear competitive advantage and make you more successful. Product Innovation : Creates a difference with an existing product line and existing market, usually through features. Look at a company like Hilton for instance.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 21, 2020

Often it is misused as a framework for assessing a specific market or even an organization itself. PESTLED illuminates current influences, but more importantly, it alerts you to rapidly approaching changes and market dynamics across industries. It illuminates connections in the data so you can begin to defend your market value.

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KindlingApp

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

After some quick research and discussion, Taheri and his team were soon off and running, marketing the freshly branded sport of BubbleBall to an untapped market. For example, in 1972, Southwest Airlines was in deep trouble: they had already been forced to sell a number of their aircraft, and were still losing money at a rapid rate.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 30, 2019

Digital products in the hands of customers, such as banking, airline or music apps, represent the last piece of the digitization puzzle since many of the back-end systems and processes became computerized over the last several decades. Google Search Data for the phrase “digital transformation” from Google Trends. They are not agile.

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Sopheon

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Where else can you chat with the co-founder of robot company Boston Dynamics, the President of the Recording Academy (aka, the Grammys), the former President of Walt Disney Imagineering, the Chief Product Officer at Target, and the Chief Customer Officer of United Airlines all in one place? will come out looking the same.

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Sopheon

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Where else can you chat with the co-founder of robot company Boston Dynamics, the President of the Recording Academy (aka, the Grammys), the former President of Walt Disney Imagineering, the Chief Product Officer at Target, and the Chief Customer Officer of United Airlines – all in one place? will come out looking the same.

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CREATORS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

As a result, they reached the two top ranks in TV market and increased their value tremendously. the similar pursuit of collaboration and competition between firms producing or developing complementary or related products. Cooperation of competitive global players with start-ups and research initiatives seems inevitable.

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CorporateIntel

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Frequent readers of this blog know that I am obsessed with the concept of creative destruction , the intangible but daunting market force where an invention that is vital takes out that which has become defunct, and the nascent replaces the established. Was anything really lost if this was just a merger?

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KindlingApp

JUNE 29, 2015

While the speakers on this panel were all leaders and experts in financial services, many of the themes and strategies they discussed are applicable to people involved in innovation in any market. Expand Perception of Competition. Embrace “Coopertition”. The panelists all seemed to think there’s still hope.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Google is poised to completely alter how websites market themselves over the next year. This change, however, will take value away from marketers who rely on visitors clicking through to deeper pages. Marketers will see better search rankings if they document information using this new format. This is a tremendous strategy.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 21, 2020

Innovation 360 has used this framework in many assignments and has often seen it misused as a framework for assessing a specific market or even the organization itself. PESTLED can illuminate current influences, but more importantly, it can alert you to rapidly approaching changes and market dynamics across industries.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2016

Why is the airline industry so terrible? Instead of getting into a price war or squabbling over a shrinking market, both disruptors and incumbents find new ways to create value. Which brings us back to the airline industry. Finally, they would take over the international air travel market.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 20, 2020

Companies that refuse to give refunds for cancelled or delayed services may be helping out their short-term cash flow, but are seriously damaging customer relationships for the future (Airlines, Ticketmaster, Sports teams especially take note). But whoever solves the cost/antifragile contradiction will have a long-term competitive advantage.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Warren Buffett got burned with an airline investment in the 1990s. airlines, taking a 4.16% stake in American Airlines, smaller stakes in United and Delta, and an undisclosed stake in Southwest Airlines. airlines had one thing in common: their largest investors. billion in the four largest U.S.

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Innovation 360 Group

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Thinking about my flight experience, I recognized that KLM, the huge Dutch carrier, seized the opportunity to increase market share by teaming with Air France. Today, the merged Air France and KLM Airlines, once rivals, transport nearly 90 million passengers annually.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2016

Then the trusts used shareholder voting rights to restrict competition. Yet the unfortunate side effect of uncompetitive markets is that consumers pay higher prices. And yes, large-scale common ownership nowadays also appears to thwart competition. These schemes handed their investors huge profits. It may be more of an accident.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

While some of the industry’s largest contenders have filed for bankruptcy (such as LATAM, Virgin Australia and Flybe) others, (including American Airlines, Icelandair, and our clients Lufthansa ) have pivoted to cargo as demand for freight soars. The Opportunity in Crisis – Now or Never?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

While some of the industry’s largest contenders have filed for bankruptcy (such as LATAM, Virgin Australia and Flybe) others, (including American Airlines, Icelandair, and our clients Lufthansa ) have pivoted to cargo as demand for freight soars. The Opportunity in Crisis – Now or Never?

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Innovation 360

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Thinking about my flight experience, I recognized that KLM, the huge Dutch carrier, seized the opportunity to increase market share by teaming with Air France. Today, the merged Air France and KLM Airlines, once rivals, transport nearly 90 million passengers annually.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Southwest Airlines is often used as a case study for a well-run business: it's consistently more profitable than its competitors, it's very disciplined about how it operates, it's customers are happy. Southwest is my favorite airline: low prices, happy staff, lots of flights were I need to go for most trips, good website, convenient policies.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

The internet and globalization have combined to render almost every company vulnerable to greater competition than ever. But is business really so competitive – not in a few prominent industries, but in the economy as a whole? As Michael Porter argued a long time ago , the simplest measure of competition is profitability.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2017

American Airlines and United Airlines recently joined Delta in offering passengers a lower-priced option to fly: basic economy. At first blush, it’s difficult to see how a further degradation of airline service can enhance profits and attract customers. Want to save a couple of bucks on your next flight?

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CorporateIntel

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Blockbuster was two generations behind the innovation curve, and when Dish Network bought Blockbuster ostensibly as a storefront competitive tool in its battle with DirecTV, it was too little cavalry too late to justify the ongoing operating costs. U S Airways is also likely to evaporate when its merger with American Airlines is completed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2014

Established airlines might be expected to improve their on-time performance to protect their market share when low-cost competitors enter their markets, but the opposite happens, say Jeffrey T. The performance decline may be a result of airlines’ cost-cutting in response to the new threat, the researchers say.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

In the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the most impressive fact few reporters choose to explore in any depth is that the Boeing 777’s engine was capable of communicating long after the pilots went silent. Because the airline had the option, but declined , to pay about $10 per flight for real-time access to it.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Marketing has entered its “uncanny valley” moment. Some marketing efforts give off the same vibe, like that creepy feeling when a casual online search leads to a glut of ads for the same pair of boots or getaway destination. Sales & Marketing. And that’s off-putting. It’s worth trying to get right.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

We expect the drone market to surge to nearly $7 billion by 2020 globally, driven by regulatory clarification, continuously decreasing component costs, and – most important– ongoing innovation that connects drone capabilities to big-data analytics.

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