Month: August 2020

  • Access Denied.

    Access Denied.

    McKinsey consultants, report that for every successful market entry, four fail. Many of these failures after appropriate forensics have been applied are filed under ‘P’ for poor decision making or ‘D’, don’t do that again. It’s a cliché, but hindsight is a wonderful thing. If only. I should have known better. Why didn’t we see… Read more

  • Mass Production and Marketing Myopia.

    Mass Production and Marketing Myopia.

    According to the Bruce Mclaren website Ford entered eight cars at Le Mans in 1966, three by Shelby American, three by Holman-Moody and two by the British Alan Mann team. These entries followed a Ford decree laid down after the 1965 fiasco that no team, no matter how good, could be expected to take care… Read more

  • The New Zealand Cashmere Renaissance

    The New Zealand Cashmere Renaissance
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    Don’t just follow the sheep, follow the market. There is a lot going on in the world right now. Uncertainty seems to be everywhere. Many industries and sectors are reeling from the dramatic impact of Covid 19. In response, strategists are out in force helping entrepreneurs, business owners, and management executives work out where to… Read more