The latest from Prosper Now’s Blog on Forbes.com… In the 1960’s movie The Graduate, a recent college grad played by Dustin Hoffman is counseled by a well-meaning family acquaintance to think of one word for his future job aspirations—plastics. “There’s a great future in
Consumer Snapshot – December 2014
Latest consumer insights for December 2014. For more: www.ConsumerSnapshot.com
Era of Business Disruption–Why The C-Suite Needs To Focus On An Organic Growth Strategy
The latest from Prosper Now’s Blog on Forbes.com… Time was when successful experience shaped by years of competing in the market and a solid grounding in business processes and finance made for a good C-level candidate. This type of leader who could “rally
Misery Down, Consumer Spending Forecast Up
The Misery Index, calculated using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which has recently been added to Prosper’s Executive Retail InsightCenter, has been trending downward over the past couple months. The Consumer Spending Forecast from Prosper is up year-over-year,
Why The C-level Needs To Rethink Their Strategic Management Process
The latest from Prosper Now’s Blog on Forbes.com… I read an article two weeks ago reporting on the challenges faced by a CEO of a big box retailer. At the annual analyst meeting, the CEO identified some challenges that contributed to flat same
Are You Building A Business For Where The Market Was?
The latest from Prosper Now’s Blog on Forbes.com… Key performance building blocks for any business are good financial management, logistics, efficient manufacturing, a healthy corporate culture, marketing and inventory management. The fundamentals for each of these disciplines are fairly consistent over time and
Arming The C-Suite For Organic Growth
The latest from Prosper Now’s Blog on Forbes.com… Today successfully running a business is a difficult task. Many issues impacting performance are outside the control of a C-Level manager’s influence. Nonetheless these issues impact how a business will perform. The lagging economy, political
Morgan Stanley: Category Sales Outlook: Discretionary Segments Maintain Momentum (Part 2)
Pam Goodfellow, Prosper’s Principal Analyst, recently presented the September Consumer Spending Forecast at a Morgan Stanley luncheon. Click here for the entire report.
Morgan Stanley: Category Sales Outlook: Discretionary Segments Maintain Momentum (Part 1)
Pam Goodfellow, Prosper’s Principal Analyst, recently presented the September Consumer Spending Forecast at a Morgan Stanley luncheon. For additional insights, check out Prosper’s New Executive Retail InsightCenter.
Forbes.com: Big Data’s New Power Quadrant For Executive Evidence-Based Decision Making
The latest from Prosper Now’s Blog on Forbes.com… Not all things worth doing are worth doing well. For many this is a heresy that violates the old maxim, “if it is worth doing it is worth doing well.” However, in today’s digitally disrupted