CEO wanted to understand promotional spend and ROI….. Promotions are a huge part of sales participation in the bed & mattress marketplace – they provide something to shout to customers about and give a timed call to action. However, its very difficult to determine which promotions add value or drive a return on investment. For...
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Innovation Unleashed: Developing a Standardised Innovation Framework for a Global Managed Services Company
A rapidly growing global managed services company was overflowing with ideas for new products, services, alliances, and routes to market. However, the business lacked a centralised or standardised framework for harnessing these ideas and for evaluating, prioritising, developing, and launching them in a consistent manner.
Successful Acquisition and Integration: Expanding Capabilities in a Global Payroll Company
A well-established global payroll company was making its first acquisition of another business. The task was to ensure that all appropriate Due Diligence was performed and recorded, and that plans were in place for an effective integration of the acquired organisation. This acquisition involved a UK company purchasing an offshore business based in Europe, bringing...
New member to the Hive settling in
A new member joined the HiveMind Network, feeling overwhelmed by the platform and unsure of how to make the most of their membership.
Transforming Retail through Technology Innovation: Empowering Flexible Products and Regulatory Compliance
A top 10 UK clothing and footwear digital retailer with a Home proposition sought to revolutionize their credit platform and explore the possibility of building their own. Their existing credit business was not aligned with market standards and faced regulatory challenges, particularly regarding 28-day statement cycles. Additionally, the client aimed to deliver a credit proposition...
Information Compliance with a Business Change approach
The customer did not have an adequate, user-friendly and modern recordkeeping system for staff to use increasing the risk of breaching the Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. They also had no way to monitor or report on information stored across multiple solutions and disparate ways of working...
Doubling eCommerce Sales and Digital Marketing Budgets: A Multi-Year Transformation Success
A Consumer Goods corporation found itself with a lower market share in eCommerce compared to other channels, despite the rapid growth of eCommerce sales. Their digital marketing expenditure was also lagging behind industry competitors, leading to an overall market share decline.
Creation of Category Strategy for Specialist Medical Device Services
Sterilisation services had been in place since the inception of the medical device product and had not been market tested. The initial agreement was agreed when the medical device was first introduced to the market and it was unknown whether the level of service or pricing was still competitive in the market or if there...