The 2008-2009 economic recession changed customer and business behaviors, not unlike how a hurricane reshapes the built and natural environment. If you are not incorporating recession-induced changes into your business model strategy, your market position will weaken.
The Recession Has Changed Consumer Behavior – Forever
A recent in-depth study of consumer attitudes and behaviors by Context-Based [...]

Conde Naste is rebalancing its portfolio, with consulting firm McKinsey & Company at its side. The global strategy-guru firms (McKinsey, Bain & Company, etc.) are like the Big 8 (now 4 and counting) accounting firms that bring “credibility” to management’s decisions. If the esteemed McKinsey & Company said to get rid of Gourmet Magazine, it [...]

What do J&J, Fed Ex, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, GE, HP, Hyatt, Trader Joe’s, SW Airlines, MTV, and CNN have in common? A recent Newsweek article identifies these 11 great icon brands as US companies that started in a recession.
A recent Wall Street Journal article contains market share data for different markets showing how leadership is [...]

One window into the nature of the current recession and the uncertainty that it’s causing is through the fancy curtains at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The revenue per available room (the hospitality industry’s key financial measure) is down 25% year-to-date and for the first time in its history, the hotel management company has [...]