Ukraine-born businessman Len Blavatnik has topped the list of the wealthiest men in UK according to the UK Sunday Times Rich List. Blavatnik has interests in a range of industries including oil, petrochemicals and media and is worth £13.17-billion, according to the list. He toppled last years’ leaders, Sri and Gopi Hinduja of their eponymous brand. They are now in the second place with a reported...

Paul Daulerio, an adjunct professor of “Dolan School of Business and Norwalk Community College” at Fairfield University discusses about three ‘generic strategies’ that can prove instrumental in secure an advantageous place in the competitive market. Thestrategist.com – 24 April 2015 – Paul Daulerio writes about generic strategies that can affect a business. His first ‘generic’ strategy deals with...

You can always adapt useful and new experience even if it’s not directly related to your field. This works even for widely separated areas, because the main things always stand out: concept, approach, outlook. For example, jazzmen are very well versed in how to create a presentation, productivity and branding. When you spend time at the concerts of good jazz musicians, you will surely admire the...

Responsibility and developed volitional qualities contribute to a successful career development. It is almost an axiom, because success comes only to those who know how to be responsible for decisions, set goals and reach them, despite the obstacles. But the catch is that sooner or later, even the most strong-willed and responsible begin to unravel. Psychologists calls this phenomenon the...

VentureBeat provides enlisted guidelines that can help various companies to decide whether and when to shift over to “marketing automation”. Thestrategist.media – 21 April 2015 – VentureBeat News reports about the difference between “email marketing” and “marketing automation”. For many, the process of e-mail marketing has been established a steady communication with customers enabling the...

The whole world is watching Google: the company offers revolutionary solutions changing the life of mankind. Is it possible to apply Google's experience to other business? Of course! 1. Innovation born everywhere They can come from below, above or from where you least expect them. For example, one of Google’s doctors insisted that Google has a moral obligation to those who enters a query such...

Herminia Ibarra talks about the importance of gaining knowledge from one’s experience in her new book “Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader”. She informs that to become a leader one needs to make minor though important changes in one’s working approach along with focusing on building an appropriate network. Thestrategist.media – 20 April 2015 - Jacob Morgan, a contributor of Forbes, writes that...

Japan became the main foreign holder of US government debt for the first time since the financial crisis meanwhile new rules for investing in US economy is on the threshold. China has ceased to be the largest foreign holder of US government bonds - its place was taken by Japan, what follows from the statistics the US Treasury. Japanese buyers pushed the economic policy of the Japanese authorities...

Having a strategy and executing it religiously cannot make a company a market leader, says Favaro. He gives examples of successful business companies to illustrate that a leading figure with an innovative problem solving idea makes all the difference. Thestrategist.com – 14 April 2015 – According to Ken Favaro it is a well known fact to leading business figures that successful iconic companies...