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Most of Bill’s current writings appear on Forbes.com where he is a Senior Contributor.

4 Apr 2012

Strategic Planning Is a Waste of Time–At Most Companies

Business Strategy Economy

Strategic planning should not be a waste of time, but it often is. Confirmation of this common notion comes from a recent McKinsey Study, "How to put your money where your strategy is." They found …

26 Mar 2012

Snohomish County Economic Forum

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The Snohomish County Economic Forum, sponsored by Mountain Pacific Bank, will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The presentation will go beyond the economic forecast to discuss how business challenges will change with the …

22 Mar 2012

The Economic Recovery—For Real Estate Too?

Economy Real Estate

The economy is looking better, with growth in employment, retail spending, and manufacturing production. Will the economic recovery spread to real estate? Some good news has already arrived, but not enough to make most …

19 Mar 2012

Business Planning With Risk of Recession: Using Check Points

Business Planning Videos Video

Earlier videos in this series helped viewers understand the stance of flexibility, handling key strategic initiatives with the risk of recession, and developing an economic contingency plan. This video helps business leaders use quantitative measures …

13 Mar 2012

Businomics(R) Newsletter Shows Economy Making Progress

Business Strategy Economy

You can now read online the latest issue of the Businomics(R) Newsletter. Data show improving employment, car sales, hotel occupancy. Home prices have turned the corner (probably), small businesses still struggle, interest rates are low …

27 Feb 2012

Business Planning With Risk of Recession: Upside Potential

Business Planning Videos Video

The fifth and last video in the series, Business Planning With Risk of Recession, this explains how to manage a business for a possible upside surprise, covering factors that could drive improvement in the economy, …

24 Feb 2012

Thomas Jefferson on Investment Bubbles

Economy Investments

My friend Patrick Lee at Thomas Jefferson Leadership quotes Mr. Jefferson: The American mind is now in that state of fever which the world has so often seen in the history of other nations. …

21 Feb 2012

New Economic Forecast 2012-2013: More Moderate Growth

Economy

I posted my updated economic forecast on Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2012/02/21/economic-forecast-2012-2013/ Growth is moderate for the next two years.

16 Feb 2012

Data Analytics: Target Learns to be Cautious

Business Strategy

Kashmir Hill at Forbes has a great article, "How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did." Short summary: the company looks at buying patterns and can estimate the probability that …

13 Feb 2012

Businomics(R) Newsletter now available

Economy

The February 2012 Businomics newsletter is now available. If you have a free email subscription to the economic newsletter, you already know that. Here's how it starts:

10 Feb 2012

The Economics of Pricing New Technology: A Gun Story

Books Business Strategy Economy

Read about it on my Forbes.com page: Pricing Technology Breakthroughs: The Glock Lesson.

24 Jan 2012

American Manufacturing and Distribution: Surviving a European Economic Meltdown?

Business Strategy Economy

American manufacturers are enjoying a moderate recovery, but Europe’s financial crisis poses a great risk to both factories and the wholesalers who are both up-stream and down-stream from them. That recovery is shown by an …