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Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink: Why 40% of Your Business is Unprofitable, and How to Fix It
Companies around the world turn to MIT's Jonathan Byrnes for one he can figure out where the profit is. Using his unique set of tools, he can show them which customers and businesses are cash cows, and which efforts are just a drain on resources. Most astonishing, in each case he finds that roughly forty percent of his client's businesses are unprofitable!
We are transitioning from an era of mass markets to the Age of Precision Markets. Before, companies sought to distribute their products as widely as possible using arm's-length customer relationships. The goal was to achieve mass production and mass distribution. Broad management metrics like aggregate revenues and costs were adequate. The management systems and processes in companies today are geared to meet this legacy objective.
But today, companies form different relationships with different sets of customers. These relationships range from arm's length to highly integrated, and include almost everything in between. Successful businesses create competitive advantages and sustained profitability by developing innovative customer relationships and new types of customer value. But this is a two-edged if customers are matched with the right relationships, sales and profits soar...but if they are matched poorly, profitability plunges. In this new world, the management approaches of the past no longer enable managers to maximize their companies' profitability.
Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink tells you how to rethink your business for maximum profit - what to do, how to do it, what difficulties you'll encounter, and how to overcome them. This audio book gives you the roadmap, perspective, and tools you'll need to be a highly effective manager in this new era of business.
We are transitioning from an era of mass markets to the Age of Precision Markets. Before, companies sought to distribute their products as widely as possible using arm's-length customer relationships. The goal was to achieve mass production and mass distribution. Broad management metrics like aggregate revenues and costs were adequate. The management systems and processes in companies today are geared to meet this legacy objective.
But today, companies form different relationships with different sets of customers. These relationships range from arm's length to highly integrated, and include almost everything in between. Successful businesses create competitive advantages and sustained profitability by developing innovative customer relationships and new types of customer value. But this is a two-edged if customers are matched with the right relationships, sales and profits soar...but if they are matched poorly, profitability plunges. In this new world, the management approaches of the past no longer enable managers to maximize their companies' profitability.
Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink tells you how to rethink your business for maximum profit - what to do, how to do it, what difficulties you'll encounter, and how to overcome them. This audio book gives you the roadmap, perspective, and tools you'll need to be a highly effective manager in this new era of business.
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First published November 4, 2010
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July 16, 2020
Veerrrrryyyyy dry corporate exec book. Focus on managing sales and workforces, supply chain, blahblahblah. I got more than enough of this in college.
June 26, 2015
I love this book. Exactly the right time as I need it. The next quarter I shall then perform the funnel analysis, in deep. Next on company assessment, for each of the forces. In order words, identify the key independence and contribution for the company growth, skills, knowledge and experiences that to be imparted for the middle manager. Realign the company roadmap as I really need to focus on and strategize properly. THat should covers the gist of that this book lay the foundation, reference and guideline on what what went missing, practically and the most efficient. I will apply it soon. Great!
August 22, 2019
Very practical with a lot of great ideas and case studies on how to find ways to enhance profitability. The advice and case studies are rooted in real business problems and real initiatives that most businesses face.
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