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			<entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Fashionistas: Charvet Is The Rolls Royce Of Shirt Makers]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11562'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11562</id><updated>2012-02-03T05:16:46+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[There was a time when ready-to-wear could satisfy the discerning customer. In their heyday, Brooks Brothers made those fabulous button down collars and the look was preppy chic. One of my colleagues claims that because the majority of name brand shirts are made in Asia somewhere that the quality continues to drop and the prices rise. He has a point. This issue is way beyond BB, and encompasses all luxury ready to wear brands.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: Contemporary Marketing & Sales Tactics]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11557'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11557</id><updated>2012-02-03T04:49:51+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Let’s face facts. Business is about sales. No sales revenue, no business. You can have the greatest products or the finest service. If no one recognizes this and the offerings do not convert into receipts, there is only a limited time you will be allowed to remain open unless you are running an NGO. Speaking of NGOs, even they need to raise money. Their sales pitch might be different owing to the nature of their organization’s activities, but it is still a sales pitch.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: Fostering Goodness]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11543'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11543</id><updated>2012-01-31T16:40:18+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[A compassionate soul and engaged business professional by contrast, will not seek out short cuts at the expense of others. He or she will take the narrow road, which is the most appropriate, and follow it from the beginning to the end with diligence and grace. We are not taking about fixed stations in life or accepting social constraints here. We are talking about walking tall in the light of grace.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Investor Relations: Where Are We Going?]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11537'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11537</id><updated>2012-01-31T15:52:25+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Remember that radical idea of talking to investors about the various components of the proxy material? It was THE hot topic this time a year ago and both sides of the argument seemed pretty hot under the collar about it. Then - quicker than you can say "web disclosure" (note to Mike O'Brien: this is not a reference to any previous, current or future product of yours) - the conversation was over.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Culture Is Tricky Business]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11522'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11522</id><updated>2012-01-27T03:25:21+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Getting a handle on understanding culture or managing in “foreign” environments can be like holding a slippery fish. How can you make sure the fish does not slip from your grasp? The answer lies in understanding the equilibrium among human psychology, beliefs, attitudes, and actions. The combination can be dynamite. It can generate controversy such as Benetton’s current advert campaign “Unhate”.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Managment Consulting: The Luxury Experience Online]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11508'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11508</id><updated>2012-01-26T06:36:52+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[If you are an existing luxury brand or a luxury brand in the making, you can ill afford to not harvest new media channels online. Recent social media management studies at WCW indicate that the average time per person per target group spends on average 5-6 hours online. Figures substantially rise when you take into consideration mobiles and tablets are rarely switched off. What this implies is a drastic change in buyer behavioral patterns and consumer analysis.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Global Affairs: The Virtual Junkie]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11495'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11495</id><updated>2012-01-25T19:21:01+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Now, don’t get the wrong idea. I am not a Luddite nor do I advocate going back to a time before Edison or living with candlelight. What I do suggest is that we wake up and take stock of where we are going. I have entitled this article – Virtual Junkie – for a reason. You see, in the “old” days junkies were real. They lived their experiences in real time with real consequences. If you took the wrong drugs, you paid the piper. Just ask Thomas de Quincy.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Kyoto Action Committee: Climate Disasters Report Card]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11486'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11486</id><updated>2012-01-25T18:19:19+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Thailand flooding from unusually heavy monsoon and tropical cyclone rains inundated 83% of the country and damaged homes and livelihoods of 9.8 million people. The flood also destroyed 25% of Thailand's rice crop (Thailand, the world's largest exporter of rice, accounts for 30% of the global supply). Death toll: 657 victims. Estimated damage: $45 billion.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Kyoto Action Committee Targets 2012]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11478'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11478</id><updated>2012-01-27T02:58:33+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[It always feels good to make a new start turning over a New Year. However, there's another side to crossing over a date line besides the hope of what the near future may bring. It is also the relief of leaving behind what happened in the 2011, especially if that year was a troublesome one.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Fashionistas: Chinos The Icon Of Causal Chic]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11470'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11470</id><updated>2012-01-23T09:44:37+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[The chino has a rich and long pedigree. The British Army in India invented khaki trousers in the 19th century by taking cotton drill cotton and dying the fabric with tea. It is the “original” idea of camouflage, and in fact is the true ancestor of the “chino” as it is known in most circles today.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Career Management: Symbiotic Relationships]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11460'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11460</id><updated>2012-01-23T09:14:20+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[My responsibility was to help one of the greatest become even greater. I enjoyed every minute of that challenge. Marshall's levels of awareness are intensely high. Helping him, meant that I needed to finely tune my focus toward his needs. I learned very quickly that he was the expert on him and if I wanted to help him, I was going to have to get him to tell me what he wanted and how he wanted to be helped. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: The Mission Statement Lies At The Heart Of The Organisation]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11448'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11448</id><updated>2012-01-23T08:39:34+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[There are questions on dialing in what your mission is and how to achieve it. This is the motivation that brings out the best of people within a successful business, the drive that stimulates those in non-profits and the dedication brought out in teachers within our educational institutions.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Career Management: Overcoming The Pitfalls Of Social Networking]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11442'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11442</id><updated>2012-01-21T17:17:06+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Of all the relationships we have, our friends reveal what type of person we are. The same can be stated for the networks we foster and the groups to which we belong online and off-line in the real world. If you really want to understand the character of someone before you hire then examine how the person in question spends his or her leisure time.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Fashionistas: The King Of Tailors]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11428'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11428</id><updated>2012-01-21T11:16:37+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[The hunt for a decent tailor these days needless to say is not one of those "volcanic" listings on Google trends. How could it be? We are not talking mass market here, but a secretive realm where genuine luxury is whispered into the ears of the cognoscente. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Are MBA Costs Still Justifable?]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11417'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11417</id><updated>2012-01-20T16:43:13+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Career progress is another category which many schools are less than transparent. Within the last 5-years more MBA students are paying their own way. The days of corporate funding or sponsorship still exist, but considering the nature of today’s economic scenarios, it is harder to find. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Investor Relations: The Power Of The Letter]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11397'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11397</id><updated>2012-01-20T05:07:26+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Not surprisingly, research shows that the Letter to Shareholders is still the most-read portion of the annual report. Not only does it allow the CEO to put the previous year’s performance into strategic perspective, it affords him/her the opportunity to establish expectations and metrics for the organization going forward. Since more investors will read this piece than will meet with the CEO, it is critical that this section of the annual report be crafted carefully to maximize its potential impact.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[The Doctrine Of The Mean]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11384'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11384</id><updated>2012-01-16T10:49:24+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Contrary to the way it might sound, this is not a Sergio Leone film title like “Fist Full Of Dollars” or a remake of “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”. It is actually the title of one of the four books written by the great Chinese sage and scholar, Confucius. In many regards it is an excellent example of management strategy.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: Understanding The Essentials Of Luxury]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11377'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11377</id><updated>2012-01-16T09:42:24+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[The word indulgence is used to describe the essence of luxury. When you hear the name of a famous Belgian chocolate maker such as “Godiva” your tongue salivates at this unctuous feel in the mouth, and most of us think of chocolate, particularly hand made ones as a luxury. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: The Cultural Impact Of Luxury Brand Management]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11362'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11362</id><updated>2012-01-13T04:59:51+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Culture plays an enormous role in how we consume. It also partly explains how we can justify over the top purchases even if we are not part of the billionaires club. The media to raise the level of envy in those who still aspire to become what they think they lack is often bandying about the term “new luxury”. Clothing, watches and other accessories become the support tools to evoke luxury, but really demonstrate mass opulence while craving prestige.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: The Strength Of Investor Relations Tools ]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11344'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11344</id><updated>2012-01-10T18:04:12+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[We’ve heard how virtual road shows will improve the time efficiency and cost effectiveness of investor targeting efforts. And we’ve been told how increasingly sophisticated website functionality will replace the traditional annual report.
Amid all this talk, however, one critical component has been overlooked – content. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: Customer Empathy]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11332'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11332</id><updated>2012-01-10T17:25:10+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Devotion should be considered a walking and talking advertisement – a potent word-of-mouth. Consequently, customer devotion should be the ultimate goal of every business leader and sales professional.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Career Management: The Natural Path]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11325'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11325</id><updated>2012-01-10T17:38:31+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Seeking to escape the rigours of urban life and the knot of problems with which we surround ourselves is nothing new. From time immemorial, people have had to clean their dishes, take out the garbage, and do their laundry.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: The Essence Of Social Media & The Rules Of Engagement]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11312'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11312</id><updated>2012-01-07T12:11:55+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[To say that everyone is talking about social media these days is now a cliché. The stats are staggering.  If you had a penny for every soul who joins Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Google Buzz on a daily basis, you could build a sound investment portfolio. ]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Management Consulting: Building Brand Loyalty Sweeps Clients Off Their Feet]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11303'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11303</id><updated>2012-01-07T11:42:02+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[Building “devotion” should be instinctive. If you cannot forge and emotional bridge to your client base your strategy needs a serious rethink. Branding strategy by definition means creating the right attitude to maintain loyalty to ethos of the firm, its products or services.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type='text/html'><![CDATA[Fashionistas: The Perfumes Of Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella]]></title><link type='text/html' href='http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php?ID=11291'/><id>tag:mba4success.com,2010:http://www.mba4success.com/pages/opinion/opinion_content.php11291</id><updated>2012-01-07T07:31:36+00:00</updated><author><name>Mark Hebblewhite</name></author><summary type='html'><![CDATA[In an age where heritage is trumped up, here is a firm, which can truly claim pedigree. It is Santa Maria Novella. The firm was established in Florence in 1200 and is one of the oldest pharmacies existing in the Western World. Its official name is Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.]]></summary>			</entry>
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