Retail

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Resource allocation • Innovation Featured reports - al berrios & co. Study Reveals Teens Don't Care About Their Favorite Stores Prices, Customer Service, nor Product Availability Related reports - In-Store Media for the Small Retailer - Retailers Are Treated Like Idiots Because They Act Like It: The National Retail Federation's Big Show - If I Were Sam Walton - Is Kmart for Sale? Hedging Strategies All Over The Place - The Experience is Worth a Thousand Words - Reviewing Starwood, Comcast, and Best Buy - K-Mart Is Still In Trouble After Targeting a Niche, But Why? - Following Customers Around - Customer Service Sucks! - Deciding The Best Retail Strategy - Merrill Lynch's "Retailing Leaders" and Household Products & Cosmetics Conference

Wireless

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Simplifying and making more consistent pricing strategy • Improving sales training for retail network associates Featured report - al berrios & co. Wireless Consumer Study March 2004 Related reports - Porting Your Number: Understanding the Porter - Merrill Lynch Communications Investors Conference - Telecom's Irrational Customer

Broadcast

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Improved negotiations with cable operators • Utilizing programming as sales channel • Improving marketing Featured reports - 35% of General U.S. T.V. Viewing Population Is Prompted to Watch By Word of Mouth... - Behavioral Analysis of TV Viewers Online - Comparing the HBO and Showtime Consumers Using the al berrios & co. Research Approach - al berrios & co. Premium Viewers Cable Study Part II: HBO vs. SHO Related reports - Subscriber Retention by Cable Networks - Paying to Watch the Emmys? - Understanding Premium Cable Viewers

Fitness

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Understand the fitness "trend" • Changing the fitness service delivery model • Addressing intrinsic pricing Featured reports - Hitting the Mark In the Fitness Club Industry - The Fitness Club Industry Business Model is Broken and Here's Why - Teen Obesity is Exaggerated; 67% of Teens 13-17 Choose To Work Out (slides >>)

Pricing

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Addressing intrinsic pricing Featured reports - And Now, Consumer Reaction to Price Changes Is Predictable - Pricing for Teens

Entrepreneurship

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Dig deeper into different classes, levels, and needs of entrepreneurs • Identify new revenue opportunities in the entrepreneurial marketplace Featured report - al berrios & co.'s 1st Annual Entrepreneur Survey: Making Behavioral Economic Sense of Entrepreneur Classes, Levels, and Needs Related reports - Making Strategic Decisions Based on Size is Wrong! Introduction of al berrios & co.'s "Levels Lens Analysis" - An Analysis of The United States Small Business Administration - Cloudy Job Prospects: Why Entrepreneurship and Not Leadership Is Critical in Transitioning Economies - Inside the World of "Free Consulting" and How Your Entrepreneurial Dream May Suffer: A Practical Framework to Advising Entrepreneurs

Banking + Payments

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Addressing opportunities in the retail banking competitive landscape Featured reports - What It Feels Like to Get Treated Like a Number (By Banks) Related reports - Consequences of The Patriot Act Title 3: The Death of the Relationship Banker - Merchant, Have You Sued Your Credit Card Processor Lately - The Incentive Show 2003 - Customer Service Sucks!

Shareholder

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Innovation in equities Featured reports - Proposal on Creating a New Class of Non-Voting Stock Exclusively for Traders Related reports - Investing in the Mercurial CEO

Insurance

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Addressing the challenges of offering health benefits to employees Featured reports - After 100 Years, a Behavioral Economic Chink in Insurance's Armor - No Answers to Employers' Healthcare Challenges Apparent - The Impacts on Your Business of Increasing the Minimum Wage, Withholding Medical Benefits, and Implementing a Two-Tier Compensation

Non-Profit

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Non-profit growth strategies • Organizational behavior Featured reports - Non-Profits Must Stay Small, Relevant, and Connected - Charities Are Missing the Mark With Their Volunteers

Restaurants

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This research reveals strategic opportunities in • Consumer preferences • Intrinsic pricing • Organizational behavior Featured reports - al berrios & co. August 2004 Study on Consumers’ Thoughts on Dining Out - What a Successful Casual Dining Restaurant Looks Like - Cooking Less Related reports - The Problem with Corporate University Training Programs in Restaurant Industry