Deal making: Using strategic due diligence to beat the odds
Bain & Company capability brief 4/21/2010
It may come as a surprise in an M&A landscape struggling to recover, but executives are getting better at deal making. What's behind the improvement? In our view, shaped by working on more than than 4,000 due diligence engagements for PE investors, diligence is a critical step to test and quantify what seems like a good idea.
In search of a premium alternative: an action plan for online brand advertising
Bain Brief 4/20/2010
by John Frelinghuysen and Aditya Joshi
As online advertising approaches maturity, it faces a major crossroads. The industry can continue down the path of commoditization driven by direct response, with its promise of high volumes but little room for differentiation. Or it can reinvent itself around brand advertiser needs and deliver more premium offerings. Making the right choice will not just ensure sustainable growth-it will redefine the industry's future winners.
Seizing the strategic high ground in capability sourcing
Bain Brief 4/19/2010
by Michael Heric and Bhanu Singh
What many companies are realizing is that capability sourcing can be used for more than just cost cutting. When done right, capability sourcing can help companies achieve strategic objectives.
Franchise network health
Industry Brief 4/7/2010
Even in the best of times, franchisors of everything from restaurants to muffler shops have little insight into how well or how poorly their franchisees are doing. But in a downturn, the risks of working in the dark are multiplied.
Streamlining spans and layers
Bain & Company capability brief 3/16/2010
Most companies start out lean, but over time they find complexity creeps in-especially in spans and layers. Teams proliferate and layers accumulate. Soon, costs pile up and ideas and decisions stop flowing smoothly up and down and across the organization. Bain & Company has helped hundreds of clients tackle these issues to realize the success that comes from running a leaner, more nimble organization.
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