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Painful Revolution: The Music Industry is Neither Dead nor Dying | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. Painful Revolution: The Music Industry is Neither Dead nor Dying. July 10, 2014. Music: the Most Hotly-Debated Art Form. Have you noticed that people have stronger opinions about music than any other art form? What is the best genre of music? Is music these days getting better or worse? Is pop music good or garbage? What is considered “pop” anyway? Which categories of music are good and which are garbage? As with any point-of-vie...
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5 Reasons CPG Brand Management Rocks | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. 5 Reasons CPG Brand Management Rocks. July 30, 2014. The consumer packaged goods industry (CPG) is an appealing choice for MBA students considering their many career options. Brand management is a viable option for those who love marketing, leadership and product development. Here are five major easons CPG brand management appeals to brilliant future business leaders the world over. A big slice of pie. According to Investopedia,.
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The Words that Give MBAs Nightmares | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. The Words that Give MBAs Nightmares. August 7, 2014. In contrast to the list of buzzwords that get MBAs turned on,. There is an equally important list to keep in mind: the words that give MBAs Nightmares. You’ll either want to avoid these words or use them strategically. Nouns that Give MBAs Nightmares. Verbs that Give MBAs Nightmares. Fail, Overshoot, Overestimate, Default. Adjectives that Give MBAs Nightmares. Is now pursuing h...
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Can This One Professor Rescue Europe? | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. Can This One Professor Rescue Europe? August 7, 2014. Alberto Alemmano’s life mission is to promote civic engagement in the European Union. His recent Coursera class solicits the attention of bright, young minds who are eager to learn and change the world. Yet when it comes to popularizing dry subjects, nobody does it better than Alberto Alemanno, CEO of eLabEurope and creator of a new online class on Coursera. His company eL...
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Are the Low Birth Rates in the US a Problem? | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. Are the Low Birth Rates in the US a Problem? July 23, 2014. Birth rates are important statistics for economists to keep their eyes on. As worldwide birthrates have fallen in most countries, this brings up a number of economic concerns. When the birthrate falls below what is considered to be a healthy replenishing level, all kinds of things can go wrong. Some time ago I accessed public records of birth rates in the US. Out of ...
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The Words that Get MBAs Turned On | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. The Words that Get MBAs Turned On. August 7, 2014. Business people invented the concept of buzzwords with a simple idea in mind: the words you use can get your audience fired up with excitement to take action. Nouns that Get MBAs Turned on. Verbs that Get MBAs Turned on. Exceed, Delegate, Frame (as in positioning, not incriminating), Strategize, Jump-Start, Orient, Collaborate, Network, Stand out, Differentiate, Innovate, Brainst...
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What’s It Like to Be a Consultant? | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. What’s It Like to Be a Consultant? August 23, 2014. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a business consultant? If you are considering business consulting as a career, you will appreciate the insights I gained from attending Deloitte’s Consulting Early Connections at Darden this August. Part I: Introduction to Consulting. Why Companies Hire Consultants. Skills and knowledge outside of client’s competency. Give internal sup...
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Unintentional Comedy: How to Save Yourself from Direct Marketing, MLM, and Network Marketing | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. Unintentional Comedy: How to Save Yourself from Direct Marketing, MLM, and Network Marketing. August 7, 2014. Your friend invites you to dinner to discuss something amazing a well-kept secret that could change your life! I’d like to indulge for a moment in several points I find consistently and unintentionally funny in all direct marketing, multilevel marketing (MLM) and Network Marketing presentations. As people are catching on ...
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What Keeps You Going? Insights from Darden’s Global Conference | Mimi West – MBA Candidate, UVA Darden
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MBA Candidate, Class of 2016. UVA Darden School of Business Administration. What Keeps You Going? Insights from Darden’s Global Conference. February 5, 2015. Experts at Darden’s Global Conference shared inspiring insights on what helped them push through while doing business in tough environments. Revel in the “Strength Training”. Develop the Skill to Adapt. Seize the Intellectual Challenge. Andre Llaloni, Managing Director of Barclays Capital in Brazil, approaches each new challenge as a puzzle to be so...
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