Alan Middleton’s head office at PA Consulting contains a stash of goodies and, like the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, it’s the least glamorous object that has the most interesting story. Between the box of translucent seaweed capsules that serve as a zero-plastic alternative to water bottles, developed by sustainable packaging start-up Notpla, and an internet-of-things enabled mousetrap that’s transforming the business model for pest-control giant Rentokil, is an innocuous piece of circuitry that PA developed with Virgin Hyperloop One for its eponymous and much-fe^ted mass-transit system.
BOLD Worldwide, a leading creative and marketing firm, announced its expansion beyond the advertising industry to challenge the antiquated methods used by traditional consulting firms by unifying and integrating big data, corporate strategy, creative services, and marketing solutions into a predictive driven, cost-effective, end-to-end growth solution for organizations of all sizes.
Accenture has appointed Simon Eaves as group chief executive — Products, effective Oct. 1, 2019. He succeeds Sander van ’t Noordende, who will remain with the company through Dec. 31, 2019.
Oyster Consulting, a financial services consulting firm providing consulting, outsourcing and software services, announced today that Managing Directors Pete Bowman, Polly Cordle and David Williams have joined the executive team as the firm realigns its management structure for the next phase of growth.
Oracle Consulting and Deloitte have announced that the pair are working together on a sales and delivery collaboration called ELEVATE.
Accenture has unveiled an experience activation network in Mumbai with the aim to enhance brand experiences.
GEP, a leading global provider of software and services for procurement and supply chain management to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, announced today that it was named the winner in the Best Procurement Consultancy category at the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2019, held recently in the U.K.
A woman-owned medical consulting start-up debuted their new headquarters in central Indiana on Wednesday and announced their plan to add additional high-paying jobs for Hoosiers.
A bipartisan group of digital consultants started a public push this week for lawmakers to address online advertising transparency and other issues facing political marketers.
Edinburgh is third in the UK in terms of locally available tech talent, according to a survey by a leading business consultancy.
The Big Four firm increased its profits to £1,016m, up from £935m in 2018, driven by growth across all service lines
MVB Financial has acquired a fintech consulting firm Chartwell Compliance for an undisclosed amount.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a royal order banning the government’s use of foreign consultancies, according to a report in the Saudi Gazette.
The consulting industry is infamous for seeing employees work beyond normal hours, with many consultants said to spend up to 80 hours on their job every week. However, new research suggests that consultants are on-the-whole actually quite happy with their work-life balance.
Deloitte, one of the “Big Four” accounting and audit firms, is testing a scheme where employees in its Luxembourg office can start paying for lunch using Bitcoin, according to a report from the Luxembourg Times.
Hitachi has announced it will integrate Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Consulting as part of the company's plans to globally expand and make "aggressive investments" in its Lumada-based solutions and digital capabilities.
Over 200 students crammed themselves into a lecture hall Monday night, many dressed in business casual, with stragglers forced to sit in aisles or squat near doorways.
GANNI, a Danish mid-market contemporary label, has risen to prominence in the past decade thanks to its cult Instagram following of swipe-happy “cool girls.” The brand now leverages a following of over 600k and turns over an estimated $100 million in sales. GANNI’s success is the result of a tight strategy that includes its effortlessly hip Scandinavian style, sweet-spot pricing, and successful efforts to sustain the brand’s exclusivity. What has not been part of the brand’s strategy, however, was accidentally gaining a following in the Chinese niche market.
The phrase “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is an idiom taken from an ancient Chinese poem that reads “behind the rock in the dark likely hides a tiger, and the coiling giant root resembles a crouching dragon.” It has become a common expression in China that refers to people with extraordinary talents or abilities that are hidden from view. It’s a reminder to keep people from underestimating others.
China’s second-largest e-commerce firm JD.com Inc has appointed Jason Hu, a former managing director at Chinese private equity firm CDH Investments, as head of strategic investment to oversee deals both at home and overseas.
