Leg 7. From Auckland to Itajaí (II). Trends in Competitive Advantage. Is Industry 4.0 a force for good?
Good afternoon! It is almost 6 pm here in town. All the teams are sailing east now. So rapidly too. The boats are doing daily runs around 500 nautic miles […]
Leg 5. From Guangzhou to Hong Kong (VII). Done!. Industry Evolution Summary and Conclusions. We are ready to depart to Auckland.
Good Morning! Hope we are thriving in all our activities for today. The six Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 teams are now in Leg 6, at full speed sailing to Auckland. […]
Some thoughts about Leg 4.
Good morning to you! What happens when we compete and an accident happens? I am deeply shocked by the tragic loss of a Hong Kong fisherman as a result of […]
Leg 4. From Melbourne to Hong Kong (III). Are we different enough Argentina?
Argentina´s Differentiation Strategy will be achieved only when it provides something unique that is valuable to investors beyond simply offering a good low price as it has been the case […]
Leg 3. From Cape Town to Melbourne (VI). Competitive advantage as a result of Resources and Capabilities.
Have a beautiful day. I would like to share with you what I believe should be the model for the future organization. Yesterday I mentioned to you about the “satellite […]
Leg 2 from Lisbon to Cape Town (V). Competitor Analysis .
Competitor Analysis is nothing else than what is called Competitive Intelligence. The purpose of Competitor Analysis is to predict, forecast and determine the influence of the behavior of our closest […]
Leg 2 from Lisbon to Cape Town. Theme 1: Segmentation Consumer Markets. Part 6.
Good morning to all of you. San Salvador is windy and sunny today. The Volvo Ocean Race seven teams have exited the Doldrums. The leading teams should reach the equator […]
Leg 2 from Lisbon to Cape Town. Theme 1: Segmentation Consumer Markets. Part 4.
The theme of today is Understanding the Consumer Buying Process. As you can see, we have to sail fast in order to finish these topics which are particularly extensive. Again […]
Segmentation. Do you wish Cheesecake?
The Segmentation themes are very extensive, we will have to sail faster, as fast as we can to reach Cape Town in time. I won´t stop to publish until we […]
Leg 2 from Lisbon to Cape Town. Theme 1: Segmentation Consumer Markets. Part 1.
Good afternoon. Let me start today with the first topic from the Outline Theme one: Segmentation Consumer Markets: 1. Understanding Consumer Behavior. Let´s go to the basics of the segmentation […]
Strategic Reflection from our heart. Love you, always.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you have not found it yet, keep looking. Do not settle. As with all matters of […]
Leg 1. Understanding Core Business. Part IV. Vestas 11th Hour Racing won!.
Dear All: “Vestas 11th Hour Racing has won Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the finish line in the River Tagus in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday afternoon”. Congratulations! […]
Leg 1. Understanding Core Business. Part III.
Good Morning! Bonjour a Tous! The 7 sailing teams at the Volvo Ocean Race are near Lisbon. It seems they will be ready to arrive tomorrow. I would like to […]
Leg 1. Understanding “Core Business”. Part I.
The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 started last Sunday. We can follow the race “LIVE” at their website: Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018. Also if you wish to get used to the Volvo […]
Why did I choose the Volvo Ocean Race as my strategy route for you?
Today someone asked me why did I choose the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 as the figure to share with you my knowledge, why didn’t I choose an African Safari or […]
Leg Zero: Threat of Entry. Porter´s Industry Analysis. Part III.
Have a happy day. Today I will like to continue with the topic of retaliation and corruption as accepted ways of threats of entry. Moreover, what terrifies me is that […]
Eleonora Escalante Strategy Ocean Race 2017-2018
Dear all: Find my first approach of themes to cover for our 2017-2018 strategy ride. The content is designed to be understood by everyone who´leads or has beautiful businesses, entrepreneurs, […]
Leg Zero: Threat of Entry. Porter´s Industry Analysis. Part I.
Have a beautiful Sunday. As I promised previously, I wished to deliver the section of the fifth force of Porter: Threat of Entry. I couldn´t upload my file yesterday because […]
Thought of the day. The meaning of helping others…
I have written a new version of this post today (September 4th, 2024). I have kept the old original version below (October 12th, 2017). I hope you can correspond with […]
Leg Zero: The Bargaining Power of Suppliers. Porter´s Industry Analysis. Part 1.
Good day to all of you. Let´s pray for peace in this world, please. I can´t explain how horrified I was to see at the TV the latest attack in […]
Leg Zero: For the purpose of this blog, I use the American English-Short Scale System.
Good morning to all of you: Meanwhile, I am writing about the determinants factors of Suppliers and Buyer´s Bargaining Power, I can´t wait to clarify the following. I perform my […]
Leg Zero: Substitutes of “Toys R Us” as a retailer of toys.
Dear and beautiful audience: Someone posted a question, asking why did I consider the rest of retailers as substitutes of “Toys R Us”, instead of naming the substitutes of “Toys […]
Leg Zero: “Toys R Us” – An example of the Pressure from Substitutes.
Dear all: Yes, I know it is Saturday, and we deserve to rest. But I wished to share this video about “Toys R Us” before going to my Saturday fitness […]
Leg Zero: Pressure from Substitutes: Porter´s Industry Analysis Model. Part V.
Today I will like to continue with the Threat of Substitutes Porter´s Force. I set up the table with “Toys R Us” example because I wished to share with you […]
Leg Zero: Pressure from Substitutes: Porter´s Industry Analysis Model. Part II.
Good morning to all. I decided to start this blog some months ago because I really wish to help others. I decided to help people through knowledge explained in the […]
Leg Zero: Pressure from Substitutes: Porter´s Industry Analysis Model. Part I.
Have a good day. Today we will start with the second force from Porter´s Industry Analysis Model. It is called Substitutes. Competition depends on the extent to which products in […]
Leg Zero: Winds of Change…
I wished to share with you about PewDiePie video in which he explains more less how he designed and created his Youtube value proposition yesterday because his success is part […]
Leg Zero: Porter´s model explained. Industry Rivalry. Economies of Scale and the Ratio of Fixed to Variable Costs. (Part VII)
Bonjour a tous! Today we will continue with the industry rivalry force. As I mentioned previously, it will take me at least 6 weeks to cover the whole Porter´s Competitive […]
Leg Zero: Porter´s model explained. Industry Rivalry (part VI). Brand Identity.
Good day to all of you. Today is the turn of Brand Identity. We are still stuck at Porter´s Model Force Number One, and Brand Identity is the key determinant […]
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