Retail is changing at an unprecedented speed. The industry faced large-scale business restructuring: only 85,000 jobs lost and 9,169 stores closed in the US in 2019. Despite this, online sales continued to grow, reaching 21% of total sales. COVID19 is also transforming the consumer world by increasing the importance of Read more…
A PowerPoint presentation is not about slides with text and pictures. It is a powerful channel of communication through which your ideas might reach the audience. You probably have seen a lot of presentations that were incomprehensible and absolutely boring. Let me guess. Were there tons of information, weak structure Read more…
Sometimes it is necessary to take a break from study and enjoy other things you like, for example, watching TED Talk. It will not only give you a motivational boost but also broaden your erudition. TED Talks are a good way to learn how to present your ideas while inspiring Read more…
Traditionally, January is the time to start implementing our New Year resolutions. Some of us for sure made an inspiring commitment like going to the gym more often, traveling once in two months or reading books that had been sitting on a shelf for a long time. The last one Read more…
Have you ever lost control of your emotions or felt misunderstood during the conversation with someone? Do you know the feeling of being influenced by other people’s emotions? Don’t worry if your answer is “yes”, because this article will provide you several hints and tips to avoid such situations. But Read more…
Nowadays, our society is facing many social and environmental problems: political and economic upheaval, growing income inequalities and climate emergency. The list goes on and on, meaning that governments should not overlook these challenging problems while developing new policies and setting national priorities. Policymakers and economists often treat GDP as Read more…
I spent a month as a sales representative of Magisso at the Housing Fair Finland. Magisso is a critically acclaimed Finnish design company, and my main was to conduct B2C sales targeted at the customers attending the fair. Housing Fair Finland is an annual event with more than 100 000 Read more…
We live in a time of constant change, business and technological inventions are following one other in a continuous string of development. One of these major inventions is 3D printing. This technique has already effected supply chains and its impact will definitely increase in the coming years. Therefore, this topic Read more…
Competitive advantage is a key concept in strategic management, representing the leverage a company has on its competitors. Several theories have proposed different approaches to understanding and explaining the sources of competitive advantage. This article aims to briefly cover some of the common theoretical foundations of competitive advantage, and the Read more…
Last month I have finished my regular master program at Tilburg University, however, the study life has not yet come to an end. On the 22th of August a new challenge starts, an graduate exchange at the Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul). Going on exchange is a rare thing to do after Read more…