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This Youtube clip from BCG on preparing simple slides is great. Question, who prepares slides for BCG and other top firm? I understand it is all outsourced to India, yes?

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BCG explains that in established industries like the market for microprocessors, power tools, and air transportation the pace of product innovation continues but growth has slowed. Leading companies have sought to sustain growth by moving beyond product innovation and redefined the basis of competition. Companies such as ARM Holdings, Hilti, and Qantas have combined new products with new pricing strategies, partnerships, cost models, and many other changes leading to impressive results. BCG argues that business model innovation can be a powerful tool to drive growth in a company’s core business. For more details, read the full article. Click here to view the article

According to a report by Glassdoor, the highest paying companies in America include management consulting firms and tech companies. The following firms were among the highest paying: McKinsey BCG Juniper Networks LinkedIn Yahoo! Google Twitter Apple

BCG reports that cheap natural gas will give the US a cost advantage in a range of industries. According to BCG, this cost advantage has already started to boost investment and employment. For example, low electricity prices are encouraging investment in energy-intensive industries like steel, and the cost advantage is amplified by the fact that US competitiveness was already improving due to low labor costs (relative to other developed countries), rapidly rising wages in China, and high productivity. For more details, read the full article.

BCG has published its third report on the global luxury sector, Shock of the New Chic: Dealing with New Complexity in the Business of Luxury. The report introduces BCG's three Metroluxe Indices to track the status and growth potential of the world's richest cities. The indices help brands determine which cities should be priorities, where brands should expand existing retail outlets rather than opening new stores, and where tourists spend the most on luxuries. For more details, read the full article.