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As the Easter weekend is coming, here are some of the most interesting articles of the last weeks selected by The Consultancy Group: Stratechery - Disney and the Future of TV Bloomberg - Vista Global Buys an Uber For Private Jets Sportspro - Tiger Woods’ Masters win swings Nike US$22.5m in exposure   Marketing Week - Why behaviour beats demographics when it comes to segmentation   CNBC - This esports giant draws in more viewers than the Super Bowl, and it’s expected to get even bigger Forbes - Breitling Bolts From Baselworld, For Now, As The Fair Repositions Itself And Struggles With Timing JOE - UEFA release Game of Thrones style video sequence featuring Euro 2020 host cities SportBusiness - ATP Finals set for move to Turin Don't forget to hit the Subscribe button to be notified of our new article! 

Here we are in December, the month that wraps up the year and leaves us happy to participate in holiday festivities. One of our greatest joys of this season is the opportunity to say thank you. As our gift for the end of the year, here are some of the most interesting reads of these last weeks: Hodinkee - Rolex Launch 'Rolex.org' Website Reuters - Nadal to join Roger Federer in 2019 Laver Cup   CBC - Boeing buys 80% of Embraer's commercial aircraft operations for CAD$4.2B SportsPro - IOC and Alibaba launch first Olympic online store on Tmall FHH Journal - SIHH and Baselworld to coordinate their dates from 2020   The Consultancy Group team wishes you a strategically innovative 2019, and don't forget to hit the Subscribe button to be notified of our new article! 

Every sector has its own cycle, and it seems that retail is in the thick of a massive renewal at the moment. The economic crisis in 2008 impacted every industry, requiring them to rethink their strategy, some faster than others. In this article, we will focus on luxury businesses, as they are one of our areas of expertise at The Consultancy Group. Up in the air  Business aviation was impacted immediately by the 2008 crisis, with a dramatic decrease in chartered flights and the purchase of planes, both new and pre-owned. As we saw in a previous article on this blog, travelling reduced dramatically as a first step in cutting costs, business aviation included. The retail market for pre-owned jets became saturated and the market for new jet orders was severely limited. At its best, the leading manufacturers, such as Bombardier, Dassault or Cessna, went from building over 140 business aircraft per year to 35, according to a recent interview of Stefano Albinati , CEO and...

During the last economic crisis in 2008, most large companies had to cut the corporate travel by a lot. What may have seemed like a smart decision at the time turned out to be quite the contrary, according to The Telegraph. Firms that maintained their business travel budget managed to keep their annual income flat and even gain new corporate deals from their competitors who had stopped travelling.  With new technologies, it is of course much easier to stay in touch today without ever leaving the office. We can avoid the hassle airport lines and traffic jams, and achieve a better work-life balance. However, these technologies can’t replace the value of human connection. I remember having a chat at the coffee machine with a member of the management team who was telling me how much inside information he would get travelling to an event or attending a gathering – the kind of information that would never pass in an email or phone call. He added that if you are not physically p...