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ISM Report on Business
Key PMI (Feb):
54.2% (manufacturing) 56.0% (non-manufacturing) [Note: levels above 50% indicate expansion]
Bureau of Economic Activity (BEA)
Key Rates (Jan):
2.4% (Personal Savings)
-$491.4B / -3.6% (DPI)
DPI = Disposable Pesonal Income, reflects available income to be spent after taxes for consumption, investment and savings.
[Note: traditional economic recoveries generally see personal savings levels approaching 10%] |
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| Volume 4 Issue 3 | March 2013 | |
Greetings!
Thank you for the inquiries and understanding given our extended publication date this month. We have been busy working with our clients to create new innovations and keep operations efforts on-track and efficient. Our new website launch is just around the corner, providing a clearer description of our services (what we do) and our point of view (what do we believe) in the market. This month we focus on several key CXO initiatives active today - including an update on Dodd Frank and Integrated Reporting (IR). We also begin our work with University of Oregon Sustainability Leadership Program to probe CXO engagement in the area of triple bottom-line reporting. As always we welcome your feedback and appreciate your interest. |
| ARTICLE FEATURE | |  3 Reasons why Sustainability Isn't Sticking with the CXODespite numerous studies showing sustainability's importance to CXOs, many can't move efforts past the recycling room. In a lead-in to a first-ever study into CXO engagement on the topic, Managing Principal William Newman looks at some of the dynamics facing CXOs which lead to "bottom-line thinking rather than triple bottom-line decision making" in this conversation opener with Sustainable Industries Magazine, sponsored by University of Oregon. |
| INFOGRAPH | |  Plan vs. Accident: Mobile
Computing Strategies EmergeWith an explosion of mobile app downloads set to nearly grow by 8x over the current five-year period and 80% of all enterprises recently surveyed looking to deploy mobile apps of some nature, last year's SAP Business Objects User Conference (SBOUC) revealed that only 30% of those enterprises have a mobile strategy. This helpful Infograph - summarizing key points of our recent SAP Experts webinar - provides a clear visual description of the opportunities - and challenges - facing organizations today. Avoid "Zombification" of your mobile applications through good data governance! (easel.ly | scoop.it) |
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Understanding the Complexities of Dodd-Frank SEC Requirements for Conflict Minerals Reporting
Earlier this year, the automotive industry adopted a system-wide approach for industry value-chain reporting to address the Dodd-Frank SEC requirements for Conflict Minerals reporting. In this informative video, iPoint Systems Thomas Bley (twitter: @SustainTom) describes the issue in easy to follow terms and how the iPoint Conflict Minerals Platform - iPCMP, a cloud-based solution for value chain reporting - brings all of the pieces together for your initial scheduled SD filing. |
| BLOG FEATURE | |  Closing the Gap on Integrated Reporting, SAP Releases first IR
While companies of all sizes and reporting levels are taking heartening steps toward integrated reporting (IR), they still struggle to correlate the KPIs they measure with their direct, demonstrable economic impact. SAP and other large multinational companies, however, are trying to pave the way for this change in the reporting mentality. Principal Cindy Jennings has a look at IR and where it is going and what's to like about it in her exclusive blog for Sustainable Business Forum.
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Start your new tomorrow, today.
Sincerely, William Newman, CMC, MBA
Co-founder and Managing Principal
Newport Consulting Group, LLC |
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Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Management,
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 Available from the SAP Press bookstore, author William Newman teaches you how EPM solutions can improve your business. Covering the core components - Strategy Management, Financial Information Management, Spend Analytics, XBRL, and more - readers benefit from information on the various products in the EPM application suite, and develop an understanding of the best practices for implementation, integration, and use. With a scenario-based approach and plenty of practical examples, this book enables you to understand the tools and techniques that are used during enterprise performance management. Also available in e-book format.
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Trying to figure out how to get your social media marketing off the ground? Integrated with your traditional marketing activities? Determine the ROI of your market or project branding efforts? In this three-part webinar series offered by the Institute of Management Consultants Academy, Managing Principal William Newman and Senior Manager Jenny Zink share with you the basic to intermediate skills required to put in place your social media strategy.
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