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MECE: market analysis v customer analysis v competitor analysiS

competition customer MECE

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Guennael

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

Your are basically about a framework that merges the Ps and the Cs here, which I typically refer to as the 'business framework' (cf. Victor Cheng). Where is your product? your price? your go-to-market? My go-to is a v ... (read entire answer)

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How would you design and build a customer support operations for a Google product

Case Interview customer operations cases

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Christian

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Ex-BCG|Not-so-ordinary cases| 3/4 of candidates don't crack my cases

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Ex-BCG|Not-so-ordinary cases| 3/4 of candidates don't crack my cases

Hey there! There are more than one way... but here is how I would do it. Obviously any answer is totally dependent on your capabilities, and starting point. Anyway, start answering the following questions: 1) What's m ... (read entire answer)

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Client portfolio analysis cases

client solutions customer

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Florian

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Ex-McKinsey | 5+ years consulting experience | Active interviewer & coach | Healthcare industry | Inhouse Consulting

Florian

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Hi, without further context it is impossible to provide a general answer to this. There are too many factors that play a strong role here (e.g. what is the industry, etc.). Generally, I would consider the profitabilit ... (read entire answer)

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Is costumer base overlapping attractive in a M&A scenario? What happens to cross-selling?

Actively preparing for upcoming interviews with Mckinsey AT Kearney & Bains. Looking to take and give great feedback. BCG BCG Bain McKinsey customer HelpASisterOut M&A MBB Synergies

Most recent answer on May 22, 2020

Francesco

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Hi there, as mentioned by Vlad and Robert, it depends on the products and possibly also on the ancillary services offered. You may have different situations, for examples: Complementary products (eg hotel services ... (read entire answer)

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Do MBB firms cater consulting services to medium and small scale enterprises?

and Bain BCG Client and MBB customer MBB McKinsey

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gave the best answer on Apr 30, 2019

Hi Karthik, In the US, it is very uncommon for MBB to serve companies with less than $1B in revenue. Exception being PE owned companies looking for a turnaround. This is mostly because of the high fees (7 to 8 figur ... (read entire answer)

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