how can i research the performance of my competitors across different countries
<p>i need to do research on how my business is ranking across other countries and how we rank against competitors. what would the best approach to find out this data?&nbsp;</p>
<p>hi olatz,</p>
<p>good tools that you could look into as well are similarweb, semrush and searchmetrics as they all also provide information for competitor analysis and may provide you with a lot of keyword information.</p>
Don't forget to include Google Webmaster to check the keywords that you are ranked for. Webmaster is a great tool to analyze your site's keyword optimization and links that point to your site(s). * to know if your content is effective, you need to measure different metrics. content is continually pushed to be cutting-edge, relevant and timely. the problem with this is that content groups often don’t have the time or structure to slow down and make sure their content strategy aligns with the rest of the organization. a good analyst should look and feel like a good associate - most partners would tell you they would prefer to staff a high performing analyst over an associate most times.

in general associates are tasked with less "raw" analysis [e.g., data cleaning, model creation] and are tasked with the "softer" roles [e.g., interviews, market research, leading client teams]. the best place to be in my opinion is a high performing analyst that can act in a standalone role which bridges the two types of skill sets. There could be a variety of leaderboards. Like one of top points overall, and another for the most points gained in the previous 4 weeks or something. I may never top to overall leaderboard, but I have a chance of getting on a monthly leaderboard. here is my books library on this topic.
private equity:
* decision-making in private equity firms – an empirical study of determinants and rules – mark broere
* inside private equity – james m. kocis, james c. bachman iv, austin m. long iii, craig j. **Methods of external recruitment**







* Printed media, e.g. newspapers/flyers
* Electronic media, e.g. radio/TV
* Social media/Social networks/Internet/Business websites
* Recruitment agencies
* Walk-ins
* Head hunting
* Professional associationsNetworking
* Educational/Training institutions
* Posters/Bill boards just outside the business Hi


In **consulting interviews** you may have **two types of M&A cases:**


1. Commercial due-diligence of the target company
2. Synergies calculation of two merging companies


There are **two ways to identify the exact type of a case:**


* The interviewer will tell you
* In the beginning, while asking clarifying questions you ask what is the objective and if we have any other company in the portfolio that can have potential synergies


**1. For commercial DD** you can use the following structure:


**Market**


* Size
* Growth rates
* Profitability
* Segments
* Distribution channels


**Competition**


* Market shares of competitors and their segments (see the next point)
* Concentration / fragmentation (Fragmented market with lots of small players is less mature and easier to enter from a scratch. Concentrated market is hard to enter but has potential acquisition targets)
* Unit economics of the players (Margins, relative cost position)
* Key capabilities of the players (e.g. suppliers, assets, IP, etc)


**Company** 


* Unit economics (Margins, costs) in current or target markets
* Brand
* Product mix
* Key capabilities


**Feasibility of exit**:


* Exit multiples
* Exit time
* Existence of buyers


**2. For Synergies Calculation** you can use the following structure:


1. **Revenue synergies** - here you calculate the synergies in price and quantity (depending on the case it may be new geographies, new products, new distribution channels, bigger share on shelves crosselling opportunities, etc.)
2. **Cost synergies** - typically you use a value chain structure tailored to the industry (e.g. supply-production-distribution-marketing-after sales support)
3. **Risks** - major risks that can decrease the synergies (tip: don't underestimate the merging companies culture factor)
4. **Total synergies potential** in $, adjusted by risk (probability of failure)


**In private equity interviews,** the cases will be much more detailed in financial part. Depending on the company you'll need to:


* Find the relevant information in P&L and Balance sheet
* Do the simplified valuation using NPV: calculate cash flows and make assumptions about growth rate and discount rate
* Do the valuation using comps - you'll have to explain which comps you will use and why


Good luck! update:

i have now found some uk specific charts that tell me exactly what i needed to know... these were available from the association of network managers in education: 
http://www.anme.co.uk/

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the following are some of the elements of business ethics.
(a) top management commitment
(b) publication of a ‘code’.
(c) establishment of compliance mechanism
(d) involvement of employees at all levels
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