5 - ravi speech 10 17 2003 sf
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Art: Grant Wood (1891-1942), American Gothic 1930 ; The New American Gothic ©Lou Beach
The Changing Consumer
Tough Economic Pressures
5.9%
4.7%
2.8%
0%
8%
1998-99 2000-01 2001-02
Food manufacturers’ top-line growth slowed to 2.8%
Lowest level in 10 years!
Source: Financial Performance Report – Summer 2003 – GMA & Swander Pace & Company
“We are drowning in information and starved for knowledge.”
- Unknown
Photo: ©Lou Beach , created for The New York Times
“Marketers are desperate for better results in world where the old tools are becoming
more expensive and less attractive.If a new model isn't developed, the old one will
simply collapse.”-Steve Heyer
Provide an holistic view1
24,000 square feet
47 fireplaces
10,000 windowsSix kitchens160 rooms
Intercom system Patented no-clog sinkWool wall insulation
Source: Sales executive council research
The Price of Parts
• Different Locks
• 65 Doors Leading to Blank Walls
• 13 Staircases Abandoned
• 24 Skylights in Floors
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25
50
75
100
125
150
175
Builders Architects
$5.5 million total cost over 38 yearsSource: Sales executive council research
Winchester House Workforce 1884
Types of RelationshipsCommitted
CloseCasual
Voluntary or InvoluntaryGetting
AcquaintedVoluntary or Involuntary