> Return to the #66 Newsletter A group of Russian photographers have teamed up to capture amazing panoramic, bird’s-eye photographs from around the world. Calling themselves AirPano the photographers use helicopters, planes, balloons and radio-controlled drones to capture their pictures. AirPano has already photographed over 300 incredible locations on our planet and it is the largest resource for 360° aerial panoramas in the world. There are currently about 3000 spherical panoramas on…
Consumer Brand Share
> Return to the #66 Newsletter Looking for consumer product brand shares? Passport provides brand market share information within your respective industry. Go to Passport and from the “Find Analysis” search menu choose the industry you are interested in (for example “Soft drinks”) and then limit by the geographic area you are interested in (for example “Spain”) and type “Go”. A list of reports will appear. Select the one that suits your…
Organizational Challenges of Impact Investing
> Return to the #66 Newsletter The emerging phenomenon in social finance known as impact investing is the focus of Tom Vanderbroek‘s recently defended dissertation, “Organizational Challenges of Impact Investing: An Ethnographic Study and a Theoretical Exploration.” The author identifies impact investment as a contemporary social-finance phenomenon that could stand to inform us how private capital is being mobilized to address some of the most difficult societal/environmental challenges. The dissertation is based…
Summer Reading Challenge
> Return to the #66 Newsletter Summer is a perfect time to catch up on your reading. From timeless business classics to the latest bestsellers, to the recent publications by IESE Faculty, IESE Library has a bumper selection of great summer reads. We invite you to come along and take some out on loan. Indeed, why not try out the electronic version? Have a wonderful summer and a very pleasant read! Fresh…
MarketLine – City Data Tool
Since April 4th MarketLine Advantage includes a new City Statistics database. The tool analyzes and compares the world’s most important cities. It features comprehensive data and forecasts of key socio and macroeconomic indicators for more than 1950 cities spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, North America, and South & Central America. Later in the year Datamonitor will be looking to add additional city profiles. Go to MarketLine> Databases…