Jean Estin is interviewed by Gregoire Favet on BFM TV on the 10 megatrends which will drive the worldwide economy for the next decade

For any major Western group, a few simple questions arise. Is the group driven by one of these sources of growth? Is it sufficiently focused on it, with relevant investments? If not, what should this group do to capture at least one of them?
Braodcasted on BFM TV, February 2014.

The new “Silk Road”

For global companies, emerging market economic development is shifting the balance of power and required resource focus from West to East. Estin & Co explores a few key examples from the automotive industry.

Published in Challenges, February 2014

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Ten sources of growth

For a company with revenue in the millions of euros, there are almost always new sources of growth available, provided it is willing to change its perspective on the market and redefine its business model. For a European group with revenue in the billions of euros, the issue is different. For such groups, it is difficult to find sources that can significantly impact the growth of the group outside of the sources that hold the key to growth for the decade.

Published in La Jaune et La Rouge, February 2014

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Speed, key element of strategy

In today’s markets, the success of a business strategy depends more than ever on the speed and the ambition at which it is carried out, rather than simply on identifying the right direction for the strategy. Ex post analyses of company or project failures generally show that the chosen strategy was directionally correct but that it was not carried out quickly enough. This often leads to the conclusion “we pursued the right strategy but we failed.” This is a mistake.

Published in La Jaune et La Rouge, October 2013

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Growing in Retail: what French retailers can do (2)

In this sequel, Estin & Co has compiled various comments made by senior retail executives on the
“Growing in Retail” paper and has outlined some additional points of view.

Published in Le Cercle les Echos (L’espace débat des Echos), January 2013

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