Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

During the 2013 holiday season shopping period, Target was the object of then the biggest cyber attack on a retailer. A judge recently ruled that Target will have to defend itself against accusations of negligence by banks, credit unions and consumers when it came to preventing the 2013 security breach. The stock price declined 0.3%

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Assets 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Just 36 percent of CMOs, for example, have quantitatively proven the short-term impact of marketing spend, according to the 2013 CMO Survey (and for demonstrating long-term impact, that figure drops to 32 percent). To date, however, the reality of marketing analytics has fallen short of the promise.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Metrics Advertising ROI 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Revenue Reorganization 12