The decade is coming to a close, and what a decade it has been for the U.S. economy. It started with a recession, a major (Keynesian) stimulus policy package in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, followed by a long term “little engine that could” plodding but positive economic expansion, and ended with a (supply side) stimulus agenda in the form of tax and regulatory cuts, all linked together by accommodative monetary policy. For all 10 years, there has been a media megaphone that the economy was about to fall apart – for the first two-thirds of the decade most of the pessimism came from the political right (during the Obama years) and of late, it’s been coming from the political lef...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.