How protectionism helped the Chinese companies? Cloning of social networks in China Does longevity ensure profitability? How competition in China is high despite protectionism?     Summary The internet and the online content is highly regulated in China. This has limited the entry of the global social networks in the country. The censorship...

  An examination of Mulia Industrindo, Arwana Citramulia and Keramika Indonesia Which of these entities effectually managed the employee costs in a labour-intensive industry? Which one is the most efficacious out of the three firms?   In 2015, the global production of ceramic tiles was 12.4 billion square metres and the consumption was 12.2 billion square...

  Biofuels in the US, is it a necessity? Why crude oil imports to total crude oil consumption declined from 58 to 25%? Why cultivation of wheat and other food crops declined by ~14%?   Traditionally, agriculture has been practised to cultivate crops and for animal husbandry to meet the food requirement. However, with technological advancements crops are...

  Why Corinthian and ITT declared bankruptcy? Did both institutions misguide students? How crucial is Title IV funding?  Summary Televisory’s previous blog ‘ Changing landscape of private universities in the US ’, evaluated the substandard educational institutes and the legislations introduced by the US Department of Education (ED) to crack down on...

Why museums and galleries are so vital for Britain? How these help the English economy and the brand UK? How these institutions are meeting the challenge of increasing visits? The British Museum and the National Gallery     Museum and gallery industry comprises organisations (mostly not-for-profit or trusts) that are engaged in the preservation,...

  Why there is a slow growth in the glass packaging? Why Vidrala and Shandong’s revenue increased? How few firms raised their profitability, while some saw depleting margins? Did global factors played a role? Key initiatives undertaken for sustenance of profitability Summary In the packaging industry, the growth was the lowest for glass packaging...

The leading toy brands The cost of sales and what forms the major chunk of this cost? How Lego Group managed its cost of sales?   The 21 st century has seen a tremendous transformation in the gaming and toys industry as compared to the developments in the 19 th and 20 th centuries, gradually shifting its focus to achieve technological sophistication....

Is programmatic buying the future of advertising? How mobile advertising gained prominence? Marketing agenda ‘mobile first to the only mobile Although still in its initial stages, why programmatic media buying and selling is extremely significant   The global advertising revenue in 2015 was $494.2 billion and is reported to be around $532 billion...

Why there has been a decline in the pub industry? Why beer is most affected? Did tax play a role?   The pubs in the United Kingdom are termed as ‘the heart of England’. The bars in the nation serve drinks as a part of an establishment such as hotels, restaurants, universities, etc. or independently as wine bars, style bars, private membership bars, etc....

Why EAF contribute more than half of the crude steel production? Scrap iron vs. Sponge iron. The coal based Sponge iron plants in India. What 2017 holds in terms of steel demand in India?   Iron and steel form the backbone of global infrastructure. Roads, railways, bridges, airports, industrial plants, buildings, automobiles, etc. use steel and allied...

Life insurance market in the most populous nation, challenges and scope for growth. The three major life insurance firms in China. How Chinese regulations are affecting the industry and its players? Digitisation and Chinese life insurance firms.   The life insurance market in China is the fourth largest in the world. Secondly, the Gross Written Premium (GWP)...

Credit rating agencies provide an independent assessment to securities or issuers. The market for the industry is humongous with nearly $82,000 billion worth of debt securities issued in Q3 2016 as per the BIS (Bank for International Settlements). The industry is poised to grow due to more regulatory pressure, high borrowing cost for an unrated security and worldwide acceptance of a rated...

According to the survey by the Self-Storage Association of the United States, one out of every 10 households rents a self-storage unit. A high mobility rate, the retirement of baby boomers, increasing demand for rented apartments over full-fledged houses (including attic and garage) are the prominent factors which are driving the demand for self-storage facilities. Additionally, the factors...

The world over PC shipments has been witnessing an incessant decline since 2011. This can be attributed to several factors including the rise of smartphones and tablets, non-replacement of ageing PCs by users and no drastic changes in versions of PC models to attract buyers leading to a decline in PCs per household in developed nations. In addition, revenues in the PC industry are also...

A commercial real estate developer’s portfolio is considered successful if it has a strong rental yield. This regularly produces high rental income with perennial demand for space in an area or province. Furthermore, the aspects such as maintenance and upkeep costs, occupancy rate, market value of the portfolio, types of tenants, lease expiration profile, tenant cost of occupancy (rent per sq....

Technology has changed the way several businesses operate. This disrupted certain industries and changed business models. Thus, businesses had no choice but to adapt to the transformation in order to survive, which in turn changed customer preferences. For instance, since the introduction of mobile phones, pagers became obsolete. Likewise, DVDs and CDs rapidly faded away with the onset of...

Going for a movie is a convenient and affordable form of out-of-home entertainment as compared to other alternatives of entertainment such as theme parks, concerts and sporting events. However, in the past few years with the increase in the internet penetration, especially in the developing economies and use of smartphones has led to the surge in demand for online digital content. The...

Islamic banking has gained a lot of significance in the past decade owing to its immense growth potential. This banking model is expected to fuel dampened growth in conventional banks. Islamic banks (IB) offer products similar to conventional banks (CB), but with a slightly different concept. These are prohibited from charging interest ( riba ) since in Islam money cannot be treated as a...

New Zealand is a geographically small nation with an area of 268,021 square kilometres and a total population of 4.6 million. It is a sparsely populated country with a population density of 17 persons per square kilometre. The population of New Zealand has increased at a small CAGR of 1.1% from 3.73 million (1996) to 4.6 million (2016). Although it is sparsely populated, it is a high-income...

The global market for tire manufacturing stands at $180 billion. Michelin anticipates the long-term demand to rise at the rate of 5 to 10% a year in developing markets and 1 to 2% a year in mature markets. Moreover, in terms of volume, sales are expected to reach 2.5 billion units by 2020, this will be propelled by an increase in automobile manufacturing. The automobile market, in turn, is...