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How titanium got the best brand of all metals
If we mention that something is made with titanium, most people will say, “Wow.” Something about titanium symbolises high quality, and everyone knows it. Yet the weird thing is that few people have a passing knowledge of chemistry or metallurgy, and even fewer could tell the difference between a piece of titanium and a piece…
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The biggest mistake companies make when monetizing data
“We have all this data! How can we monetize it?” is one of the most common questions we hear from clients today.
Unfortunately, too often that simple question and the various initiatives that follow lead many companies to make costly and serious mistakes.
Data Valuation: the Holy Grail
There is a common misconception, largely based on outdated accounting standards, that it is not possible to value data.
However, with intangible assets now driving more than 87% of company growth and profitability, new methodologies have been developed that can provide companies with a robust, defensible, business-focused report that contextualizes the value of these critical assets – including data.
Business Risk Insights: How to prevent the leakage of confidential information
The first and most important intangible asset risk is the leakage of critical confidential information. Most companies, unfortunately leak like a sieve and are constantly losing valuable intangible assets out through customers, suppliers and employees – but how can you prevent this?
Is your company leaking confidential information?
The number one intangible asset risk companies face is the loss of confidential information. And, unfortunately, almost every company is losing vital information on a daily basis.
Top 10 questions to ask – and answer – around your intangible asset portfolio
We’re often asked what questions directors and management teams should be asking around intangible assets in order to understand how these can be leveraged. Here we’ve prepared a ‘cheat sheet’ of the top 10 questions to ask to determine just how well your company is managing its intangible assets.
Business Insights: Governing what you can’t see: Directors fiduciary duties
Directors need to understand the value and impact of all assets (including intangible assets) under their stewardship to ensure ROI is achieved and risks are managed.
So what are the fiduciary duties of a director when it comes to intangible assets?
Risky business: protecting what you can’t see
Despite being so critical, intangible assets still don’t feature on most board or company agendas. This is especially apparent when you look at intangible asset risk, which is often regarded as either not important at all, or important but not urgent. This article looks at the top five intangible asset risks.
Portfolio Potential Realized Through Sale
EverEdge helped its client develop a solid strategy involving asset development and a sale transaction path, which used commercially-targeted portfolio segments and resulted in multiple competing bidders. The result: a 5x ROI for investors.
Unlocking value from intangible assets
As the saying goes “if you build it, they will come”. However, in today’s knowledge based economy, ‘building it’ yourself is not necessarily the strategy that will create the highest return on investment. Instead, higher margin returns are increasingly owned by those who license or sell intangible assets, either instead of, or in addition to, solely deploying (building) products.
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