Average Employees at Global 5000 Companies
The Global 5000 companies are the largest in the world and as such, employ large numbers. On average, the companies have nearly 29,800 employees but it varies by region and type of ownership. Private companies in the Global 5000 employ an average of 18,800 Looking at various parts of the globe, we find the average […]
Delta Airlines & Using Social Media at Global 5000 Companies
We often hear that social media is about individuals and consumers and not really the realm of the corporate world. Or if it is, most corporations use it the same way they do mass marketing & emailing — as a push mechanism to sell “stuff” While that may be true for many organizations, it does […]
Exxon, Chemicals and the Oil Companies
This past week, Exxon received a great deal of press about their petrochemical business and the contribution it is making to their bottom line. With the plastics and chemical products derived from petroleum products, these industry segments are tightly linked and many oil companies have petrochemical divisions. In large part, plastics is part of the […]
Global 5000 – Where Does the Revenue Come From?
There has been a fair amount of business press lately about the nationalization vs globalization moves of large companies. Are these large companies really global giants? To look at where some of these firms get their revenue, we examined 10 of the largest US companies and looked at the % of revenue coming from international […]
The Ups and Downs of the Technology Markets
This past week we read the news of impending layoffs at Cisco, a strong financial report from Dell and a cautious outlook from HP. A mixed bag for sure. Looking back at the past few years of revenue reporting from the technology companies in The Global 5000, we find a pattern of ups and downs […]
Fortune 500 and The Bigger World of The Global 5000
Fortune just released the F500 listing based on 2010 revenue and it gives us a chance to see where these companies rank compared to the continuing, expanding global picture. The Fortune list includes US public companies whereas The Global 5000 includes all countries and private as well as public companies. Wal-Mart and Exxon Mobil are […]
CenturyLink acquring Savvis – differing industry profiles
In an announcement today, CenturyLink (#1340 on The Global 5000 list) is going to acquire Savvis (#3084 on The Global 5000 list). CenturyLink is also in the process of getting all the regulatory clearances to complete the acquisition of Qwest. CenturyLink is on a fast growth path moving from $4.9 billion to $7 billion in […]
Maturing Technology Markets
An article posted on Yahoo business today was interesting in that it brought to light the concept that some technology markets have matured and technology based companies are starting to think about the business differently. This was about Samsung Electronics selling off some of the storage businesses to Seagate — both Global 5000 companies. With […]
Vegas, baby – a look at the recovery from the recession
As everyone went thru the recession in 2008 / 2009 we read and experienced a number of industries and places that suffered. One of those was Las Vegas where tourism was down, housing and foreclosures sky rocketed and corporate travel to events and conferences were pulled way back. Fast forward to early 2011 and Las […]
Going Global — how else are you going to grow?
As companies are finding business bouncing back from the recession, the next focus point is on growth. Having managed thru difficult times, pared back on hiring and found various ways to drive new productivity, businesses survived and most did well. With that, there is only so much squeezing to be done and now they must […]