Country Brand Index 2009 – USA, Canada and Australia atop the list

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on September 13, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Strategy

United States of America tops the list of the best country brands in 2009, followed by Canada and Australia. The Country Brand Index rankings revealed by FutureBrand for several years now is recognized as the most complete and thorough evaluation of a country brand.

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Measuring the well-being of children – Key National Indicators 2010

Written by Denisa Călin on September 7, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Personal performance

A recent edition of the America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being report, published each year since 1997 by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, presents updated results with regards to the well-being of children and families living in the USA.

The report covers several children and youth well-being domains such as: family and social environment, economic circumstances, healthcare, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. Its purpose is to provide statistical information on children and families in an easy-to-use format in order to stimulate discussion among data providers, policy makers and members of the public (The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2010).

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Evaluating universities based on the financial success of their graduates

Written by Denisa Călin on August 11, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, KPI

In 2008, Forbes ranked the top billionaire universities based on a performance indicator measuring the number of billionaire graduates.

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Marketing Performance Management tools

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on August 9, 2010. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

Marketing has been for some time one of the core organizational functions. Especially in today’s competitive global economy, the marketing capability is vital for success.  As a result, Marketing Performance Management is gaining importance on marketers’ agendas, from both improvement and accountability perspectives.

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Metrics reflecting the health insurance coverage in the U.S.A.

Written by Denisa Călin on July 28, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, KPI

The Gallup Daily tracking analysis, Health Insurance Coverage Varies Widely by Age and Income, underlines the wide degree of variability in 2009 in health insurance coverage across U.S. population segments, based on age and income. Health insurance coverage is one of the most important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) used to track the health of the national healthcare system (smartkpis.com, 2010).

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