• Pause for thought: Why strategy matters

    • February 12, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    When change comes to an industry, businesses quickly fall into three groups – those that make it happen, those that watch it happen, and those that wonder what happened. So how important is strategy in determining which business you will become? That was the question posed by Robert Snook, co-founder and director of Business Success [...]
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  • Addressing the automotive skills shortage

    • February 11, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    We’ve all been there – by the time we’ve got to grips with one technology five more have emerged. This is especially true in the automotive industry, which is going through arguably its greatest technological revolution. These days no one person can be expected to cover all bases – the skills required to repair a [...]
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  • BMI: 2016 could be turning point for industry

    • February 9, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    The automotive industry has been warned to brace itself for another difficult trading year, although it’s expected to bottom out and 2016 could eventually be a turning point. That is the forecast of Anna-Marie Baisden, head of autos analysis at Business Monitor International (BMI), who was talking to nearly 200 delegates at the third IBIS [...]
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  • Sun shines on IBIS Middle East

    • February 5, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Nearly 200 delegates from around the region attended the third IBIS Middle East in Dubai on Wednesday, when industry leaders delivered a vast range of presentations touching on key topics such as technology, telematics, skills shortages and the move towards standardisation in the collision repair sector. Supported by headline partners AkzoNobel and Audatex, and partners [...]
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  • Global influencers join IBIS agenda

    • February 4, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    The line-up for the IBIS Global Summit 2016 is almost complete with some major global names joining the list of impressive speakers. US based, Bradley Mewes – a self-confessed business geek and corporate finance expert – will provide an update on the latest consolidation moves within the collision repair market. One of the hottest topics [...]
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