Each week, after the programme, Evan shares his insight into what we've learned from the discussion.
Evan Davis on... being next door
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Evan asks what are the advantages of being next door to the competition? Read more : Evan Davis on... being next door
Evan Davis on... being dynamic
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Evan highlights the relationship between dynamic new entrants and older established companies. Why do businesses like to portray themselves as the underdog, and why does... Read more : Evan Davis on... being dynamic
Evan Davis on... striking a balance
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Evan Davis argues that interfering is ok as long as it doesn't get in the way of the creativity and benefit of others. Read more : Evan Davis on... striking a balance
Evan Davis on... market share
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Evan Davis looks at market share in different sectors; how can some companies get you for life whereas others struggle with consumer loyalty? Read more : Evan Davis on... market share
Evan Davis on... the world economy
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In a new era for the world economy, Evan Davis asks whether growth and change will lead to more simultaneous actions, or less Read more : Evan Davis on... the world economy
Evan Davis on... conferences
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Evan believes spontaneity and long coffee breaks are the key to a successful and worthwhile business conference. Read more : Evan Davis on... conferences
Evan Davis on... fear and trust
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Evan suggests that the problem for companies in fields like GM foods, is a confusion between fear and mistrust. Read more : Evan Davis on... fear and trust
Evan Davis on... growth
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Evan highlights those business bosses who nurture their companies to grow and those who takeover others, and asks how growth can be achieved fairly. Read more : Evan Davis on... growth
Evan Davis on... lobbying
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Evan highlights the negative connotations of 'lobbying' and asks whether the public really should be worried. Read more : Evan Davis on... lobbying
Evan Davis on... reaction time
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Evan suggests companies and business markets should pre-act rather than react to financial events. Read more : Evan Davis on... reaction time
Evan Davis on... talent
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Evan evaluates the high-maintenance stars of business against talented teams Read more : Evan Davis on... talent
Evan Davis on... regulation
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Evan discusses the benefits and losses of regulation for the customer Read more : Evan Davis on... regulation
Evan Davis on... customers
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Evan unpicks the old adage 'The customer is always right' Read more : Evan Davis on... customers
Evan Davis on... advertising
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Evan questions the fast pace of business life and the power of advertising Read more : Evan Davis on... advertising
Evan Davis on... online publishing
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Evan explores the problems associated with new technologies and online magazine publishing Read more : Evan Davis on... online publishing
Evan Davis on... planning for luck
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Evan Davis believes that there's skill in how you deal with luck Read more : Evan Davis on... planning for luck
Evan Davis on... trusting PR
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A recent piece of sleight of hand at the Undergound makes Evan Davis wonder if short-termism is doomed to shatter trust in PR. Read more : Evan Davis on... trusting PR
Evan Davis on... the Hawthorne effect
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Can designer chairs and table football make employees more productive? Evan Davis from The Bottom Line talks about the Hawthorne effect in the office. Read more : Evan Davis on... the Hawthorne effect
Evan Davis on... creative accounting
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Evan Davis from The Bottom Line gives us his opinion on creative accounting. Read more : Evan Davis on... creative accounting
Evan Davis on... accountants
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Balancing the books and warning investors of potential trouble is a difficult business; Evan Davis from The Bottom Line gives us his view on accountants. Read more : Evan Davis on... accountants
Evan Davis on... cutting costs
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Evan Davis from The Bottom Line explains the importance of staff trust when cutting costs. Read more : Evan Davis on... cutting costs
Evan Davis on... entertainment on internet
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Evan Davis from The Bottom Line talks us through the future of entertainment on the internet. Read more : Evan Davis on... entertainment on internet
Evan Davis on... clustering
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Evan Davis from The Bottom Line guides us through the business phenomenon of clustering and why it occurs. Read more : Evan Davis on... clustering
Evan Davis on... financial innovation
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Evan Davis from The Bottom Line gives us his view on financial innovation. Read more : Evan Davis on... financial innovation
Evan Davis on... language
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The Bottom Line’s Evan Davis looks into the future of language and how technology could transform worldwide business. Read more : Evan Davis on... language
Evan Davis on... jobs for life
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Sometimes, a new face can be just as useful to an employer as an old hand, says Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line. The... Read more : Evan Davis on... jobs for life
Evan Davis on... the future of money
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Why is cash still in use when numerous alternatives are now available? Presenter of The Bottom Line Evan Davis talks us through the future of... Read more : Evan Davis on... the future of money
Evan Davis on... low income consumers
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Does capitalism benefit low income consumers? Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line, gives us his view. Read more : Evan Davis on... low income consumers
Evan Davis on... technology
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Coming up with new ideas is one thing, but as Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line, points out, it doesn’t stop there. You need... Read more : Evan Davis on... technology
Evan Davis on... government assistance
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Sometimes the business world needs government help, sometimes it’s happy to go it alone. Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line, asks whether we’ve managed... Read more : Evan Davis on... government assistance
Evan Davis on... the negative feedback solution
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis talks us through his negative feedback solution. Read more : Evan Davis on... the negative feedback solution
Stephanie Flanders on... online business
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BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders explores the relationship between the internet and business. Read more : Stephanie Flanders on... online business
Evan Davis on... pedestrian crossings
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Evan Davis from The Bottom Line explains the valuable lessons we can learn from the pedestrian crossing. Read more : Evan Davis on... pedestrian crossings
Stephanie Flanders on... skills shortages
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How much training should companies give their workforce? BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders gives us her view. Read more : Stephanie Flanders on... skills shortages
Evan Davis on... computers vs jobs
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With technology advancing and jobs depleting Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line, discusses the role of computers in the workplace. Read more : Evan Davis on... computers vs jobs
Evan Davis on... casual travel
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Living in a hyper mobile era has allowed us to travel the world, Evan Davis presenter of The Bottom Line guides us through casual travel. Read more : Evan Davis on... casual travel
Evan Davis on... corporate profit margins
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The Bottom Line’s Evan Davis accounts for the prices charged by companies and explains the corporate profit margin. Read more : Evan Davis on... corporate profit margins
Evan Davis on... company rules
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Do we need rules in the work place? The Bottom Line's Evan Davis ponders over a workplace without rules. Read more : Evan Davis on... company rules
Evan Davis on... expensive brands
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The Bottom Line’s Evan Davies demystifies the ‘magic’ behind expensive brands. Read more : Evan Davis on... expensive brands
Evan Davis on... cartels
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis gets behind the mystery of cartels and whether they benefit the customer or the company. Read more : Evan Davis on... cartels
Evan Davis on... customer satisfaction
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The Bottom Line's Evan Davis rationalises customer satisfaction and why some products will always fall short of expectations Read more : Evan Davis on... customer satisfaction
Evan Davis on... meetings
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davies shows how business meetings are more productive than we realise. Read more : Evan Davis on... meetings
Evan Davis on... skills against attitude
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis explains why there's a need to train students' approach to work, in order to win the battle of skills... Read more : Evan Davis on... skills against attitude
Evan Davis on... nothing new
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After The Bottom Line looked at creativity in business, Evan Davis suggested that change is not a series of eureka moments, but a process of... Read more : Evan Davis on... nothing new
Evan Davis on... virtual companies
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You can go too far with outsourcing, says The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis. You need to keep some knowledge, even in a virtual company. Read more : Evan Davis on... virtual companies
Evan Davis on... newspapers
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Is deathless prose on dead trees a dying industry? The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis reads the future for newspapers. Read more : Evan Davis on... newspapers
Evan Davis on... constructive negative feedback
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After The Bottom Line looked at management, Evan Davis suggested there's a real value in constructive negative feedback. Read more : Evan Davis on... constructive negative feedback
Evan Davis on... market position
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After The Bottom Line looked at markets, Evan Davis explained why success can depend on a careful consideration of market position. Read more : Evan Davis on... market position
Evan Davis on... alpha male bosses
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After The Bottom Line looked at management styles, Evan Davis asked if the swaggering boss of 1970s sitcoms still exists. Do offices still boast alpha... Read more : Evan Davis on... alpha male bosses
Evan Davis on... market power
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis considers whether we're just puppets dependent upon the string-pulling of market power? Read more : Evan Davis on... market power
Evan Davis on... discounting
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When sales fall, should prices follow suit? The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis considers discounting. Read more : Evan Davis on... discounting
Evan Davis on... the right size
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Economies of scale are well known - but for The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis, sometimes small can be the right size. Read more : Evan Davis on... the right size
Evan Davis on... successful successions
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis has a scheme that could help ensure departing managers keep their minds on securing a successful succession. Read more : Evan Davis on... successful successions
Evan Davis on... American capitalism
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Isn't pizza an Italian invention? After The Bottom Line looked at pizza, Evan Davis wonders how it joined hamburgers and cappuccino as successes for American... Read more : Evan Davis on... American capitalism
Evan Davis on... cycle length
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis asks how long economists view economic cycles as lasting. Read more : Evan Davis on... cycle length
Evan Davis on... market prices
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis asks why, if it's supposed to be the mechanism for determining value, are market prices so often clearly in... Read more : Evan Davis on... market prices
Evan Davis on... consultants
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They're not universally adored, but The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis offers some words in defence of consultants. Read more : Evan Davis on... consultants
Evan Davis on... compliance
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis explores suggestions that compliance has been taken too far. Read more : Evan Davis on... compliance
Evan Davis on... improving IT
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IT is changing the way we live our lives - and, says The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis, the doctor's surgery is just one place... Read more : Evan Davis on... improving IT
Evan Davis on... Tobin's Q
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After The Bottom Line looked at share prices, Evan Davis explained the economic theory behind share prices: but can we believe Tobin's Q? Read more : Evan Davis on... Tobin's Q
Evan Davis on... the scale of WPP
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis asks if there's risk as well as wisdom in the scale of WPP. Read more : Evan Davis on... the scale of WPP
Evan Davis on... hindsight
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis discovers that you find out more about psychology when you ask about hindsight. Read more : Evan Davis on... hindsight
Evan Davis on... the future of advertising
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis wonders what shape sales messages might take in the future of advertising. Read more : Evan Davis on... the future of advertising
Evan Davis on... SpinVox
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davies shows why gathering information is a good investment - as in the case of Spinvox. Read more : Evan Davis on... SpinVox
Evan Davis on... the price point
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis gets behind the mystery of how companies fix their prices. Read more : Evan Davis on... the price point
Evan Davis on.... negative feedback loops
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis wonders if fear of a stuck economy can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read more : Evan Davis on.... negative feedback loops
Evan Davis on... Microsoft's future
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis asks if planning to innovate can ensure success for Microsoft's future Read more : Evan Davis on... Microsoft's future
Evan Davis on... hedge funds
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After The Bottom Line looked at hedge funds, Evan Davis suggests that a long view is needed to decide on their effectiveness. Read more : Evan Davis on... hedge funds
Evan Davis on... the money in brands
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How do you put a price on sentiment? The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis explores the money in brands. Read more : Evan Davis on... the money in brands
Evan Davis on... negotiation
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The Bottom Line presenter Evan Davis reflects on how the panel came to a consensus on negotiation. Read more : Evan Davis on... negotiation
Evan Davis on... commercial property
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Evan Davis asks if you spot a bubble in the making by keeping an eye on the prices of commercial property. Read more : Evan Davis on... commercial property
Evan Davis on... the WalMart effect
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After The Bottom Line looked at WalMart, Evan Davis was keen to find out what a declining economy has done to the WalMart effect. Read more : Evan Davis on... the WalMart effect
Evan Davis on... the GE Empire
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After The Bottom Line looked at General Electric, Evan Davis considers whether being a massive conglomerate makes sense in the current climate. Read more : Evan Davis on... the GE Empire
Evan Davis on... instinct or analysis
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The Bottom Line considers whether the way your company is structured may be a key influence on how you take decisions. Read more : Evan Davis on... instinct or analysis
Evan Davis on... cost-cutting
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After The Bottom Line looked at cost cutting, Evan Davis asked How easy was it to persuade the panel to identify what they might cut... Read more : Evan Davis on... cost-cutting
Evan Davis on... trade-offs
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Evan Davis talks about trade-offs in the world of economics and business Read more : Evan Davis on... trade-offs
Evan Davis on... positive thinking
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Evan Davis discusses positive thinking. Is it better to be optimistic in business, or realistic? Read more : Evan Davis on... positive thinking
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