Jaime Candy is a performance improvement, turnaround management and business advisory services firm.

Client News

Gestar has been nominated at the Octas - Innovation in IT. Jaime Candy provides Business Modeling and Branding Consulting for Gestar.

Bluesponge has won the Award of Distinction at the Communication Awards in New York for the Canadiens de Montreal project Our History. Bluesponge has also won an Official Honoree for the Our History - Canadiens de Montreal and the CCA Actions for Canadien Center of Architecture at the Webbys Awards 2009. Jaime Candy provides general management and branding strategy services to Bluesponge.

CMIM - Montreal International Musical Competition 2009 is now over. Jaime Candy provides Creative Management and Brand Experience strategy and tools to CMIM.

Wake-Up Series :: Empathy in a Business Context

Wake-up series is an ongoing conference suite organized by Jaime Candy on various subjects.

Last conference took place on March 26th 2009.

Here is a presentation draft.

Business Turnaround Aspects - some pointers

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A. STRATEGIC TURNAROUND - BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION (NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY)

IMPACT

  • Reposition the business
  • Extreme cost cuts
  • Medium term sales increase
  • Increase profitability

INCREASE SALES

  • Find new and unexploited market niche; develop a new marketing strategy and price configuration

DECREASE COSTS

  • Restructure the activity configuration; Focus on the main competency, outsource / partner the rest

B. OPERATIONAL TURNAROUND - OPERATIONAL INNOVATION (OPTIMIZE TACTICS ON PRESENT MODEL)

IMPACT

  • Low to medium cost reductions
  • Increase profitability
  • Low to medium increase in sales

INCREASE SALES

  • Retain and develop present accounts / clients
  • Optimize present sales and pitch process and success rate
  • Modify the price configuration

DECREASE COSTS

  • Optimize productivity; project management process
  • Reduce operational expenses
  • Combine competencies

Happy and Beautiful 2009!

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We were fortunate to have an amazing 2008. We have worked on interesting projects with amazing clients and cool partners. 2009 looks extremely exciting with many problems to solve, companies to help and great challenges to address.

We wish you a profitable and positive 2009 -  May the current economic turmoil bring you new opportunities.

Happy New Year!!

The Jaime Candy Team

A Jaime Candy Strategy: Ubisoft project wins 2 Boomerang Awards

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The project www.CreatorsofEmotion.com, an international HR website for the gaming company Ubisoft, just received two Grand Prix at the Montreal interactive awards show the Infopresse Boomerangs 2008. Jaime Candy provided analysis and strategy services in marketing and project management. We have worked along with Cédric from VarialStudio and Yako.

Awards : BOOMERANG Grand Prix for best website and BOOMERANG Grand Prix for B2C Large Business.