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Innovating Business Strategies in Changing Markets
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From Crisis comes Opportunity“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ― Winston S. Churchill
“Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.” ― Thomas S. Monson
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Supplier CircumstanceLet us explore the situation most oilfield suppliers find themselves in today.
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Lower the new normalsuppliers expected to reduce prices & maintain profit margins into the future
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Cost cutting measureshave left sales organizations understaffed & in a catch-22 to increase sales with fewer staff and customer engagements
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Experienced sales professionals with established customer relationships are unemployed and their network is being un-utilized
Experience is idle
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for suppliers to increase sales without incurring significant expense.Skilled laborers are scattered after massive layoffs and are disconnected from employers now
No easy way exists
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have either become burdensome, too expensive or ineffective in our new market.New market calls for new rules.
Traditional business approaches
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Operator CircumstanceLet us explore the situation most E&P companies find themselves in today.
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Economics issueIn order to generate 10% unleveraged rates of return, U.S. basins need $104 oil and $5.50 gas – WD MCK Nov 2016
Operators will continue to apply downward pressure on suppliers to lower prices into the future to protect margins.
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Blacklisted from capital
“They’re hoping to hang on until the next miracle arrives.” – naked capitalism
Now that fund availability has dried up, many E&P companies are essentially locked out of the capital markets. They have to live within their means or go under.
Traditional capital sources have been remaining bearish on the sector and have reduced exposure and risk due to oversupply and general consensus that commodities will remain lower for several more years.
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Change is InevitableGrowth is Optional
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Way Forward“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real Estate. Something interesting is happening.”
- TechCrunch, March 2015
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Our Solution
Reduce Costreduce the cost and risk of hiring
additional in-house sales employees and skilled laborers, while lowering engagement and operating costs by providing on-demand access to products and services in a convenient manner
Increase Revenueput salespeople in front of potential customers who
aren’t otherwise economical to reach & offer on-demand skilled professionals to
execute projects
Leveraged Approachleverage the shared economy model of on-demand resources
to help companies expand without need of extensive
capital
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What is on-demand economy?
Access > Ownership
The on-demand economy (also known as access economy or shared economy) is a business model in which companies fulfill consumer demand on the basis
of immediate access to goods and services.
You just rent a thing temporarily rather than buy it permanently because it’s inexpensive and convenient. You hire freelancers for short-term projects instead of full-time workers or contractors.
Costs Decrease
The model implies that costs should always go down, while access to products and services become more efficient, convenient, and intuitive.
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Change Challenges Vision and Out-of-The-Box Thinking – Wrong leadership or
culture
Loss Aversion – Fear of loss causes missed opportunity
Failure to Adopt – Unwillingness to change
Failure to Engage – Lack of commitment to a new model
Old Habits Die Hard – Sticking to age old business models
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Change Goals Align costs with current “new norm” oil market
Cut engagement, selling and burden costs
Increase sales presence, skilled labor on-demand, not on the books
Cut personnel cost while creating an opportunity for personnel
Transition to a network platform process without losing safety of current approach
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The Disruptive Model
The competition is so severe that companies are forced to improve their
operations and value chains basically on a daily basis.
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What does it mean for me?Sector Early Entrants
Potential for Disruption
Oil & Gas ServicesAccommodationOffice SpaceAutomotiveMedical EquipmentConstructionFine ArtAudio & Video EquipLuxury Apparel
Wellsite.comAirbnbRegusLyft, ZipcarCohealo
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