The phrase "acquisition think" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect expression, and without additional context, it is difficult to determine its intended use.
Example: "In our strategy meeting, we need to focus on acquisition think to drive growth."
Alternatives: "acquisition mindset" or "acquisition strategy".
For this facet of a merger or acquisition, think like a product developer.
Founded by some of the men responsible for the biggest hits in online marketing (like the Dollar Shave Club commercial that launched what became a billion-dollar acquisition) think that it's time to take technology where it's never gone before — into targeted, direct mail campaigns using the best ad-targeting that money can buy.
Founded by some of the men responsible for the biggest hits in online marketing (like the Dollar Shave Club commercial that launched what became a billion-dollar acquisition) think that it's time to take technology where it's never gone before — into targeted, direct mail campaigns using the best ad-targeting that money can buy.
The incumbents who dominated the earlier shift from mainframe to client-server computing (Microsoft/PC, Oracle/DB, IBM/computing, EMC/storage, Cisco and Juniper/networking) have struggled to hold their positions in the SaaS revolution, with most of their innovation coming by way of acquisition (think Oracle's acquisition of Eloqua).
Cuban, who made his money through a different media acquisition, thinks the combination would help challenge the tech giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon who are "dominating digital content".
Through their research, acquisitions (think DeepMind, acquired in 2014) and partnerships like the one with Imagenet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge, Google has remained committed to testing and applying new areas of deep learning.
And Peugeot's deal with Dongfeng, in partnership with the French government, helped the firm return to profit in 2014; it is now selling more cars in China than in France.Francesco Moccagatta of N+1 SYZ, an adviser on mergers and acquisitions, thinks Chinese managers are rapidly wising up.
Arguably if the leaders of more mergers and acquisitions thought through how they were going to win together fewer of them would lose together.
A week after the acquisition I think we all need to be stepping back and reflecting on the meaning of the deal as it relates to our future.
Even better, CPG companies are aware of this and are increasingly moving to an innovation acquisition model (think Unilever's purchase of Dollar Shave Club) which creates great exit options for start-ups.
Start-ups are tackling some of these challenges in myriad ways, leading to a rise in acquisitions – think of Facebook's takeover of Oculus Rift and Moves.
