Visual: Singdhi Sokpo
“Journey.”
S&P 500 execs used the word 3,091 times on conference calls this year, up 70% from 2020. Some instances include:
- Spam maker Hormel Foods going on a “pricing journey.”
- T-Mobile going on an “integration journey” with Sprint.
- Salesforce taking customers on a “connected journey of commerce.”
Because, for analysts, life’s not about quarterly earnings. It’s about their journey with companies along the way (awww).
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