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B2B Salespeople Need to Act More Like Travel Agents

Harvard Business

Consider what’s happened with travel: With the explosion of internet travel sites in the 2000s, consumers took charge of their own travel, and travel agencies hemorrhaged business. According to the travel and leisure marketing firm MMGY, the use of travel agents increased by 50% from 2014 to 2015.

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Business Ecosystems: Building Stronger Connections

Tom Spencer

For instance, Elon Musk is aiming to transform Twitter into the X superapp , which will presumably emulate the example of WeChat in China by offering everything from digital payments, financial services, shopping, ride hailing, and other travel services.

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An Overview of Business Development Consulting

Tom Spencer

Business development consultants can work with both B2B and B2C businesses, and provide a wide range of services including data analytics over operations and financials, business design , marketing strategies, digital innovation, business model design , and organisational systems.

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. I ended up traveling on a few projects with my friend Basel, an analyst who started the same day that I did. I would say it happened a bit by accident. Absolutely.

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How to Make Perfect Connections

Action Plan

I’m traveling until next Tuesday. Hi, Pete: I enjoyed hearing you speak at the B2B Luncheon on Monday and learning a bit about Peak Photonics. Pete’s reply email to Mac came a few hours later that same morning: From: Peter Tyre To: Sylvia Senaldi; Mac Shields Subject: Re: Intro Thanks for the intro, Sylvia!

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

B2B Services. Transportation, Travel & Tourism. Travel is unavoidable at Simon-Kucher. If you have a passion for pricing, and are looking for an exciting career of travel and collaboration, you’ll be a good fit at Simon-Kucher & Partners. Industries. Automotive. Chemicals & Materials. Construction. Healthcare.

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To Grow Your Business Abroad, Partner with Local Influencers

Harvard Business

And they can be very expensive — in addition to overseas business travel, local distribution partner relationships require significant up-front investment to get started and to manage effectively. Both of these approaches, however, are time-intensive, requiring executives to spend weeks or months in foreign markets.

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