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Technology Ain’t Going to Solve Your Problems

Markovitz Consulting

I was at a conference for internet retailers two weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the software and hardware solutions promising to solve all their operational problems and turn their ecommerce businesses into a highly profitable, eight figure monsters. Yes, the system is pricey, but think of the productivity improvement! They’re lying.

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The Big-O conundrum

Seth Godin Blog

If you’re running a conference where you expect one or two people to arrive every few minutes, hiring someone to check them in is a pretty obvious move. There are Big-O problems in marketing, in sales, in customer service, in finance, in production and in compliance.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

The conference room had an incredible view of Manhattan. I’ve never seen a conference room table so large before. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. Gross Margin = Price of Your Product - Cost of the Product.

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When Selling, Ask Questions, Rank Your Prospects … and Listen!

Emerson Consulting Group

Asking questions is critical to succeeding in selling your product or service or your business in general. Too often otherwise good sales reps fail because they just haven’t learned to stop talking and start listening. The objective of basic sales questions is to identify what your prospect actually wants. to afford our fees.

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Losing Faith in Gold at the Wrong Time; Did Paulson's Sale Mark the Bottom? Who's Left to Sell?

MishTalk

the largest investor in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest exchange-traded product for the metal, pared its stake to 10.2 At an investor conference on July 17, Paulson affirmed a commitment to investing in the metal and stocks of producers to hedge against currency debasement as central banks pump money into economies. Paulson & Co.,

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Wal-Mart, Macy's, Kohl's Cut Profit Outlook; Cisco to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Blames Weak Economic Recovery

MishTalk

Yet, treasury yields soared once again in spite of poor earnings, and in spite of a flat industrial production report. Finance reports Wal-Mart cuts profit outlook on shopper worries. What we see is slow steady improvement, but not at the pace we want," Mr. Chambers told analysts on a conference call. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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You’ve been rejected from all consulting jobs. What’s next?

Management Consulted

Explore alternatives such as grad school, finance, and entrepreneurship. Suggested areas include finance (eg, investment banking and sales & trading) and the corporate track (eg, corporate management and product management). As discussed previously, online consulting applications should be a last resort.

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