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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%. At a $500M footwear company I once worked with, the founder and CEO—long removed from his role product development—decided that he didn’t like a particular style his product team had designed, developed, and purchased.

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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? We answer with a resounding yes.

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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

Bank’s Income Statement It’s important to note that banks have diverse product offerings and client types, and the reporting of business lines such as retail banking, wholesale banking, and wealth management can vary between different banks. For the sake of simplicity, we will present the information in a consolidated manner.

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E-Commerce Platforms Must Prioritize the Consumer-Influencer Relationship

Harvard Business

In China, content-based platforms are generating a growing proportion of e-commerce, presenting a growing threat to established platforms like Alibaba and JD.com. In this model, consumers buy products during their engagement with the content provider.

Retail 67
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How to Present to Executives

Prudent Pedal

There is a clear delineation between effective and ineffective presenters and business-development winners and losers. If you want to be an exceptional marketer or salesperson, you have to know how to present your ideas and recommendations to executives. . Marketers blame sales, budgets or competitors’ tactics.

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(Value Stream) Map Your Way to a Better Post-Covid Future

Markovitz Consulting

But if you want to thrive in the post-COVID world, you’ve got to start working on operational improvements now. Value stream maps (VSMs) show both the material and the information flow in any kind of end-to-end process such as order to cash, or new product introduction. COVID travel restrictions made those customer visits impossible.

Sales 147
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How Research Says to Avoid Bad Sales Hires

LSA Global

Does Your Sales Team Know How to Avoid Bad Sales Hires? A good sales hire can successfully do their job. The problem with hiring salespeople is the very fact that they’re salespeople – they are good at persuading sales managers in job interviews that they can do things they can’t. That’s a recipe for bad sales hires.

Sales 36