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7 Step Process to Create a Great LinkedIn Profile

Tom Spencer

It is also the oldest of the major social media networks, being launched in May 2003, nine months before Facebook. Your headline is like the marketing tagline for your profile. For example, instead of saying “Generated sales”, try saying “Generated $1 Million annual sales exceeding target KPIs by 35%”.

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December US New Car Sales "Down, Exceptionally Weak" Says Bloomberg; WSJ Says Up and Strong

MishTalk

Domestic Car Sales Cap Record Year With Up (and Down) Month US car sales are going to have a record year in 2015, clearly one of the bright spots in the US economy. December New Car Sales Decline Today I note from Bloomberg that Domestic New Car Sales Declined in December. " Car Sales Poised for Their Best Year Ever.

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McDonald's Vows Fresh Thinking After Net Income Declines 30%; Mish Offers Some Advice

MishTalk

It is struggling with weak sales in Asia, Europe and, most important, its home market in the U.S. But the changes have yet to boost sales or profit. same-store sales marked the worst monthly U.S. same-store sales performance since February 2003. The 30% decline in net income for the period ended Sept.

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2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney

Tom Spencer

Founded in 2003, Pacific Strategy Partners has offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Founded in 2003, Momentum Partners has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. Pacific Strategy Partners.

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Your New Hit Product Might Be Underpriced

Harvard Business

Some products are truly innovative but stay walled up too long in R&D and then are released to market when they are no longer unique. The product, owned by Germany’s Brandstatter Group, generated 90% of the firm’s $696 million in sales last year. The luxury SUV that set a record for pre-sales. Most definitely.

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How Investors React When Companies Announce They’re Moving to a SaaS Business Model

Harvard Business

Due to the fast growth of the SaaS market and the high valuations of SaaS startups, a move toward SaaS seems very compelling for traditional software vendors. There seems to be variety in customers’ requirements, meaning that software vendors would not be able to tap into the whole market without a perpetual license offering.

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Monetarists Accuse ECB of "Dangerous Game of Chicken"; The REAL Dangerous Game

MishTalk

The eurozone is doing so by accident, letting market forces drain liquidity from the financial system for month after month. Retail sales fell 1.6pc in December, the biggest drop for two-and-a-half years. Retail sales did not decline because of passive tightening. The US and China are withdrawing stimulus on purpose.