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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

The sales, marketing, product, and customer service teams were stuck at the 11th hour (well, the 12th hour, actually) adjusting for the CEO’s violation of structure. He diverted a container that was en route to the US with $400,000 worth of shoes to Africa, where he unloaded everything at a loss.

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Does Your Team Hoard Information?

Harmonious Workplaces

When auditing a sales report, the CRM manager notices the report omits contact information for many company accounts. The sales manager states that he doesn’t trust the other salespeople to not “steal his contacts,” so he does not report contact information, communications, or other data pertaining to his deals. Why allow stinginess?

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Big Picture.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Among the five largest markets, only the U.K. Sitka Pacific.

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. The rise in yields have wreaked havoc in the bond markets and even more so in mortgage-related Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Sales dropped 2.2

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Mortgage Loan Originations Lowest Since November 2008, Down 60% Year-Over-Year, Cash Sales Strong

MishTalk

2008 (down 60% Y/Y) Property sales remained relatively strong (total year 2013 was up 8.4% from 2012), supported by increased cash purchases (which accounted for more than 40% of Q4 sales) HARP origination volume has declined significantly (down 70% Y/Y), with fewer existing loans now eligible for the program: approx. 709K vs. 2.3M

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