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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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Bulger Partners – Strategy Consulting for the Software Economy

Management Consulted

Founded in 2012, headquartered in Boston, and already turning down three projects for every one it accepts, the firm has experienced exponential growth in its first five years of existence. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012, and was the brainchild of Founder and Managing Partner Chris Bulger. Marketing and Ad Tech.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus. Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. 1 in interim management, No.

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Venezuela Strengthens Currency Controls in Impossible Mission to Stop Capital Flight; Airlines Collapse; End of the Line

MishTalk

The exchange rate for foreign travelers was just set to is 11.36 The black market exchange rate is 79 Bolivars per dollar. Please consider Venezuela Bonds Plunge After Bolivar Weakened for Travel. billion last year to finance travel, airlines and remittances, 19 percent more than in 2012, according to Ramirez.

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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 majored in Economics and Computer Science, and graduated in 2012. The travel ecosphere is one that consultants are very familiar with. Yeah, definitely.

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Carl the Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks and Chats With Customers

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Hes handy with a shot glass and customers travel from far and wide to admire him at work. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE

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Bulger Partners – Strategic Advisers to the Software Economy

Management Consulted

Founded in 2012, headquartered in Boston, and already turning down three projects for every one it accepts, the firm has experienced exponential growth in its first five years of existence. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. Marketing and Ad Tech.

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