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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

It also hurts the brands sold inside the stores, which in part explains why consumer product giants like Procter & Gamble are seeing their sales stagnate for products like Tide detergent, Gillette razors, Pampers diapers, and Crest toothpaste. Whether this will help J&J in the long run, no one knows.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. PriceWaterhouseCoopers – Two-thirds of companies with sales of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 will change hands in the next 10 years (2011). Pretty small.

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Collapses

MishTalk

trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. A country that builds up liabilities with foreign creditors through chronic current account deficits could face funding problems if investors decide to withdraw their financing. billion ($7.76

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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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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure as CEO of General Electric, from 2001 until 2017, the company’s stock price fell by over 30%, a decline of roughly $150 billion in shareholder value. Fortunately, in December of 2017 GE’s board downsized from 18 members to 12. The Board Had No Finance Committee.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

And in January 2017, McKinsey’s research arm estimated AI-driven job losses at 5%. IT was using AI to resolve employees’ tech support problems, automate the work of putting new systems or enhancements into production, and make sure employees used technology from approved vendors. bribes and kickbacks).

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What to Do When Your Heart Isn’t in Your Work Anymore

Harvard Business

According to a 2017 Gallup survey , only one-third of U.S. employees feel engaged at work; that is, only one of three workers brings a consistently high level of initiative, commitment, passion, and productivity to their job. For example, if you enjoy analysis but not sales, can you adjust your responsibilities in that direction?