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Replacing the Sales Funnel with the Sales Flywheel

Harvard Business

I’ve been using the sales funnel for 28 years, my whole career. When I started my career, the most profitable application of force was in sales. Back in the 1990s, sales reps had a lot of information, while customers had relatively little. Sales reps leveraged that information gap to create a lot of trust.

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Institute of Management Consultants Announces New Chair and Directors of the Board

IMC USA

June 5, 2018 — The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA, www.imcusa.org ) announces the election of Juan A. CMC is a consultant with The Dallas Marketing Group and specializes in marketing, market research, strategic planning, sales, operations and product development in tech, medical devices and health care.

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Driverless technology: a soon-to-be reality?

Tom Spencer

Traditional carmakers are desperately trying to catch up with tech companies who have had a head start in developing driverless tech. This endeavour has not been helped by reports of accidents involving self-driving vehicles, some of which have been fatal: in March 2018, an Uber autonomous Volvo killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

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A framework for understanding technology companies

Tom Spencer

In 2018, tech firms take seven of the top ten spots (Financial Times Global 500). Amazon, Microsoft and Apple also employ platforms in their business models, in the form of online marketplaces, operating systems, application stores, and hardware that link buyers and sellers, or developers and users.

Company 68
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Agile Strategy: Stability and Opportunity During Disruption

Brimstone Consulting

When Andy Frawley took on the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2018, V12 faced several challenges, including business inefficiencies stemming from a recent merger and inapt product and go-to-market strategies. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome.

Agile 52
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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

18% reported a failure to close a sale. Developing your cultural agility requires dedicated effort and investment to break from the typical classroom presentation, book, or eLearning module. Executive Coaching Example: A leader from one part of the world was assigned to take on operations in another in one organization.

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Agile Strategy: Stability and Opportunity During Disruption

Brimstone Consulting

When Andy Frawley took on the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2018, V12 faced several challenges, including business inefficiencies stemming from a recent merger and inapt product and go-to-market strategies. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome.

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