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The 3 Things to Know Before a Sales Meeting with an Executive

LSA Global

A Sales Meeting with an Executive is Always High Stakes Solution sellers who get a sales meeting with a target company’s executive consistently close more complex deals than those who sell at lower levels. But the expectations and needs of C-suite buyers are higher and different from other stakeholders.

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Overcoming Data Collection Challenges in Consulting

Tom Spencer

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? Our hypothesis was that increased sales volume would be associated with increased profitability due to economies of scale. We repeated our request a week later, but they only provided a balance sheet from the previous year.

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Boosting Business Profitability

Business Consulting Agency

This includes scrutinizing income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Market Research and Strategy Business consultants provide valuable insights into market dynamics, customer behaviors, and emerging trends. Sales and Marketing Optimization Sales and marketing are pivotal to revenue generation.

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Creating Leadership Trust that Inspires People

Rick Conlow

Leadership distrust is rampant today according to research. Products, the balance sheet and customers are the priority. This means better customer service, greater productivity, and increased sales. RCI research has discovered critical trust building behaviors. Most employees don’t trust their leaders.

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Swiss Gold Referendum in Perspective

MishTalk

Switzerland Gold Initiative Halt all Swiss National Bank (SNB) gold sales Repatriate Swiss gold held in foreign vaults (UK and Canada) Establishes minimum 20% level of SNB Assets in gold Of course, central bankers everywhere are horrified by the idea they should have to do anything, especially hold sound assets.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

M&A does boost companies’ growth and value, our new research shows, but the bet-the-company deal isn’t the route to success. Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. Strong capital expenditure.

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business

That strengthened investment banks’ balance sheets by forcing them to scale back and to change the nature of the risks they take. As a result, their balance sheets are half as large on a risk-adjusted basis, and the capital they hold against trading positions has doubled over the past decade, our research shows.

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