Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Companies are beginning to utilize their employees’ behavioral data — generally known as people analytics — to better understand and improve their sales operations , with strong results. Microsoft, where we work, is no exception, and B2B sales is one of the areas where we are seeing the most value.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

of all book sales in the United States. Myth 2: We get better by benchmarking ourselves against others. In some cases, we benchmark against those who are more capable or accomplished, which can be counterproductive when we fail to match them. HBR staff/Bettmann Collection/Getty Images. It accounts for about 2.5%

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Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

Traditional ZBB implementations focus almost exclusively on simple SG&A , in part because SG&A benchmark data is far more readily attainable than are relevant data from the core functions of comparable companies.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Mainstream software companies are beginning to hold “ data mirrors ” up to their customers, allowing scoring and benchmarking of their customers’ strategies. One of its business units, Fieldglass, provides insights and benchmarks to customers on external workforce management.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

96 Percent of Spaniards Believe Political Corruption is "Very High" Downturn Lingers House prices continued their decline, new lending declined retail sales declined. Here are a few facts from the Financial Post : "The IMF says Canada is the most expensive place to buy in the world using its housing to rent comparison, 85% above the average.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

By now, policymakers are used to hearing claims like this in sales pitches, and they should appropriately raise some skepticism. We hope the rest of this article, which draws on our own experience applying machine learning to policy problems, will help you better evaluate these sales pitches and make you a critical buyer as well.

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