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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 2)

Markovitz Consulting

This week I’d like to address sales incentives and volume discounts. Sales incentives—for example, bonuses to meet monthly or quarterly revenue goals—cause salespeople to stuff the company’s distribution channels with inventory far in excess of consumer demand. Next week: Batch Processing. Permalink

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How Top Salespeople Land Hard-to-Get Meetings

Harvard Business

While I was researching my new book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone , I asked the top 100 sales thought leaders in the world, “When you absolutely must reach someone who is very important but nearly impossible to reach, how do you do it? The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track. Secure the meeting.

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??? Happy New Year: Predictions, Takeaways, and Thank you!

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

This matters because ticket sales, merchandise, etc. This uncertain work environment is hurting ticket sales for a lot of places because the traffic patterns are different. There is a lesson for all of us in Barnes and Nobles’ turnaround: “If you want to sell music, you have to love those songs.”.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

A source of irritation for many interviewers is when the candidate says, " We faced a $10 million drop in sales, and we fixed this by landing three new clients for $3.3 Did you find and close all $10 million in sales? Did you just show up at the sales meeting? Did you cheer the sales team on from the sidelines?

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. However, US-based clients still account for the vast majority (around 75%) of sales. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Bankruptcy Support Services.

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‘WHEN A NEW MANAGER TAKES CHARGE’: Deciding the Pace of Entry

Confessions of a Consultant

It offered a ‘turnaround’ challenge. The Coalface: He quickly moved into the field – completing store checks in Chicago and Philadelphia with the sales force. The event, in part consciously designed to win the ‘hearts and minds’ of the sales team, had an immediate impact.