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Case Study: An Office Romance Gone Wrong

Harvard Business

Brad: Drink after the conference? They were at a conference, with industry contacts all around, using their corporate expense accounts. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Elizabeth: The whole gang?

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Case Study: How Do You Compete with a Goliath?

Harvard Business

“It feels weird eavesdropping like this,” Alejandra Chirinos told Ricardo Rodriguez, her marketing VP, and Miguel Martinez, her head of sales. ” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers.

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Case Study: Can This Japanese Snack Food Company Break into the U.S. Market?

Harvard Business

The largest producer of rice crackers in Japan, the company had $1 billion in domestic sales and hoped to kickstart growth and globalization plans. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. However, their planned U.S.

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Case Study: Should You Adjust Your Business Model for a Major Customer?

Harvard Business

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The year before, prompted by all this, Lumiscape’s leadership had decided to pivot from a sales model to a subscription model. Could we rent instead?’”

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CPD online courses – Canada, US & International

Consultant Journal

Traditionally, many people turned to their professional society or to annual conferences and cruises in warm and sunny climes. In other cases, it’s up to the individual to pursue their CPD. Case studies. Individual study or reading. Online CPD benefits. CPD Online & Traditional Formats: Lecture.

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“Let me think about it” OR Why prospects don’t buy

Rod Burkert

If a prospect doesn’t believe we are a fit for the work AND there is no urgent need to get the work done, there is little likelihood that we will close a sale here. A sale is won or lost at the tipping point of a decision. Does our website provide case studies or testimonials? Finally, the stars align!

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Many consulting firms spend time writing about their methodologies or writing about their own case studies to self-promote. Whether you’re going to go to conferences and network. Earlier efforts to go sponsor a conference or do others, one of those speed dating. Or “Can you come and speak at my sales meeting?”