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Case Study: Should a Hotel Giant Eliminate Some Brands and Refocus?

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 seats people chose at the conference table reflected where they stood on the portfolio issue. No pruning necessary. ” He took his iPad out of his carry-on.

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

Rod Burkert

Does our website provide case studies or testimonials? Maybe they don’t like that I live/work/travel in an RV. Jun 17-20: Philadelphia, PA (speaking at NACVA Conference on Jun 19). And with our responses, we can move the prospect up the axis of Believability … and/or right on the axis of Need. Mar 19-24: Tucson, AZ.

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7 secrets for presenting to prospects you want to turn into clients

Rod Burkert

My story is how I started traveling in the RV. 6 – Offer one or two case studies. For example, do you think Roger Grabowski creates a new slide deck for every BVFLS conference presentation about the cost of capital? #3 – Tell a story. They want to learn more. So why do you do what you do? What got you started?

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How to Break Your Addiction to Work

Harvard Business

Many of us, workaholics especially, turn to their phones “whenever there’s a free moment,” says Friedman — waiting in line at the office cafeteria, between conversations at a networking event, in the conference room before colleagues arrive. ” Case Study #2: Take control of your use of electronics.

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Analyzing the CDC’s Crisis Communication In U.S. Ebola Outbreak

Melissa Agnes

Yesterday evening it was announced that an American who had recently travelled to Liberia has been diagnosed with Ebola and is under intensive care in the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Case Studies Leadership in a Crisis' A look at CDC’s crisis communication in the initial hours of the U.S.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

Attending Conferences, Trade Shows, or Other Networking Events. Speaking at a web conference. Hosting your own web conference. Case studies. Speaking at a Web Conference. A web or internet conference is like a conference that’s done online. Asking them if you can speak at the conference.

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Behind-The-Scenes Look At How To Deliver a TEDx Talk

Melissa Agnes

This was the first step, primarily because the conference organizers over at the City of LA needed it! From there, I took a look at some of the interesting case studies that inspire me and have proven to relate to past audiences. The detail that they put into the stage decoration and the entire conference was incredible.

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