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The Top 7 Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions

LSA Global

Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions Matter. The varied amount and inconsistent quality of pre-call sales planning creates a wonderful opportunity for hungry sales teams to outperform their peers. Buyers Expect More from Sales People. Much of the poor track record comes down to a lack of sales preparation.

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How to Incorporate Other Case Interview Prep Resources with CaseInterview.com

CaseInterview.com

It is very hard to remember a lot of case study frameworks… let alone master all of them. When I went through my 60+ case interviews as a candidate, I basically relied on three things: a) profitability framework , b) business situation framework, and c) the custom issue tree (basically making up your own framework).

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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

Although there are several things, here are 2 key ones: First, you will learn different aspects of the business — everything from product development to sales to customer relations — and have some experience in each area. The 2 Smartest Case Study Techniques. For more on this book, see our Lords of Strategy Book Review.

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How to Incorporate Other Case Interview Prep Resources with CaseInterview.com

CaseInterview.com

It is very hard to remember a lot of case study frameworks… let alone master all of them. When I went through my 60+ case interviews as a candidate, I basically relied on three things: a) profitability framework , b) business situation framework, and c) the custom issue tree (basically making up your own framework).

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Perspectives on “The 24-Hour Customer” (Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation Book) in Context of Marketing Segmentation

Steve Shu Consulting

It is sure to become a definitive source for professionals with respect to time-strategies, very current company examples and case studies, and timeless treatment of a marketing segmentation area that has not been comprehensively addressed before. The 24-Hour Customer is a book with rich thinking.

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The Deep Flaw in MBB Strategic Planning

CaseInterview.com

As you might know, Motorola eventually dominated the pre-smartphone mobile phone market with close to $10 billion in annual sales. In my consulting practice today, I exclusively serve small businesses — some as small as $500,000 a year in sales up to $15 million typically (sometimes up to $300 million). They’d say, "I don’t know."

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How to Talk to Your Boss When You’re Underperforming

Harvard Business

When you’re having a bad time at work — your big project isn’t coming together as planned or you’re missing your sales targets by a wide margin — talking to your manager may be the last thing you want to do. Case Study #1: Admit your mistakes and generate ideas on how to improve. Ignore red flags.

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