Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2017

So how can you improve your sales skills, especially if you don’t pitch people often? And what should you do if you lose a sale? “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” ” And yet, he says, “Sales is the most fundamental skill.”

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

Even my hometown can’t get our products right , Cameron thought as he chased Graham over to the playground. Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “Higher!” ” Graham shouted.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2018

The largest producer of rice crackers in Japan, the company had $1 billion in domestic sales and hoped to kickstart growth and globalization plans. It wanted to become the next Kikkoman, which had so quickly turned Americans on to its soy sauce and stir fry products. Riku and Aoi had both been excited about the opportunity.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2018

She’d hoped to escape from work for the morning, but as the founder and CEO of 2 Proud Pups, a maker of all-natural dog care products, she didn’t have much free time. Existing products had touted their cleaning power, but their ingredient lists were long and full of nasty-sounding chemicals that irritated the dogs’ skin.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Business development consulting is about helping businesses grow sales and profits in order to achieve their strategic objectives. Business development consultants engage in ‘prospecting’ which involves searching for potential customers who are likely to be a good fit for the product or service being offered.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2017

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Thank you so much for meeting me on the weekend.” Moon’s team, but there had been complications with her visa. “Not yet.

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LSA Global

JUNE 18, 2020

For those struggling with how to stand apart from the pack, the encouraging news is that Gartner Research reports that over 50 percent of customer loyalty is driven by how you sell – more than the impact of your brand, product, service, and price combined. The Sales Challenge. Let’s start with the current state of sales.

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Comatch

APRIL 3, 2023

In the past, sales representatives played a central role in providing information and building relationships with buyers. According to research from Gartner , B2B buyers only spend 17% of their time meeting with sales representatives when considering a purchase. Routine is crucial on social media.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2018

Consider the example of Nicolas, a regional sales vice president at a medical devices company. When promoted to his new role, he inherited a group of district sales managers responsible for selling to hospital systems in their respective geographies. In Nicolas’s case, it was the former.

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Outsourcing business processes and tasks can free up employees to focus on more complex or valuable work; it can extend resources, such as sales support, for targeting new or underserved markets; support new product and service rollouts; and provide expertise within a specific industry focus. It needs a strategic solution.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2018

The cartoon of business-to-business (B2B) buyers depicts gray-haired executives and purchasing agents in meetings, on the phone and lunching with their vendors. And about half of all B2B product researchers are digital natives, a number that increases every year, according to a Google/Millward Brown digital survey of buyers.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to a study , executives consider less than one-fifth of the meetings they have with salespeople to be valuable. During their evaluations, they’ll typically ask themselves two questions: Is your product or service better than alternatives, and, equally important, can their people work with you and your organization?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. Nonetheless, the case study demonstrates that measuring the value of sustainable business can be done, and that sustainable business itself can be cost-effective.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The saying “You only have one chance to make a first impression” holds true in many situations, from job interviews to sales calls. Before meeting someone new — whether it’s a potential employer or a new client — do your homework. What should you actually say? And what’s the best way to follow up?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

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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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2015

I need to be constantly developing and marketing differentiated products or services that meet a need, that I can deliver in a quality manner and that people will pay for. A sales trainer told me that he thought women were better salespeople because they engage with the prospect. A side note.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

For me, I can pick up the phone and my sales process from that point onwards is about qualification and some negotiation, but you’ve got to start with lead generation. In fact, my website is my secret 24/7 sales agent. Nigel Green – Sales Consultant Writing is a window to the mind. My site has a lot of videos.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Pick an example of a work activity that happens regularly, like a daily or weekly standing meeting. For the attribute “location,” for example, you could ask your team: Is the meeting best facilitated if it’s held in an in-demand central meeting room or near where other people are likely to gather?

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

” Schedule an appointment to meet her one-on-one and bring a copy of your resume. Perhaps he’s a sales whiz, a brilliant marketing strategist, or has great technical chops. Case Study #1: Accommodate your new boss and stay in touch with your old one. He flew to Ohio to meet with her in person.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

But having never done a case study before, or a case interview, more specifically, before because my background is physics, I’ve got no business acumen or commercial exposure at all. So I actually interviewed with another company, did a case interview, and did very badly. That was only about 3 or 4 minutes.

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Harvard Business

JULY 15, 2016

As a manager, your goal is to keep your team engaged, productive, motivated, and happy. Case Study #1: Use “radical candor” and look for ways to challenge your employee. “I would take opportunities during sales meetings to describe what greatness looks like and to talk about mastering your role.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

Depending on the size of the footprint in their region, the amount of managing partners directly correlate to the sales. Industrial Products. As always, you will be working in a team intensive environment, so be sure to network and collaborate as you will be meeting plenty of new people. Practice Areas . Business Services.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

To give an example of just how hard it can be to prevent this from happening, let’s consider the case of Nokia. The voluminous case studies and articles about the firm would fill entire file cabinets in the typical business school storage area. Pragmatically, you can begin to do this without a whole lot of drama.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2016

For instance, you might say to yourself, “In today’s meeting, I’m going to make sure everyone on the team feels heard.” Case Study #1: Focus on the opportunity and set small, achievable goals. “I was still selling a product and selling a concept to people,” he says.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Marketing & Sales. Consumer Products. As a standard, in each interview, you will be asked to complete a short case study that measures your communication and problem-solving skills. Automotive.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. That way, when you do need to “tabulate the consequence of a particular decision,” such as, whether or not to launch a new product or shut down a factory, you have the tools to do so.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

Case Study #1: Create a “ resume of accomplishments” to bolster your argument. “I also wanted to show how those efforts affected the productivity of my team and department — and consequently the [company’s] bottom line.” She then set up a meeting to talk to her boss. Be patient.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. ” But instead of plastering this new slogan on motivational posters and repeating it in all-hands meetings, the leadership team began by quietly using it to start guiding their own decisions. Product packaging was redesigned to be more user-friendly and increase adherence.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

You might say, “I meet with Roger regularly to discuss our group’s priorities and he usually lets me know if he gets requests from other teams.” Case Study #1: Don’t make snap judgments. Case Study #2: Maintain a strong relationship. Rely on rumors and hearsay. ”

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

These are examples of the note-taking approach I recommend during a case study interview. The other is for the structure of the case (this is the issue tree and this is the set of notes you would show the interviewer). So, if in a profitability case, I explore cost and sales. Ding Ding Ding.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2016

Having a positive, productive, and healthy relationship with your boss is critical to your professional success, says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader. Case Study #1: Empathize with your manager’s perspective and ask for their guidance.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Marketing Sales & Service. Consumer Products. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Case studies. Selling productized consulting. As a consultant, there is no better position to be in for sales conversations than that of the trusted advisor — a position that publishing your white paper helps you take. As a consultant, your product is your advice. Interviewing a potential client.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

Would you go and meet a prospective client wearing basketball shorts and sandles? So, I beg you, don’t design your own sales materials. Many sales are won and lost by simply by how you graphically represent yourself.” We would like to think that we only judge people and businesses by their actions.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Corporate leaders are becoming convinced of the impact that effective data collection and analysis can have on the bottom line, from tracking daily reports against Key Performance Indicators to make informed decisions on where to spend marketing dollars, to monitoring and evaluating customer communications to adjust product offerings.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

More and more people are working remotely, and many say it improves their productivity and satisfaction — while also saving them time and money. ” But, in fact, research suggests the opposite: Working from home increases productivity, efficiency, and engagement. Stephen Smith for HBR. Reflect on your motivations.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

The skills most frequently mentioned as crucial during early stages include product design and development, pitching, and assembling a founding team. ” Customer discovery and user-centered product design skills are paramount. As one respondent said, “Nothing else matters if you are building a product that no one wants.”

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