Makarios Consulting

MAY 18, 2022

You have a sales rep who is out of this world … except that his co-workers wish he was out of their world because he is so difficult to work with. It would not be hard to justify a “gift” of sports tickets to sweeten the deal for a prospect. It is not presented as a quid pro quo, but the implication is there.

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 18, 2022

You have a sales rep who is out of this world … except that his co-workers wish he was out of their world because he is so difficult to work with. It would not be hard to justify a “gift” of sports tickets to sweeten the deal for a prospect. It is not presented as a quid pro quo, but the implication is there.

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Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Shopping is a cultural activity, with styles and approaches varying depending on who you are and where you live. Gift cards, garage sales and self-storage units start to reveal just how many layers we’ve built up around our commitment to shopping. Something that might be better than you hope, but it might not.

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1 to 1

MARCH 30, 2021

The growing remote work culture has business leaders looking for the best talent not only in their locality but across continents. This type of outsourcing combines the best of both worlds , linking together cultural similarities with the hiring country while maintaining the cost efficiencies that aren’t found at home.

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MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Sales dropped 2.2 Automobile dealer sales rose 1.8 Purchases rose 2.4

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star.

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Regular readers know that I like to make analogies between sports and business. If you read the sports page (paper and screen) you know this. I hear it’s huge on sports talk radio, which I don’t listen to. Football is a collision sport and business is a contact sport.

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Peter Stark

MAY 1, 2022

In the business of sports, it’s common knowledge that you can’t consistently win without working as a united team. We’ve done our job, the problem is in sales and operations.” Improving cross-departmental teamwork creates change that deeply impacts the culture of your organization. Our job in marketing is to get the message out.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Some recent projects include issues such as global energy solutions and large international sporting events. If these industries excite you, and you want to experience the exciting culture of the Middle East, A.T. The firm has four offices in the region: in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, and Riyadh. Kearney may be the place for you!

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 5, 2021

You may think it sexy to make something but if you’re a sales type with no manufacturing experience it’s probably a road to disaster. This is a contact sport; the more contacts you make the greater your chance of success and in a shorter period of time. Pay them a fair wage, have a good culture, and keep productivity high.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2018

To use a sports analogy, you’re not going to ever be a really great tennis player unless you stop relying on your forehand (your strength) so that you can develop your backhand, which is inherently weaker. Ability to leverage institutional knowledge and culture fit. We all need to develop skills that don’t come naturally.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

They build active communities both online (on different platforms) and offline (at events) around seemingly any topic imaginable — everything from beauty to AI to e-sports. million RMB (nearly $500,000) in sales of a limited-edition handbag in just six minutes.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

of all book sales in the United States. These assertions are based on a diverse set of fields, including psychology, sports, arts, and leadership. First, think about your end game, such as “I want to improve my golf swing,” or “I want to increase the number of sales I make this year by 20%.”

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

But according to data from industries including academia, health care, technology, manufacturing, retail, sports, and business services, people are actually “unconsciously incompetent” in a typical 20% to 40% of areas critical to their performance. Another strategy is to promote a culture of continuous improvement.

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies. 4: Build Capabilities for the Future.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Building Balanced Cultures. Our prior research had found that increasing employees’ sense of play, purpose, and work potential can increase their adaptive performance, improving sales, customer experience, creativity, ethical behavior, and grit. Previously, working in the call center was a solo sport. Set learning goals.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2016

But their impact on sales has been underwhelming, primarily because they ignore the needs of one key constituent: the frontline employee working to make the best possible marketing decisions day by day. Using that lens, one major European grocer axed half of its sales reports because they didn’t provide actionable information.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

It then provides tailored content related to 10 of its core functional areas, including Research & Innovation, Sales & Business Development, and Operations. You have to be able to answer: What distinguishes your company culture and employment from your competitors?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

Recognizing that its long history of making French yogurt could be turned into a market advantage, it embraced a traditional French method in which yogurt is cultured and sold in small individual glass pots. It’s still too early to tell whether this targeted initiative will translate into increased sales. Under Armour, Inc.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

In organizational research, Sigal Barsade and Olivia O’Neil have shown that a culture of love corresponded to increased levels of job satisfaction, teamwork and improved customer outcomes. What is more, love doesn’t replace the functional elements of strategy, finance, sales, product development and HR.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2016

This remarkable underdog story from the world of soccer provides a useful case study of sorts for businesses as well as sports organizations. Underdogs that develop a warm internal culture should convey that to the public. How did Ranieri use this approach with Leicester City? How did Leicester make itself more lovable?

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LSA Global

APRIL 16, 2021

A Sales Leader’s Dilemma – Top Ways to Grow Revenue There are only so many actions available to a sales leader to profitably grow revenue. The art is identifying, agreeing to, and committing to top ways to grow revenue for you and your sales team. Which sales growth lever should you pull?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

For instance, you can find an ad for a Maserati sports car insisting, “My car has to be fast, smooth, and give me a sense of control”; and you can see Micro Focus, a multi national IT consultancy company, emphasizing on its website how its products allow consumers to “Take Back Control.”

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Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

To survive, they require significant support including rewards that reinforce teamwork, an effective meeting/communications structure and a supportive culture. That’s a Sales Rep. Full team–based organizations’ are complex social systems. Fast Performance: ‘Turbo–charged’ project teams perform quickly. That’s Tech Support.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Nike could provide you with its traditional sports gear, but in addition it could include a training program, a dietary plan, a coach, and a monitoring system to help you achieve your dream. Its success was achieved by a culture of innovation and the speedy introduction of new products. Sales force. Pricing model.

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Harvard Business

MAY 7, 2018

As a result, the brand substantially increased conversion of searches to sales of its cold medication, building greater brand loyalty at the same time. Yet leading with a promotional message, while it might generate a short-term sales boost, sacrifices building long-term brand value.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In a recent interview, the lead investigator pointed out that online reaction to the Dick’s Sporting Goods decision to stop selling assault rifles and require all gun buyers to be 21 was met with a large degree of negative sentiment online but more positive sentiment offline.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Linda Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, is the faculty chair of Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation, a new program teaching executives how to create an organization equipped for innovative problem solving. To learn more about this program visit us here.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

As much as you’d like to leave your manager’s office having made the sale, it’s important “not to push for a yes or no right away,” Dillon says. At the time, the company had only a modest presence there, and Wade’s business agenda included making hires and building out the sales and service teams.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2017

We offer here an informal set of guidelines for good mentorship — a playbook, if you will, for a game that is very much a team sport. In a business setting, you might ask a prospective mentee to prepare a presentation in their area of expertise, or join you on a sales call or at a strategy offsite and write up their observations.

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