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Biz Dev and Sales: Two Pillars of Business Success

Tom Spencer

Business development and sales are two of the most critical components of any successful business. They are closely related, with business development focusing on identifying new opportunities and building relationships, and sales being the process of actually closing deals and generating revenue.

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Navigating a Downturn: Strategies for Business Resilience

Tom Spencer

Just think of Kodak, Blockbuster, Blackberry, and Nokia, companies that were once dominant in their respective industries. For example, a manufacturing company might explore new markets or develop complementary products to ensure a more stable income. Zuhair Imaduddin is an Innovation Development Analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

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An Overview of Business Development Consulting

Tom Spencer

Business development consulting is about helping businesses grow sales and profits in order to achieve their strategic objectives. Business development consultants enable companies to reach their full potential and rescue companies that are struggling to survive. We heard bad things about your company.

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Tech Sales vs Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

As someone currently in management consulting who has previously done tech sales for a major software company, I was amused by Martin Keller’s article championing tech sales (sometimes known as consultative or customer success driven sales) over management consulting. Professional Development. Work-Life Balance.

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The Ups and Downs of a Career in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Without a doubt, a career in the management consulting industry comes with many short- and long-term benefits. Consulting accelerates growth for ambitious careerists The learning and development opportunities afforded at MBB (the affectionate initialism given to McKinsey, Bain, and BCG) are pretty insane.

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How to Craft a Durable Strategy for the Long Run

Tom Spencer

Core values can be copied and principles for employee engagement can be learned by any company in a specific industry. This has bought Walmart valuable time to adapt to the new competitive landscape of online sales, while other retailers like Sears, Toys R Us, and J.C. On the other hand, human capital can be inimitable.

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Why I Rejected My Consulting Offers and Went Into Tech

Tom Spencer

For many ambitious university students, management consulting can seem like the ideal industry to start a successful and fulfilling career. Difficulties finding the perfect exit opportunity in an attractive industry. The sales cycle can last months or even years and includes the establishment of long-lasting business relationships.