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Ten Factors to Consider Before Jumping into Independent Consulting

Successful Independent Consulting

One way to get over the psychological hurdle is to avoid calling it “sales”. This helps to ease the pressure of constantly doing business development, networking, or “sales”. Benefits – State-sponsored health exchanges have made it possible to get health insurance on your own, but it’s still expensive.

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The Transformative Power of AI in Business

Tom Spencer

As a result, businesses are able to provide recommendations that simultaneously enhance customer satisfaction and increase sales revenue. Risk Management and Fraud Detection AI plays an increasingly crucial role in risk management and fraud detection , particularly in industries such as banking, insurance, and cybersecurity.

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Wells Fargo and the Slippery Slope of Sales Incentives

Harvard Business

The CEO of Wells Fargo, John Stumpf, apologized in front of a congressional panel Tuesday , saying in a statement , “I accept full responsibility for all unethical sales practices.” ” That speaks to why they did this in the first place: To meet sales quotas and earn incentives. Will eliminating sales goals do it?

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8 Reasons that May Cause You to Loose Customers

Tom Spencer

Gyms and insurance companies are particularly notorious for this. The customer feels cheated if some additional charge comes up on their credit card or if they are denied some discount or insurance claim which was very publicly advertised. Operate in good faith: Your relationship with your customer does not stop at the point of sale.

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8 Issues that May Cause You to Lose Customers

Tom Spencer

Gyms and insurance companies are particularly notorious for this. The customer feels cheated if some additional charge comes up on their credit card or if they are denied some discount or insurance claim which was very publicly advertised. Operate in good faith: Your relationship with your customer does not stop at the point of sale.

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My Company is Better than Your Company

Martinka Consulting

I don’t think much of insurance agents but I have a great agent. Lawyers aren’t generally ethical so I’m glad I have a super attorney. In my 20 years in the buy-sell world I’ve never seen so many construction related businesses for sale as I’m seeing now. We like what we have and don’t think much of what many others have.

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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

Starbucks offers its employees comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and stock options, as well as opportunities for professional development. Clients achieve record-breaking performances in sales growth, customer experience improvement, employee engagement and leadership effectiveness.