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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

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The DNA of a New Species of Leaders

Rick Conlow

Business, if not world leadership, is at a precipice. Or will employee and customers alike become even more restless, disengaged and maybe revolutionary in thought or action, and demand a wholesale leadership change? ” Since Price implemented his plan sales growth and profits doubled. A new species of leaders is arising.

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The 3 Relationship Strategies That Guarantee your Success

Claris Consulting

You see, the job they applied for was in pharmaceutical sales. What this smart and talented professional neglected to consider was that in most overscheduled and overburdened Dr’s offices is a receptionist acting as a gatekeeper that determines whether sales reps ever meet the doctor. Sound harsh?

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. In 1996, Simon-Kucher opened an office in Boston and began to put more of a focus on its other three practice areas: strategy, marketing, and sales. Practice Areas.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Leadership Development. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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To Seize the Future, Create a Leadership Circle

Harvard Business

A global pharmaceutical company was about to lose the strategic advantage of several blockbuster drugs coming off patent. That, in brief, is the concept of a leadership circle. In short, today’s existing leadership structure, expertise and purpose are designed to address today’s challenges — not tomorrow’s.

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‘WHEN A NEW MANAGER TAKES CHARGE’: Deciding the Pace of Entry

Confessions of a Consultant

While it’s not an exact science, see what you make of the following story… Doug Meyer: In North America, a pharmaceutical company manufactured and marketed Consumer Health Products. The Coalface: He quickly moved into the field – completing store checks in Chicago and Philadelphia with the sales force.