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Unlocking a Career as a Marketing Consultant

Tom Spencer

To do this, they should possess a keen understanding of the client’s target market and existing customer base, as well as the ability to recommend clear and actionable strategies to increase sales, expand the customer base, and develop new product offerings that will appeal to customers.

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100 Small Business Ideas To Get You Started

Business Consulting Agency

Working from home, just about anybody can operate a small business with an Internet connection and computer. Commission-Only Sales Business. Affiliate Sales and Marketing. Travel Consultant. eBay Sales Business. Computer Training and Lessons. Real Estate Sales Consultant. Local Business Consulting.

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More Universities Need to Teach Sales

Harvard Business

For decades, Sales and Academia remained worlds apart and the business world did fine. But Sales is changing, Academia is out of touch, and this is bad for business and the academy. Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent.

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Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business

Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. Service increasingly was hit or miss, and Forbes Travel Guide issued a preliminary rating that would have docked the restaurant a star. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

I seriously considered sales & trading (in fact, I spent a summer at Credit Suisse First Boston in NY), and was tempted to continue in that line of work post-graduation. Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages.

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How One Startup Developed a Sales Model That Works in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business

These challenges forced BioLite to reevaluate our approach and customize our sales methods to a market that demands an entirely different way of doing business. It was a good idea in theory, but ultimately it was too passive as a sales approach: Simply placing our HomeStove on a shelf did not lead to uptake. Here’s the thing.

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Pay your team right: A comprehensive guide to compensation

Asamby Consulting

Example: You have been a travel agent with a business travel agency for 10 years. You now enter a luxury, bespoke travel provider. That question becomes especially important when you operate in multiple locations. This has to do with training, budget, infrastructure, processes and many more dimensions.

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