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Combating Disengagement: What can be done about workers’ lack of interest in their jobs?

Sales and Marketing Management

The percentage of actively disengaged workers has ranged from a high of 20 percent in 2007 and 2008, immediately before and during the heart of the recent U.S. Many of the managers, sales coaches and consultants who responded to a query we posted while researching this story said purposeful work is the only way to drive engagement.

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WITCE Wednesdays – Government Mandates

A Sales Guy

I’m enjoying the series, but if I don’t give myself enough time to research a topic, I end up not having time on the Wednesday it’s due. Beyond broad mandates like minimum wage and equal opportunity, there are industry specific mandates like HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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The Pipeline ? Have You Read The Sales Book About? ? Sales.

The Pipeline

December 2007. For instance, insurance agents (I know they are advisors now), they like real estate agents, are required to have a certain amount of CE credits to maintain their licence. CNi Rapid Research. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008.

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The Pipeline ? The REAL Problem with Sales Training

The Pipeline

December 2007. For example, a person operating within the aerospace sector, negotiating multi-million pound contracts can find himself sitting next to a young saleswoman who markets insurance policies and is based in a call center. CNi Rapid Research. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008.

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MiFID II: What It Means For Your Business And How To Be Compliant

Tenfold

It has been under development for nine years, being formally approved in 2014, and replaces the original MiFID enacted in 2007. In fact, it revises existing regulations to such a broad degree as to impact all EU investment firms , from insurers and mutual funds to banks, brokerages, and so on.

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Although it’s not time to Party Like its 1999, There is Plenty to Celebrate

The ROI Guy

Annual growths in 2006 is expected to top 6%, and although projections for 2007 show a more conservative sentiment, spending increases are likely to continue with consensus estimates of 5% to 6% expected according to IDC and Forrester Research.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

I’ve followed Jill Konrath since 2007, when I subscribed to her “Selling to Big Companies” blog. Insight Selling: Surprising Research on What Sales Winners Do Differently. It’s all about what top-performing sellers do – how they research, plan and implement activities that maximize their chances of winning. Agile Selling.