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Search Engine Optimization core differences between 2008 and today

Leading Results Rambings

A core change of search engine optimization techniques between today and just a few years ago are the referred to “Panda” and “Penguin”- Apparently because no understanding of Google is complete without a trip to the zoo? I keep seeing “experts” talking about SEO today as it was in 2008.

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13 Musts from an Accidental Salesperson

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Lee Shawback I fell into sales in 2008 kind of by accident. Unfortunately at this particular time in 2008 things were not going as planned. I have a technical background and prior to sales, held many different positions in engineering, manufacturing, quality and management. Don’t let anyone tell you that sales is easy.

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Grow Revenue During a Recession by Being Counter-Intuitive

Understanding the Sales Force

The economic crisis of 2008-9, and the Covid lockdowns of 2020-2021 showed us that when companies focus on cost-cutting instead of growing revenue, revenue declines – sharply. We are now seeing these events in sales organizations: Missed forecasts. Closing delays. Failure to hit quotas. Order cancellations. What’s not to like?

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A new normal for meetings and events

Sales and Marketing Management

An article I read in The Times this weekend explained how a team of engineers from Mercedes F1, working with doctors and a team from the UK government, was able to develop a new CPAP machine a process that usually takes a couple of years – and get it approved for production in one week! As they say, “When we meet, we change the world.”.

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Group travel is down, but not out

Sales and Marketing Management

When the recession of 2008 hit, Matthews pivoted to providing “bucket list” experiences for individual reward recipients. Firing up the revenue engine post-crisis. Marc Matthews, president and CEO of Pulse Experiential Travel , has been organizing group incentive travel events since 1979. How COVID-19 could reshape sales.

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The Pipeline ? Selling to Mr Know-it-all

The Pipeline

December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. The Googler: an increasing sales challengeBusiness Marketing Online (BMON): the industrial website engineers. ©2008 Copyright by The Pipeline.

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Emissary Advisor Network: Meet Mike Connly

Emissary

In July 2008, Mike assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer, UnitedHealth Group IT. several years in this role, he held responsibilities for enterprise infrastructure, enterprise architecture, software engineering methods, quality, information security, UnitedHealth Group’s India and Philippines operations, and the.