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Walk the Flight Line: Get Dirty With Your Troops | Sales Motivation.

The Sales Hunter

I was up at the crack of dawn and didn’t stop for twelve hours — fueling jets, inspecting engines, and inventorying aircraft parts. Knowing that our contribution is valued gives us fuel to crank our engines to afterburner when the heat is on and the missiles of business and life come zinging our way. customer service.

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12 More Ways to Build the Strongest Client Relationships | Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Many companies have strict guidelines regarding the use of cell phones, such as “engine on / cell phone off.” customer service. customer service. Blog , Consultative Selling , Customer Service. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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What Air Crash Investigations Didn't Tell You About QF32 (Airbus A380)

Tony Hughes

The QF32 incident occurred in November 4th, 2010. On November 4th, 2010, Captain de Crespigny was in command of QF32 flying from Singapore to Sydney. At 7,400 feet during climb-out there was a catastrophic failure of an inboard Rolls-Royce engine resulting in a very rare uncontained explosion.

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Manage Your Churn or Pay the Consequences – Why Churn is Part of Your Sales Engine

A Sales Guy

Blockbuster ended up being bought by Dish Network 2011, and Hollywood Video officially died in 2010. People became customers of your product because you offer some unique advantage that they cannot get anywhere else. Where would Rackspace or Zappos be if they didn’t deliver stellar customer service?

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The Not-So-Fab Four

Sales and Marketing Management

Apple wasn’t the first to make a cellphone, Google wasn’t the first to create a search engine, they just did it better. Each requires a sales process, marketing and excellent customer service. As a side note, the most valuable unicorn in my home state, Florida, is Magic Leap – a firm founded in 2010 that has raised $1.4

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Documenting performance problems: No fun for anyone

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

One January 20, 2010, 40.5 A write-up on Substandard Customer Service: On November 20, you failed to complete an air-conditioning assignment that you were responsible for as an HVAC engineer. Your gasoline credit card reveal the following activity over the past two months: On December 10, 2009, 33.5

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The Strategic Account Manager – How do you Compensate This Critical Role?

OpenSymmetry

These large organizations require multiple resources, such as pre-sales and customer service, to meet their needs. For each of their accounts, they had a Strategic Account Manager and a number of other resources assigned, such as Solution Architects and Sales Engineers. Copyright 2010. Footnotes: David J.