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Group travel is down, but not out

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan According to an April survey by the Incentive Research Foundation, the top concern about participating in work or reward-related travel was the threat of an epidemic/pandemic at 33%, followed closely by severe weather at 29%. My individual travel programs were never meant to replace group travel,” Matthews says.

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Firing up the revenue engine post-crisis

Sales and Marketing Management

As organizations emerge from the pandemic crisis and fire up their sales engines, it’s clear that the channel must adapt?— Firing up the revenue engine post-crisis. Group travel is down, but not out. Click on any of the articles below to read more from our special report. How COVID-19 could reshape sales. Are you digital-ready?

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Using the Gig Model to Build a Sales Engine

Sales and Marketing Management

Most models for building a sales engine haven’t changed much, yet those traditional channel networks are costlier to develop. It’s also an advantage to customers who want the best fit for their needs, or want to see trainers in more than one location because of family or business travel reasons.”. Through a channel partnership network?

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Small Business Saturday Is America’s Economic Engine

Increase Sales

Small Business Saturday is indeed American’s economic engine. Outside of the industrial revolution which gave birth to big business, small businesses have always been the economic engine. Small businesses reaped $5.7 billion in 2013. 1,450 neighborhoods supported the 2013 shopping day. 28 million small businesses exist in the US.

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New Data: Top Salespeople are 7562% Better at Winning RFPs

Understanding the Sales Force

Personally, I substitute Baseball for the middle topic because college baseball is in full swing and we’ve been traveling to watch our son, a college senior, play college baseball. Lately, when I talk with people, the most popular topics for discussion are Politics, March Madness, and the movies and TV shows they are streaming.

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Put Your Shoes On! Plus 12 Other Tips to Do Travel Right

John Barrows

One of my most popular LinkedIn posts of 2018 was my rant about travel and 13 tips to make air travel better for everyone. So here they are, my 13 tips for air travel as we prep for the busiest travel time of the year: 1. A common theme in airline travel is not being aware of your surroundings. Get out of the way.

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A new normal for meetings and events

Sales and Marketing Management

What does it mean for business events and incentive travel programs? Bauer : There’s no doubt this current crisis has changed the landscape for business events and incentive travel. That demand will grow over time as the health and safety concerns recede and people become more confident in travelling and attending events again.

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