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Lesson Learned: 4 Things You Can Learn from Business Failures

Pipeliner

Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008. Interestingly, Kodak is moving to pharmaceuticals with a $765 million loan from the government. Ford’s Edsel is a classic example of product failure, to the tune of $400 million, going to development and marketing. Nothing Is “Too Big to Fail”. The lesson: Too much, too late.

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The Science of Motivation

Sales and Marketing Management

This is more pronounced in some industries, such as pharmaceuticals, where regulations impact how much influence a rep has over the writing of prescriptions. Tim Houlihan is an evangelist of applied behavioral economics with more than 25 years of experience in product development, training, sales leadership and marketing strategy.

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Three Hot Industries For Ambitious Sales Pros

Pipeliner

Current market forecasts indicate that the global healthcare industry will be worth 2 trillion dollars this year alone. Within the healthcare industry, sales professionals can seek rewarding positions in pharmaceuticals, equipment sales, and insurance. Healthcare. There is one type of job, though, that stands out above the rest.

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Ode to The Salespeople Customers Can't Wait To Meet?

The Sales Association

Bernadette McClelland mentors and teaches salespeople within B2B markets in Australia, NZ and India to sell more effectively, step up their sales leadership skills and become trusted advisors. Just as an aside, I have worked with online marketing and advertising for new business development and increased sales for over four years.

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Dogfooding: is it part of your CRM selection process?

Jonathan Farrington

The VP had done his research: internally to the key stake holders, the sales agents, managers, IT department, marketing and HR; and externally to the insurance industry and even outside his industry. They had a legacy CRM system that had been deemed ineffective mostly because of sales agent compliance and were looking for something new.

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The Pipeline ? POGO POWER

The Pipeline

December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. I started out life playing in punk rock and rock bands, but took a job as a chemist working in pharmaceuticals. When Sales Met Marketing.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

A Vietnamese immigrant, dedicated mother, and seasoned technology executive, Hang Black has an extensive background in engineering, marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship. Melissa Murillo is an award-winning and highly skilled sales leader with over a decade of experience in marketing and business development specializing in the IT channel.

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