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5 Benefits of Using Location Mapping in Retail

Pipeliner

Since retailers get most of their business from local consumers, it’s important for them to know where they are and what they are buying. The retail industry had taken a huge hit during the pandemic but is steadily recovering now. No matter how much eCommerce grows, retail stores are here to stay. Site selection.

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Behind the Numbers: How Consumer Retail Benefits from CX Training

Miller Heiman Group

According to research from the IBM Institute for Business Value and the National Retail Federation , 71% of consumers shop in “micromoments”—whenever the impulse strikes—and often while they are doing something else, such as taking a break from a work project, eating lunch or even running on a treadmill.

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How All Those Trucks on the Road Can Help You Stop Discounting

Understanding the Sales Force

We've been doing a lot of traveling this summer to baseball tournaments ( how one playoff game turned out) , college baseball showcases and back. During these travels, one thing has become abundantly clear. Trucks and construction. Lots of trucks. Lots of construction.

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Retailers: How to Keep Customer Experience in Orbit While Mercury is in Retrograde

Bigtincan

And as the ruler of all types of communication, selling, buying, transportation, shipping and travel, Mercury’s backspin can mean serious consequences for related industries, including retailers and e-commerce from July 26 to August 19. Uh oh, Mercury is in retrograde again.

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3 Things Your Prospects Aren’t Telling You

Shari Levitin

No doubt you’ve changed the way you shop, exercise, eat, travel, watch movies, and more. As retailers learned to operate without stores, business travelers without airplanes, and sellers without offices, much of what started out as a temporary situation is now becoming permanent. I’ll bet you have, too. There’s no going back.

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Taking the Lead: Why Q4 Is the Time for Small Businesses to Get Aggressive

Sales and Marketing Management

It is not uncommon for sales reps to travel around the world to win prospects with face-to-face meetings. Companies in travel, retail, and nonprofits are just some examples of those faced with a substantial drop in revenue. B2B Sales Operations Are Changing for Good. Reevaluate Primary Targets.

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Ned Miller

Partners in Excellence

This didn’t just apply to his own employees or retailers in general. I’ve traveled extensively in the U.S. It provided a good life for all of us and made his sons minor celebrities in high school because of the number of different cars we got to drive. One of my dad’s theories about business was that “Everybody sells.”