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Should Sales Run the Company?
Should Sales Run the Company?Is it thoruoghbreds led by donkeys?Maybe this is an example of a total failure to understand how to both manage and motivate a salesforece.A very old fashioned view is to target the sales team to maximise revenue if you do then its is the management focus...
Tags: sales, sales function, sales people, Sales Run
Discussion threads 2008-01-22

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Should Sales Run the Company?
This question keeps coming up, so I'm going to answer it. Let's start with the basics: The only reason a for-profit business exists is to make profitable sales. Read that last sentence three times, because there's an entire MBA's worth of business...
Tags: Sales, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2008-01-21
AVX Corp. F2Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Brian White of Jefferies & Company. Please go ahead. Brian White - Jefferies & Company Good morning. John Gilbertson - Chief Executive Officer and President Good morning, Brian. Brian White - Jefferies...
Tags: AVX Corp.
Earnings calls 2007-10-25
Need to know: Time Warner falls 7%... Greggs sales up... Kier deal
View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics Interest rates: The Bank of England should cut interest rates by either a half-point or a full percentage point today, The Times Monetary Policy Committee recommended in a split vote. Three of the nine members of the panel said that no...
News items 2009-08-07
Netbooks, Office likely to keep hurting Microsoft sales, analyst says
Computerworld - Strong sales of netbook computers, combined with plummeting sales of Microsoft Office to consumers, hurt Microsoft Corp.'s otherwise-strong first-quarter 2010 results reported today. At least one analyst expects the trend to continue, even with the release of a netbook-friendly Windows 7 and a free Web version of Office...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Netbook
News items 2009-10-23
Charming Shoppes, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 08/02/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Christopher Kim - J.P. Morgan. Christopher Kim - J.P. Morgan Could you talk a little more about the further wind down of the Crosstown Traders operations? What exactly is involved in the sale here? What assets, headquarters,...
Tags: Charming Shoppes Inc.
Earnings calls 2008-08-27
Top 5 Lies That Marketing Tells Sales
There are a lot of very talented people in marketing.  However, the sad truth is that many of them are still trying to market like it's still the 1980s.  They spend big money while adding little value.  Whenever I run across such groups or individuals (and...
Tags: Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2009-02-19
Caneum, Inc. Announces Significantly Expanded Customer Roster and Expects a Strong Second Half 2006 on Better Than Expected Integration of Recent Acquisition
Caneum Inc. (OTCBB: CANM), a global provider of business process and information technology outsourcing products and services, today announced that it has added several new customers and contracts during the first half of 2006 and has now achieved a current monthly sales run rate of approximately $800K. This monthly...
Tags: sales
Research articles 2006-06-28
Is Bad Marketing Killing Future Sales?
Is Bad Marketing Killing Future Sales?You're RightIn my consultancy, we spend a lot of time on what differentiates a firm from their competitors to build a USP, or unique selling feature. People say immediately, "we have great service". People expect good service and its not a differentiator-- unless...
Tags: Bad Marketing Killing Future Sales, marketing, sales
Discussion threads 2008-02-14
Bravo will reprise two of its popular local-sales promotions for their first run under NBC ownership. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
NEW YORK -- Bravo will reprise two of its popular local-sales promotions for their first run under NBC ownership. NBC Cable Networks vice president of local ad sales Brian Hunt said the promotions are tied to Inside the Actors Studio and the...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc.
Research articles 2003-04-28
Lessons from the field - Effective Sales Management: Short and Long-term Planning, Forecasting, and Expense Budgeting - Part 2 of 2 - By John Hogan
Lessons from the field - Effective Sales Management: Short and Long-term Planning, Forecasting, and Expense Budgeting - Part 2 of 2 - By John Hogan 'The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.' Frank C. CarlucciCarlucci has had a very diverse career, having served as US...
Tags: sales, business, hotel
News items 2009-08-10
Greatbatch Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions. And your first question comes form line of Jason Mills with Canaccord Adams. Please proceed. Jason Mills Hi Tom thanks for taking the questions, can you hear me okay? Thomas Hook Yes, we can. Jason Mills Great....
Tags: GreatBatch Inc.
Earnings calls 2008-08-05
Government Takeover Bad for GM Sales?
The U.S. government is now the major shareholder at General Motors.   Is this good or bad for sales of GM cars?  Before answering, please watch this 9 second video: Here's a poll: [poll id="339"] Click here for...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Rank-and-file, Sales Strategy, Government, Sales Force Management, Branding, Vertical Industries, Sales, Marketing, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2009-07-13
'Clunkers' rules ease as sales soar
The Obama administration agreed Thursday to expand the "cash for clunkers" program to vehicles already in the production pipeline. Car buyers had been limited to fuel-efficient vehicles in showrooms and on lots, and some dealers reported shortages. The Transportation Department's decision to broaden it came just days after a request...
Tags: vehicle, program, Ford Motor Co.
News items 2009-08-14
Viacom Stations Friday named Peter Dunn, who had been executive vice president of sales for NBC Stations, to run KYW-TV Philadelphia. (Networking).(Brief Article)
Viacom Stations Friday named Peter Dunn, who had been executive vice president of sales for NBC Stations, to run KYW-TV Philadelphia. Dunn is another former colleague of new Viacom Executive Vice President Dennis ... Viacom Stations Friday named Peter Dunn, who had been executive...
Tags: Viacom Inc., NBC Universal Inc., network, sales
Research articles 2002-08-19
FAW MAZDA MOTOR SALES CO., LTD TO RUN IN MARCH
AsiaInfo Services 01-25-2005 FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd to Run in March BEIJING, Jan 25, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China FAW Group Corporation andMazda Motor Corporation held a press conference in Beijing on January 15, announcing they ...
Tags: Mazda Motor Corp., sales
Research articles 2005-01-25
Heavy truck industry suppliers feeling pinch as sales take dip.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
The 15% drop in U.S. Class 8 heavy truck sales this year has left the industry's Tier 1 suppliers, including Eaton Corp. of Cleveland, feeling like they've been run over by an 18-wheeler. Heavy truck sales are closely watched by the auto industry a ...
Tags: sales, Dana Corp., Eaton Corp.
Research articles 2000-12-04
Verizon Launching TV Ad-Sales Unit.(Verizon Communications Inc.)
By Tom Steinert-Threlkeld Puts Former MTV Networks Exec In Charge Verizon Communications plans to launch a television ad-sales operation in the first half of 2007 and has hired a former MTV Networks sales executive to run...
Tags: advertisement, TV, Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2006-11-13
Davril resurfaces at CAI to run institutional credit sales.
Byline: Vivek Ahuja Credit Agricole Indosuez CAI has recruited Francois Davril, head of credit sales at BNP Paribas, to run its institutional fixed income sales team in Paris.Davril, who helped to build up the credit sales business at BNP Paribas during a 10-year tenure...
Tags: BNP Paribas SA
Research articles 2002-08-20
Your Reputation in Sales is Now Eternal
Reputation has always been important in sales, especially in markets where referrals play a large role.  However, in the past it was possible, if a sales rep screwed up his reputation, to "start anew" in a different territory or industry.  No longer.  Any client who want to know all about...
Tags: Reputation, Photograph, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2009-09-07
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