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Research update on the most in-demand soft skills

Red Star Kim

Following my past research (some of which was published in my 2020 book Essential soft skills for lawyers (kimtasso.com) ) I keep an eye out for the latest information relating to the soft skills (particularly leadership skills) most in demand and how these relate to the professional services sector.

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Dear Sales Management: You’re Setting Quota Wrong

SalesGlobe

There are three avenues of revenue generation: client retention, client penetration, and new client acquisition. The less revenue retained the more penetration or acquisition that is needed. New client acquisition is winning a client from a competitor or selling them something they have not purchased before.

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The First-Mover Advantage, Explained

Hubspot Sales

Brand leadership and loyalty are usually awarded to first movers, but they must continue to evolve to avoid being surpassed by competitors. Their 2000 acquisition of Kashi allowed Kellogg’s to evolve with the natural and organic food boom -- key to maintaining their popularity as a brand. billion on Nook in the last six years.

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The Future of Sales Roundtable: Growth by Acquisition

SalesGlobe

We’re talking about mergers and acquisitions today. We also know that technology acquisitions is leading the way. We have other acquisitions, mergers that have happened before that. And there’s three different types of synergies that are the focus of the acquisition. I’m not sure. Mark Donnolo.