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The First-Mover Advantage, Explained

Hubspot Sales

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. By the time it burst onto the scene in 2009, Uber was not the first ridesharing company, but it was the largest and most successful, beating out pioneer Sidecar for eventual market domination.

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 2

QYMATIX

If acquiring an entire company (Essener Arbeitsschutz GmbH in 2007) was not a complex project already, the introduction of SAP (ERP, EWM, PI and BI) followed in 2009. On the 1st of June of the same year, the Wollschläger Group granted Frank Haberstock power of attorney and appointed him to the management team. Yes, it should.

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 4

QYMATIX

Asset acquisition of a competitor of Wollschläger’s size is a decision that must not have been easy for Lund. The market might have been pricing the acquisition after all. It had survived a world war, the berlin wall, and the 2009 crisis. A case for the efficient market? It did not survived Frank. Zander GmbH & Co.

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4 Trends Putting the “Value” Back in Value-Added Resellers

Hubspot Sales

And that, coupled with freemium sales equaling a lower customer acquisition cost, makes it attractive to more businesses every year. Back-office spend has been shrinking since 2009, which suggests there’s more opportunity in the front office moving forward. The world has shifted to a “ try-before-you-buy ” mindset.

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No Product Differentiation? No Problem. A CEO Who Found Another Way to Grow

SBI Growth

In 2009, Steve was brought in by its ownership group, Oncap. Steve describes the situation when he arrived: “The state of business was flat with same store sales declining and acquisitions keeping the operating line flat. Helping manage client costs in a competitive environment. Build the Roadmap. Execute the Plan.

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Marketing technology system review – Clean contact data with Cirrom

Red Star Kim

Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems are the foundation upon which the success of professional services firms’ marketing relies. Whether you are tackling a major cleanse of your existing contact data, cleaning data ready for transfer to a new CRM or managing data quality on a day-to-day basis Cirrom appears to have the answer.

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Growth Implications of Outbound Lead Gen For Agencies

Liston Witherill

I have a distant family member who lost millions of dollars in the  Stanford Ponzi scheme back in 2009. Even without an exit in your future, having more control over client acquisition will be better for the business as a whole. It helps to have someone in-house who can run and manage the project. That’s fine.