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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. Acquisitions of companies including iBazar and PayPal, and the 2009 sale of Skype, have helped it maintain market relevancy and dominance.

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What You Need to Know About the Challenger Sales Model

Corporate Visions

Written in 2009, Moore’s provocative methodology was a startling revelation for many companies who were desperately trying to understand how to salvage their business during the “Great Recession.” Tailor their sales pitch to resonate with the decision-makers’ specific issues and get buy-in from the entire organization.

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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. In smaller organizations, selling big deals is critical to success. How will you win the Big 3 in 2013?

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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. I think about the nature of referrals on several dimensions: How your industry is organized, and how tightly. Plenty of scams over the years have wiped out massive amounts of personal wealth. What explains the difference?

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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. Plenty of scams over the years have wiped out massive amounts of personal wealth. That's fine.

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4 Growth Strategies Used By The Most Successful Companies

Hubspot Sales

Growth can be achieved by adding new locations, investing in customer acquisition, expanding a product line, etc. Investing in customer acquisition. Your particular industry and target market will influence your decisions, but it's almost universally true that new customer acquisition will play a sizable role.

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The Growth Hacking Playbook: Your Ultimate List of Growth Hack Resources

Hubspot Sales

Since its 2009 founding, one thing has been certain about Uber: It's experienced unequivocal brand growth. She also taught over 5,000 students at General Assembly in courses such as Intro to Digital Marketing, Introduction to Social Media Strategy, and Community Driven User Acquisition. Andrew Chen ( AndrewChen.co ).