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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. The crux of marketing is to anticipate (and meet) client needs whilst maximising profit. Price is a major driver of profit. Books on pricing?

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

Our target markets span large and small businesses; private, public sector and not for profit sectors; centralised and decentralised buying processes; procurement and user-led purchasing behaviour. Essentially a focus on the most profitable clients. So targeting is often more important and more challenging.

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

There’s consideration of corporate and brand purpose beyond growth and profits to sustainability, ethical practice and improving society whilst maintaining consistency and emotional impact (especially the desire to belong and be part of a social group). Crisis management material mentios how Greggs bakery handled criticism in 2014.

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The Complete Guide to Digital Entrepreneurship

Hubspot Sales

Decades ago, the thought of creating a profitable business was a distant dream. For example, many popular “internet celebrities” sell their merchandise to their fans to turn a profit. The most popular topics in this category are travel, fashion, beauty, personal finance, and entertainment. Step 7: Market, market, market.

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Artificial Intelligence Example to Rock Sales Controlling in B2B

QYMATIX

Of course, not every B2B organisation employs a sales controller, but yes, most of them should have sales controlling activities covered, in some cases by the general management, finance management or the sales manager herself. Mrs Chandra and Hareendran explained this in detail in their 2014 fascinating book about artificial intelligence.

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Increasing net retention requires an innovative approach to CX

Zendesk

But times are changing, and as a result of today’s economic climate, more software and cloud services companies are focusing on profitability instead of growth. Since launching with Zendesk in 2014 , Slack has understood the value of meeting customers where they are, and the company built its CX with scale in mind. “I

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschla?ger” – Part 3

QYMATIX

As a company grows, integration, coordination, and profitability become critical. As a company grows, integration, coordination, and profitability become critical. In 2014, according to the consolidated financial statements, Wollschläger lost 34 million euros. Click here, if you have not read part 2 yet.