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In the Best Sales Teams, About Half of the People Are in Support Roles

Harvard Business

Sales reps are most effective when they have the right amount of support staff, but exactly how much support staff does a company need, and how should it be structured? Call it a Goldilocks quandary: Too little support, and your sales people can’t do their jobs well; too much, and you’re wasting money.

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

Consider the example of Nicolas, a regional sales vice president at a medical devices company. When promoted to his new role, he inherited a group of district sales managers responsible for selling to hospital systems in their respective geographies. Perceptions about his overall efficiency and effectiveness rose dramatically.

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Why the Insurance Industry Can’t Risk Overlooking Artificial Intelligence - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM COGNIZANT

Harvard Business

Improved operational efficiency: AI-based needs analysis systems allow insurers to not only improve their probability of lead-to-quote conversion but also re­duce turnaround time conversions. Assess readiness.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

These returns were sustained by improvements in both profit margins and sales growth, and they were notably higher than those posted by large manufacturers headquartered in Western Europe, South Korea, Japan, and China. These costs are significantly higher for U.S.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

A source of irritation for many interviewers is when the candidate says, " We faced a $10 million drop in sales, and we fixed this by landing three new clients for $3.3 Did you find and close all $10 million in sales? Did you just show up at the sales meeting? Did you cheer the sales team on from the sidelines?

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Executives on Demand: What are part-time CEOs and why does every business need one?

SkillQuo

A Modern Market for High-level Temporary Positions: ‘Supertemps’ Businesses need hard-hitting, impactful individuals who can quickly and efficiently solve an urgent business need in the short-term, the void is filled by those who offer high-quality, C-level services on a temporary, when needed, service basis.

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How to Evaluate Your Marketing Leader’s Performance

Prudent Pedal

If you’re a managing partner, practice leader, sales leader, or chief administrative officer in a professional services firm, you probably have responsibility for “managing” marketing. In the Productivity School, Marketing’s emphasis is put on sales support and brand policing. Our managers (and HR) to strengthen our culture?