Focus on Marketing: Business sales benefit from ads, too

Companies solely focused on selling to other businesses, and not to general consumer audiences, often put all of their promotional resources into sales.

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HI-LCD a.s. Selects eluzzion CRM To Optimize Outsourced Sales for Pharma Leaders

"We're very glad to have such a sophisticated yet cost-effective solution." - HI-LCD a.s. July 29, 2010 - Pharmaceutical sales company HI-LCD a.s. today announced their decision to select eluzzion CRM by Data3s for their sales force of contract Medical Representatives.

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High-pressure sales reps target Issaquah seniors

Issaquah Police have issued a citizen's alert to all residents regarding aggressive door-to-door alarm sales representatives who have been misrepresenting who they are and which products they are selling.

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Chevy Salespeople to Wow Customers Through New App for iPhone, iPad and iPod

General Motors is going with the times by hooking up its Chevy salespeople with a new dealer app for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

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Are You Losing Digital Media Revenue Due to Lack of Sales Training?

As I buy media for my clients, I hear hundreds of sales pitches annually, especially for digital media.

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Corporate Takeover: The Inherent Distrust of Subsidized Creativity

"Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives," Blake says.

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GfK GeoMarketing Releases Study of Sales Territory

GfK GeoMarketing examined current planning practices in Germany on the basis of 76 representative companies with external sales forces.

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Photo Release -- Oxygen Biotherapeutics Introduces DERMACYTE(R)...

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. today introduced its new, innovative skin care product, DERMACYTE® Oxygenating Eye Complex, a smooth, delicate eye serum specially designed to refresh, hydrate and restore the appearance of youth to the eye contour area.

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Donaldson Promotes Dan Memmen to National Sales Director for Engine Aftermarket

July 28, 2010 - Donaldson Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Dan Memmen to National Sales Director of the Engine Aftermarket Group.

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Amazon Launches Cheaper, Wireless-Only Kindle

Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.

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Tim Shelton Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at The H Hotel, a ...

MIDLAND, Mich. The H Hotel, a Dolce Conference Hotel, has announced the appointment of Tim Shelton of Midland as director of sales & marketing, responsible for attracting and retaining corporate, association and social group business as well as individual business and leisure travelers.

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Sex and Starbucks: Odd Incentives in Glaxo's New Bonus Plan for Sales Reps

GlaxoSmithKline may have shot itself in the foot with its new bonus structure for pharmaceutical sales reps .

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Cathay Pacific Airways appoints Rajesh Menon as area sales manager, Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Rajesh Menon has been appointed Cathay Pacific Airways' area sales manager for the Tamil Nadu and Kerala regions.

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GlaxoSmithKline changing incentives for sales force

When a company wants to boost sales, the natural strategy is to offer incentives to a sales force to meet certain sales goals.

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East Coast Distributor Now Delivers Air1 Diesel Exhaust Fluid to Customers

Chesapeake Petroleum has Joined Mansfield Oil's DeliveryONE Network to Sell Air1 Locally in the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic July 28, 2010 -- Chesapeake Petroleum of Maryland announces they have recently joined Mansfield Oil's DeliveryONE network to sell Yara's Air1 diesel exhaust fluid .

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Mutual Funds' $9.5 Billion Cut Is Up for Grabs: Susan Antilla

The mutual fund industry raked in $9.5 billion from the esoteric sales charges known as 12b-1 fees in 2009, and that was a lousy year.

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Building an Independent Distributor Network

The Internet can be an effective channel for locating, qualifying, and selling distributors on a company's products.

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Salespeople convicted of forging energy contracts

Three former Alberta Energy Savings salespeople charged with enrolling homeowners in contracts without their permission have been fined a total of $6,800 and sentenced to one year probation, including community service.

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WTG Taps Hopkins as CFO/CIO

Master agency World Telecom Group announced Monday it has appointed Jeremy Hopkins to the position of CFO/CIO, with responsibility for managing all financial and technological matters within the organization.

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Customer Acquisition Is Like Oxygen To A Startup

The other day, Josh and I met with a very cool company that has some serious traction.

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