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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

This involves the commoditization of the industry where everyone is competing primarily on price — the key goals are to beat the competition and exploit existing demand. McDonald’s is in a fiercely competitive fast-food industry with aggressive discounts, new product variations, and high-profile commercials.

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The price is… er, ah, the price is ah…

Strategy Driven

The price of whatever you sell carries with it a discomfort for most salespeople. They’re hesitant to bring up the price because it’s the final element in completing any transaction – or so they think. Actually, price or fee or rate is a logical progression of a presentation. Price also brings truth. There are 5.5

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The price of leadership

Lead on Purpose

Whether you want to pay the price to reach the leadership level of your dreams is the real question you need to sort out. — The Product Management Perspective: Most product managers do not “manage&# other people (in the traditional HR sense of the word). » Like Be the first to like this post.

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How are you doing on price? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Since then, I have had more and more discussions with my clients about their pricing strategies and being squeezed in this market. In a lean economy, many sales and business development people feel obligated to discount their prices; at least, the discussion of price and where it fits in the sales strategy becomes more important than ever.

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Selling Your Products: DIY Or Distributors?

Strategy Driven

When you manufacture a product that you are proud of, the goal of your business is to get that product into the hands of as many people as possible. As a DIY seller, you will be responsible for: Selling the product for yourself. You will also be responsible for photographing the product to be sold online.

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Can You Look Professional Without Paying Professional Prices For Your Office?

Strategy Driven

With a little common sense and understanding human behavior, your office can be redesigned to increase productivity and boost morale levels for a healthier work environment. Updating your office isn’t just about buying the latest equipment, it’s about cultivating a healthy and productive work environment. All rights reserved.

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How Competition Affects Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

That was indeed the finding of a study published a few years ago, which revealed the intuitive finding that overseas competition, especially from high-income countries, prompted an increase in R&D expenditure by companies in wealthier countries as they attempted to differentiate on quality rather than price. Keeping gains in the family.