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Top Line Growth? There's an App for That

Harvard Business Review

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. Amazon, and eBay in B2C commerce and Covisint and GS1 in B2B. A brand also has to be aligned with the market profile of the consumer segment. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Growing the Top Line. Think of Yahoo!,

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Take Your Show on the Road

Harvard Business Review

The beauty of these vans, and the reason I believe they’ve been dreamt up by managers in very different businesses, is that they perform a wide variety of marketing functions. The social media channel was another source of feedback to help Cisco hone its marketing messages. Customer service Marketing Sales'

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How To Master The Art Of Social Selling

Eric Jacobson

Social selling does not replace all other sales and marketing processes. 68 percent of marketers reported gain benefits in the area of lead generation, and 40 percent also realized an improvement in sales.

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The Art Of Social Selling

Eric Jacobson

Social selling does not replace all other sales and marketing processes. 68 percent of marketers reported gain benefits in the area of lead generation, and 40 percent also realized an improvement in sales.

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The Secrets to TripAdvisor's Impressive Scale

Harvard Business Review

Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA," Kaufer remarked. In December 2011, Expedia felt it wasn't getting full economic credit for TripAdvisor buried within its financials and so spun TripAdvisor out as an independent company, where it now trades on the NASDAQ with a $4.8 billion market capitalization as of this writing.

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Stop Selling and Add Value | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While the technology supporting sales process have clearly evolved, the traditional sales strategies proffered by sales gurus 20 or 30 years ago have not kept pace with market needs. Today’s consumer (B2B or B2C) does their homework, is well informed, and buys…they are not sold.

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