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A Guide to Use Sales Resume Keywords Effectively

HR Digest

Goal oriented,” “quick learner,” “problem solving.” Account Management. Project Management. Territory Management. Channel Management. Marketing Management. Product Development. Product Lifecycle Management . Public Relations. Client Acquisition. Client Retention. Competitive Analysis.

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The Sales Role Multinationals Need in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

When we surveyed over 160 global executives, we found that companies who hired a dedicated channel manager to manage their third-party distribution relationships within the last five years reported a 11.1% This means that distributors are nearly always undermanaged vis-à-vis direct sales when the manager has a dual mandate.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

Typical systems are fragmented between disciplines like HR (which focuses on the internal, “permanent” workforce) and Procurement (which focuses on the external, “contingent” workforce), each with different and competing goals. HR typically owns the “employment system” for full-time and part-time employees.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

The goal is balance: A coherent company strikes a balance where the right product and service portfolio naturally thrives within a capabilities system consciously chosen and implemented to support a deliberate strategy or way to play. SD : It sounds logical to develop strategy by starting with one’s capabilities. SD : Why now?

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How GM Uses Social Media to Improve Cars and Customer Service

Harvard Business Review

Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones, brand and online-shopping websites, social media, and vehicle connectivity, businesses have a unique opportunity to use technology to revolutionize the customer experience and to incorporate the voice of the customer into product development. But where and how do you start? Insight Center.

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We Can't Agree to Disagree

Harvard Business Review

the goals are aligned. That's why there's little pushback on pricing, obsolescence, or disappointing developers. The alignment of investors' interests with the executive team's goals. Companies get offers to be acquired, but at much lower valuation than the original dream goal. Apple wants to be cool.

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