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The New World Of Enterprise Sales

Strategy Driven

However, the best sales pros will still provide value in the form of the latest technology industry trends to buyers. He has over three decades of leadership experience in sales, including Vice Presidencies at Dun & Bradstreet Software, AC Nielsen, Solcorp (then part of EDS, now HP), and Deloitte and Touche. Steve earned a B.A.

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Don't Divest Just Because the Economy Is Rotten

Harvard Business Review

The latest trend in M&A these days is divestitures: larger companies selling off pieces of their business. This trend is nothing more than a normal cycle, but it is critically important to understand. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with divestitures (in fact, my company, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.,

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Here's What the Internet Is Up To

Harvard Business Review

As she does every year, Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins has bestowed upon us over a hundred slides that analyze internet trends. And, finally, there are the two trends featured in slides 66 onward: the rise of mobile in China and the current high-skills immigration gap in the U.S. Mobile in China and Collecting Your Fitness Data.

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Unemployment Is About to Fall a Lot Faster than Predicted

Harvard Business Review

Unemployment forecasts are generally based on past trends — a reasonable if not infallible approach. This has essentially created an inverse trend. This pattern is apparent after a quick glance at unemployment trends over the past century : the unemployment rate drops quickly after its peak, and then the drop becomes less steep.

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Use Data to Fix the Small Business Lending Gap

Harvard Business Review

Many lenders have built their own predictive models that incorporate key metrics about the borrower’s business – such as industry trends and number of employees – in addition to personal scores.

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Use Data to Fix the Small Business Lending Gap

Harvard Business Review

Many lenders have built their own predictive models that incorporate key metrics about the borrower’s business – such as industry trends and number of employees – in addition to personal scores.

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Courtside Seats to the Best (And Worst) C-Suites

Harvard Business Review

Or, maybe a consumer trend spotted in some European markets could provide an early warning to leaders in North America or to the corporate product development group. This courtside seat also allows us to observe some of the best (and worst!) There is just too much inter-dependency and too much local or unique nuance.