Remove Conference Remove Management Remove Media Remove Telecommunications
article thumbnail

Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned — and the Effects Are Costly

Harvard Business Review

companies spend over $900 billion on their sales forces, which is three times more than they spend on all ad media. Beginning with conversations with frontline salespeople and managers, they asked, “Are the salespeople having a conversation that helps customers see the value of these services?” There are other gaps, too.

article thumbnail

The Factors Behind China’s Growing Strength in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Western media has been quite critical of the Chinese miracle. Having a manufacturing ecosystem confers several benefits. Engineers build new features and functionalities while management graduates can sell products at low cost and even create new business models and commercial innovations. Unlike in the U.S.,