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The International Coaching Federation Welcomes Rich Gee.

Rich Gee Group

I run workshops all across the country in many venues — they were the perfect hosts (they covered ALL the bases), the location was smashing (I love the Doubletree Hotel – it was just renovated), the room was perfect, the food scrumptious, and any request was met with a smile. You are SO generous. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Unported License.

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Salespeople have questions. Jeffrey has answers.

Strategy Driven

Jeffrey, Do you think it’s a waste of time to call a guest that has just checked out of my hotel to thank him or her for staying with us? Evangeline, If you’re going to call a customer after they’ve stayed in your hotel, first of all, you better make it short and sweet. Did the hotel accomplish their goals?

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The Emerging Strategy of Innovative Service

Strategy Driven

The nightly news shows the weather report, ball scores, stock market numbers and a crawling headline simultaneously on the TV screen. When Ritz-Carlton Hotels authorized housekeepers to spend up to $2000 to make sure guest left happy, they did not start with an announcement, they began with training. Consider leaving a comment!

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Marketers, Go Back to Basics

Harvard Business Review

Marketing is changing so fast, it's easy to get our heads turned by new, high-tech developments. But, as a marketing consultant who is putting my own theories to the test as I work to drive sales of my first book , it's become clear to me that many companies have needlessly forsaken some marketing strategies that still have life in them.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 He is struggling to understand why it is that HR is not considered a core function of a an organization like sales, marketing, or operations when it is afforded the opportunity to "direct, deliver, and develop" the employee talent necessary for the company to achieve its goals.  Why?  Why?

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The Heroes of Walter Reed

Next Level Blog

  We were meeting at the Mologne House Hotel on the Walter Reed Campus.     While Paulette used to work in a marketing job for a business in Delaware, her full time job now is to make sure Stephanie gets to the three or four  therapy appointments that she has every day between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. 

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

It turned out that the unit was driving profits by raising prices and cutting marketing and advertising expenditures. Higher prices and reduced advertising created an opening for competitors to take away market share, which they did. So while profits were rising and ROIC was high, market share was declining. All rights reserved.

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