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Is Grumbling Your First Response To Cutbacks?

Lead Change Blog

poverty really looks like; the differences in market penetration for various types of technology (not just refrigerators); the carbon footprint aspects of the technologies we use; and new ways to think about food purchasing and preparation. I was also fascinated to find a small but growing number of people in the U.S.

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The Mylan EpiPen Debacle: How Tremendous Greed Can Lead to the Demise of a Leader

N2Growth Blog

Through shrewd marketing efforts, failed competitors and helpful legislation (which requires its availability at public schools), Mylan has cornered the market on this allergy medication. According to the Washington Post, its prescriptions number in excess of 3.6

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Structure Sales Compensation Plans That Can Fire Up Your Employees

HR Digest

Individual sales targets Market penetration Customer conversion Increasing revenue from existing customers Streamlining the sales process Increasing market presence Identify Key Performance Metric Once the sales goals and overall strategic plan have been defined, you can then set fixed numbers for each goal.

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Who Owns Your Customer Relationships: Your Salespeople or Your Company?

Harvard Business Review

With seemingly unbounded opportunity, salespeople work hard to build relationships and create a book of business that drives their future financial success and creates fast market penetration for the company. But the "salesperson owns customer" model is a double edged sword. Three examples show the issues that can arise.

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Keeping Tabs on the Competition as a Start-Up

Harvard Business Review

They have a defined brand and a fairly clear picture of market penetration, differentiators, and existing products and services. You may get a fingertip sense of market penetration by checking out an opponent’s social media channels. Study the leadership team. Do they have a team overseas, say, in India?

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How Likely Is Your Industry to Be Disrupted? This 2×2 Matrix Will Tell You

Harvard Business Review

For the former, we examined the presence and market penetration of disruptor companies; we also considered incumbents’ financial performance. For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack.