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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

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Although the company created an incentive plan to boost sales, its sales growth fell from 19% before the recession to 8% after—five percentage points below Staples’ postrecession sales growth rate. Bain offers a rubric based on your current market position and financial strength: ( Image source ). Premium-brand market leaders [.]

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

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September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001. They had a great managment team, A list VCs, great technology, excellent sales traction and market leadership in a very exciting space. Unleash It!

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Businesses come to us with a problem (usually they are lacking sales or traffic). For my current financial practice, I really struggled with naming it when I first left Edward Jones and went independent in 2011. I then researched as many words that related to growth or moving upwards. Thesaurus.com is your best friend here.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. March 25, 2011 at 12:58 pm. March 25, 2011 at 12:59 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:04 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:29 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:34 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm. March 25, 2011 at 1:40 pm.

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Do You Need a Business Plan? Scientific Research Says Yes

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To reinforce the connection between planning and fast growth, yet another study ( 3) found that fast-growing companies—companies that had over 92 percent growth in sales from one year to the next—usually have business plans. They create budgets, set sales goals, and document their marketing and sales strategies. 2008.10.007.

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Business Planning Makes You More Successful, and We’ve Got the Science to Prove It

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To reinforce the connection between planning and fast growth, yet another study 3 found that fast-growing companies—companies that had over 92% growth in sales from one year to the next—usually have business plans. They create budgets, set sales goals, and document their marketing and sales strategies. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.10.007.