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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. Oh yes, and retail sales doubled with the new product packaging.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

At Frictionless, David played in a key role in almost every facet of the business from sales to product management. His work at Deloitte has taken him around the world, advising clients from Brazil to China, and given him a global perspective on how integrated global business has become.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Real estate professionals are well-versed in determining which properties are suitable for sale or rent. 10- Use of telephone sales and sales automation. A future trend that I see in my industry is the use of telephone sales for life insurance. Life insurance has always been largely a face-to-face type of sale.

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Keys To Marketing In Latin America

YoungUpstarts

Start with a Look at Brazil. According to recent statistics, Brazil is a fast growing ecommerce market. It has been reported that online sales are growing now faster than those in the United States but what is even more important is the fact that ecommerce in Brazil is growing but brick-and-mortar retailers are slowing down.

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How cold calling (properly) works better than AdWords

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

He had studied business at Harvard and was an executive in the startup that built the first railroad from Brazil’s agricultural heartland to Sao Paulo. He was on full sales alert. I didn’t close 100% to sales, but those relationships have yielded a lot more than a simple close. If I could, I would dive in there.

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus, we did not translate the product and sales remained at an insignificant level. Translation not only increases sales, but in many countries it is required by law. Some years ago Brazil had a major balance of payments deficit. Therefore Brazil made it difficult to import products from abroad. Local laws prevail.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

Felipe grew up in Brazil. The world’s best brains are on sale. TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation! Let’s buy more!&#.