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How To Dislodge And Move Forward When Decision Makers Are At A Stalemate 

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Over the past year, her company had conducted tests, in three geographic markets, of a direct-to-consumer sales approach. The tests showed that given sufficient investment, her company could supplement its current sales to DIY retailers and local heating and air conditioning (HVAC) companies by selling direct to homeowners.

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5 Mistakes We Made While Growing A Startup In Southeast Asia

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As the company’s Commercial Manager, Hortensius was armed with the responsibility of setting up the office’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur as well as growing the local team. Especially in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines where people are a lot more responsive over the phone.

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Why And How Your B2B eCommerce Start-up Should Work On Having A Strong Sales Team

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In the world of e-commerce, online sales are the bread and butter for firms of any size. Gogoprint , a leading Southeast Asian online printing company founded in late 2015, has been working hard to do just that in Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. In many cases, the backbone of B2B e-commerce start-ups is a strong sales team.

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The Seven Rules of Fearless Growth: What Fearless Companies Are Doing To Grow Faster And Smarter 

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These companies are willing to take prudent risks and know how to manage risk. In the past, businesses needed to own or take responsibility for every aspect of their value chain, from research to development to operations to sales and marketing. and Malaysia. In short, they operate confidently in uncertainty. Not anymore.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

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The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. A case in point is Malaysia, where ethnic Chinese account for 40% of shariah-compliant investment product sales, or China where halal food products are viewed to be safer than non- halal equivalents.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

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First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Next Vin Lim presented Qyzzy.com , which can be succinctly summarized as the Yelp of Malaysia. I am not sure if Google AdSense, for instance, has a network of advertisers in Malaysia that includes restaurants.

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Legal Impact Of Data Protection And Management In The Digital Age

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In the past year, we have seen some of the largest data breaches in history with millions of accounts compromised and the release of personal data such as addresses and telephone numbers for sale on the black market. Have a clear understanding of how personal data is used and managed in your organisation.