Michael Shermer, founder of the Skeptics Society, doesn’t suffer fools. He questions assertions that others accept as fact. He challenges claims of “scientifically proven” when he doesn’t see any science. He examines experimental hypotheses, and weighs research methods and data. “The principle is to start off skeptical and be open-minded enough to change your mind […]
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Turn Risk into Revenue Power
Read MoreInherent business risk can be your downfall or your fuel. We help you stop the domino effect and build strength through uncertainty.
Inherent business risk can be your downfall or your fuel. We help you stop the domino effect and build strength through uncertainty.
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Acquire New Customers.
Read MoreTarget marketing, pipeline management, prospecting and lead generation.
Target marketing, pipeline management, prospecting and lead generation.
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Grow Your Revenue.
Read MoreManaging boundary risk, revenue modeling.
Managing boundary risk, revenue modeling.
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Retain Customers.
Read MoreAccount management, loyalty programs, managing churn.
Account management, loyalty programs, managing churn.
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Win Back Accounts.
Read MoreTurn lost customers into new business.
Turn lost customers into new business.
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Sales Governance
Developing and implementing marketing communications plans.
Maintaining sales-force readiness.
Revenue Strategy
Ensuring accuracy of key marketing information, and making sure it’s protected.
Managing intellectual properties.
Ensuring supply-chain responsiveness.
Risk Assessment
Avoiding disruptions that affect revenue, and responding quickly to events.
Avoiding social media and ethical disasters.
Monitoring emerging trends and forces.
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Hate, Bad Product Placement, and Brand Risk
- Created: Thursday, 28 September 2017 6:24 pm
- Written by Andrew Rudin
What keeps marketing executives up at night? A duo of sticky problems: how to create unique product designs that consumers easily recognize, and how to ensure consumers prefer their product, and not ones that appear similar. By solving these two challenges, marketers earn a beautiful gem: brand equity. Enjoy it. Cherish it. But remember […]
Do Salespeople Lie More Than Other Professionals?
- Created: Tuesday, 29 August 2017 5:03 pm
- Written by Andrew Rudin
Compared to other professions, are salespeople disproportionately prone to lying? To reveal the answer, I searched online for most dishonest professions, and was rewarded with several surveys. One study conducted in 2014 listed the top 10 least honest (the number following indicates the percentage of survey respondents who believed the profession trustworthy): Lobbyists – […]
Companies That Abuse Privacy Might Feel Consumer Fury – Again
- Created: Saturday, 12 August 2017 1:32 am
- Written by Andrew Rudin
The company Ashley Madison offers an audacious capability: extramarital affairs. “Ashley Madison is the most famous name in infidelity and married dating,” proclaimed the company’s marketing pitch in 2015. “Have an Affair today on Ashley Madison. Thousands of cheating wives and cheating husbands signup everyday [sic] looking for an affair . . . With Our […]