Prospecting in a Cluttered World And (Part 1 The 4 Universal Principles of Prospecting)

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Written by: Tariq Jarrar

About the author: Seasoned Sales Leader and Accomplished Bilingual Coach

“The brutal fact is the number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipeline, and the root cause of an empty pipeline is the failure to prospect.” ― Jeb Blount.
Prospecting has and will always be the most critical activity or discipline in sales—it what separates the superstars from the ones that are scraping by on second hand, hand-me-down leads……

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The Mindset of a Salesperson

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Written by: Sunil Thekkepat

About the author: National Business Head & Sr Vice President |Over two decades of Corporate experience ; voracious reader, an avid traveler and a connoisseur of good things in life !

It’s often said that at the core, everyone is a Salesperson. Irrespective of the work, level or the profession you are in, as long as you are dealing with people, you are selling something. Hence, shouldn’t sales be second nature to all?…

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Digital – Too Fast to Comprehend, too Pervasive to Ignore!

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Written by: Trupti Bhandari

About the author: Global Business Leader│Ex-EVP GSK, Reckitt Benckiser, Pfizer, B&L│Author, Life and executive coach

‘Boss, we will understand the data signals, optimize our search, do some data management, integrate AI, set an evaluation metric …’ a young trainee exults as I look on, wondering whether he can connect the dots……

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Reimagining Travel & Tourism Marketing

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Written by: Ashok Jaiswar

About the author: Group Head Marketing and Corporate Communications – Greaves Cotton Limited and Ampere Electric

“Even a lone traveller feeds many.” Yes, every time a plane lands, so many cabs run, hotels get occupied, restaurants get full, travel operators thrive & local communities survive. Travel is integral to life & contributes significantly to jobs & economic vitality of the nation.
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Evolution of Payments A journey from Barter to Digital

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Written by: Shashank Joshi

About the author: Chairman Sagacious Programming and Development Pvt Ltd.│Ex CEO MoneyonMobile

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. – Charles Darwin
Human beings have evolved over the last thousands of years and along with them their ways of life have evolved too. The beginning probably was with hunting to survive that evolved to producing food for survival…….

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Paradigm shift in After-Sales Service – Must know for Marketer

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Written by: Rajib Chowdhury

About the author: Business Head – Consumer Durable Service & Revenue

I clearly remember, it was 1985, my dad finally booked our first Refrigerator. The Refrigerator was delivered almost a month after the booking. Unfortunately one decorative plastic cover was found broken. Toll free or customer care concepts were not there even in the imagination of the brands…….

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Pandemic Communications Essentials: What Coronavirus has Taught the Communications Fraternity

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Written by: Arpan Basu

About the author: Director Communications at Coca-Cola India and South West Asia

The communications industry is an apt reflection of our time: fast-paced and in need of constant evolution. Especially during crises, well-devised communications can become the quickest tool in ensuring business continuity and responding to unprecedented situations……

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The ‘Main Hoon Na’ Approach to Business

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Written by: Mandeep Singh

About the author: CEO & Executive Director at JSL Lifestyle Limited

“If any trouble or anxiety comes your way,
Don’t ever be restless, I am here (I will make sure that it gets fulfilled)…”
The world is moving from product selling to solution selling. Simultaneously, in any work environment, both bosses & subordinates are looking for trustworthy colleagues & specialists, who are resourceful enablers and can get the job done with tenacity, by taking full ownership.

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Key differences between India & GCC Automobile Market: Must know for Marketing & Sales

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Written by: Sudip Banerjee

About the author: Ex Head Muscat Sales – Mazda Oman

Over the past few years, the automobile sector has been stuck in a quagmire, with floundering sales as a result of slowing economy.
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic could result in vehicle sales plunging further and the recovery path will be slow.

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What comes first Demand or Distribution? A perennial dilemma for FMCG companies.

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Written by: Praveen Jaipuriar

About the author: CEO at Continental Coffee Pvt. Limited | ex- Head Marketing – Dabur India Ltd

It was 2015, I was at Chandigarh sitting in a plush office of Mr Juneja. Mr Juneja was the promoter of a hair oil brand Kesh King. The brand was launched somewhere in 2008 and within a short span of 6-7 years attained a turnover of Rs 250-275cr. Mr Juneja believed that it was beyond his means to scale it up further and therefore had put the brand up for sale commanding a valuation of Rs 1800-2000 cr…….

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Healthcare Marketing: Priorities to meet the changed market needs

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Written by: Jasrita Dhir

About the author: Head – Brand, Marketing & CSR at Fortis Healthcare

Healthcare marketing has always required a specialised skill-set considering healthcare is a ‘grudge-category’. However, never has healthcare marketing been under the kind of pressure that it has been, in the last couple of years…..

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Why Small is the New Big for Gen-N?

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Written by: Ashok Jaiswar

About the author: Group Head Marketing and Corporate Communications – Greaves Cotton Limited and Ampere Electric

The daily life has been almost dysfunctional in the last 6 months & higher impetus to products that can restore wellness & health has been on a spike. Immunity boosters, comfort foods, essential groceries, health drinks, fitness products all have gained massive significance over conventional purchases……

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