The Essence Of Sales And Why Should You Choose A Career In Sales?

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Written by: Tariq Jarrar

About the author: Group Executive Director and Co-Founder of Devmark Group – Dubai. United Arab Emirates

“Life itself is a matter of salesmanship.” – Thomas J. Watson.
Selling skills are not just a vocational requirement but an essential skill for everyday life. In essence, selling is persuasion, a practice that we engage in at an early stage of our lives and continue to do so through our earthly journey…….

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Selling a Value Proposition!

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Written by: Krishnakumar Ramanathan

About the author: Vice President – Sales (Transmission) at Siemens Limited.

This article is for B2B Sales & Marketing professionals, both present and aspiring. The journey of Sales & Marketing experience is the realisation that Price is secondary to Value – and while related, these are very different propositions indeed……..

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Usefulness and Ease of Use: Two Mantras for Successful SST (self-service technologies) to Improving Brand Loyalty.

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Written by: Dr Shreekant Vijaykar

About the author: Director of Asia Operations at COPC Inc.

A foodie and a self-ordering menu
Recently, a five-year-old story went viral once again about how McDonald’s reported that restaurants that introduced self-ordering kiosks experienced an average of 5-6% increase in sales………

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Is OTT the New Playground for Communicators?

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Written by: Arpan Basu

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

Earlier this year, I eavesdropped on an interesting conversation amongst the children at my kid’s school during the dispersal. The topic being discussed was the marvels of technology where each person could by the mere click of a button – sign up for services or apps on smartphones and TVs and enjoy their offerings any-time through universal internet access at their fingertips…….

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Mapping customer journey an important step before you plan your Go-To-Market

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Written by: Madhumita Manna

About the author: Vice President – Consumer Health with a Nutraceutical company

The consumer journey to picking up your brand is not a straightforward process of eye level & buy level anymore, which means that no more does it involve only being present in the retail and blasting the media out with the brand hard-selling proposition………..

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Making Things Simple

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Written by: Dr Shreekant Vijaykar

About the author: Director of Asia Operations at COPC Inc.

Consider that you have to buy something for yourself. Say you are looking for one of those work-from-home chairs. Sitting in your current, wooden chair is getting rather uncomfortable. So you give a quick scan on the net, find some interesting options, and then try to purchase one that was rated well……..

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Prospecting in a Cluttered World And (The Lost Art of Telephone Prospecting)

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Written by: Tariq Jarrar

About the author: Group Executive Director and Co-Founder of Devmark Group – Dubai. United Arab Emirates

In this part of Prospecting in a Cluttered World, I will cover the anatomy of telephone prospecting.
“Every single time you pick up the phone, you’re getting closer to a yes.” Stephan Schiffman……

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Should Customer Service Professionals be Worried about “Customer Loyalty”?

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Written by: Rajib Chowdhury

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

I had a colleague who was a die-hard fan of Thums-up. We used to travel together a lot. But I never saw him coming out of a Dhaba or roadside restaurant in disappointment since there were no Thums-up available……..

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