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1 Leads has to be bulit through references and links
2 Getting permission from people and presenting them product details
malladi madhukumar  |  Supported idea  "Leads has to be bulit through references and links "  |  2 years ago
Leads through reference are best. Generatin of leads through reference gives more positive leads. Always be in touch with ur existing clients.who will be of more value. Try to get nearer to the customer by rendering small services.
Alexander Lewis  |  Added idea  |  2 years ago
Any system that allows you to find companies that have allocated budget to utilize a particular service that you are vending within your price negotiation bandwidth which brings good business with low sales cycles. This takes time, this is a system,...
Paresh Dhembare  |  Supported idea  "Leads has to be bulit through references and links "  |  2 years ago
Referrals are the most effective way to create a steady stream of customers for your product or service. According to statistics, the average person has a relationship with 250 people. In other words when you write a list of everyone you know...
 
 
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1 Managing Time, Scope, Budget, and Risks
2 concept design
SKS Karthikeyen  |  Supported idea  "Managing Time, Scope, Budget, and Risks"  |  2 years ago
It is also important to sense the early warning signals out of the systems process implemented to sustain the project progess on the defined baselines to make the project a success story.
Alexander Lewis  |  Added idea  |  2 years ago
First and foremost a Project is a set of resources to solve or address a business issue. Find the source and this end user, or if not that, the nearest person who needs to be addressed. Document this case, what the deliverables are, and what budget...
Business Management Consultant  |  Supported idea  "Managing Time, Scope, Budget, and Risks"  |  2 years ago
Each project should include definitive steps goals for each step. Attention to detail is very important. Once you have a definitive outline for the project, then the implementation/ follow-through helps a project to reach success. There is a lot...
 
 
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1 Project signoff
2 Learn lessons from the metrics
VIJAISENTHIL, P. K.  |  Added idea  "Learn lessons from the metrics"  |  2 years ago
Learn lessons from the metrics you have collected and make use of it for estimating other similar projects.
Alexander Lewis  |  Added idea  |  2 years ago
I am not sure what you mean when Project is almost complete, does it mean Testing is completed and you are ready to hand this over to client, or whether you are working in tandem with the client, and most of the issues are resolved. Either which way,...
 
 
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Yash Patel K  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  1 year ago
Yes In agreed with this sentence b'cause we just paid for our entertainment by watching our faviourit programe.on othre side it will be effect it on oour pocket also b'cause our wives watching such advertisement all time and demand for more...
Alexander Lewis  |  Argues in support of  |  2 years ago
I stopped watching TV as content on even information news and sports channel is polluted and slanted, and very often provocative rather than informative. I dont even want this money as tme taken and garbage you get to carry in your subconscious is not...
Raghu Kastury  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  2 years ago
We should be paid back by the service providers, for our time watching the TV advertisements. Because its our time the TV channel is liberally using it. And without even letting us know what unwanted stuff we need to watch along with the program...
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Yes, Sales Forecasting Helps. 
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Rajesh Bellad  |  Argues in support of  "Nay...its just a waste of time..."  |  2 years ago
Forecasting is all hogwash. The accuracy is less than 50% ( Worse than flipping a coin). Forecasting is usually done under duress and sales people do it becouse they have to. Resultantly, they forecast every opportunity that comes to their mind...
Alexander Lewis  |  Argues in support of  |  2 years ago
This is personal experience. There are two kinds of forecasting. One is IDIOT forecasting based on CRM books, where some Finance Manager or VP imposes targets he read from a fashionable American CRM book, and drums these figures up with showy graphs...
AMIT KATOCH  |  Argues in support of  "Yes, Sales Forecasting Helps."  |  2 years ago
This is too important as  the management  has to configure  where they would like to see  the company in a stipulated time.The management has to decide based on the resources available,potential market growth ,capital expension plan,and...
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1 whole lot of things
2 QFD
santosh kumar  |  Added idea  "QFD"  |  2 years ago
QFD is a approach thru which the the inputs from customers in a reasearch is converted into quantifiable terms. These are then utilised to design various parameters of the product.
Alexander Lewis  |  Added idea  "whole lot of things"  |  2 years ago
A product sells only if it has customers existing who can talk for it. Work with marketing and find one good client and/or category of audiences. Then work out product features. classify them as Necessary / Good to have / Frills etc.  Features...
 
 
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Price 
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Ekta Mehta  |  Argues in support of  "Quality"  |  7 months ago
Quality is the top most priority for every one. That doesn't mean "Quality" comes only with High Price.. NO !! Good quality products can come in Low price or at affordable price. For instance: Most of the Indian Woman use Godrej Hair dye..Do I...
Alexander Lewis  |  Argues in support of  |  2 years ago
Quality is always number one. I recollect a time when I was overseas and purchased Chinese shoes. One costing the equivalent of 100 Rs. lasted 5 years, including abuse in the Mumbai rains, dust, 6 km walks etc. During this time, I visited Metro and...
Makrand Bhave  |  Argues in support of  "Quality"  |  2 years ago
Mr. Shah, where does BRAND feature here?? Brand needs a much stronger mention than just price and quality of a product!! Its the brand which decides the course of action of the buyer!! The packaging and the price and the quality are much later in...
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1 Industry Knowledge, Follow-up & Usage of CRM
2 Dont make him overqualify the lead / Give budget for PR activities
Makrand Bhave  |  Added idea  "Empowerment, KAM"  |  2 years ago
Empower your sales force with the techniques of closing and give them that latitude where without cutting the base costs. Hands on in the field this helps big time when the sales guy knows that he is getting his customer and he is biting the...
Alexander Lewis  |  Added idea  |  2 years ago
The biggest demotivator a sales guy faces especially in international sales is when the other party has given all the go-aheads, but the back-end of your own organization is making you dance around to still more "qualify" the lead.  This word...
Paresh.Khanchandani  |  Supported idea  "Industry Knowledge, Follow-up & Usage of CRM"  |  2 years ago
Be ready and willing to clear the slate, open your mind and be ready to challenge yourself daily. Change is made one day at a time, and to achieve generate more sales faster you must be open to changing your daily behavior. Start each day at the...
 
 
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Aashish Koul  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  1 year ago
Its a matter of Destiny....u can do nothing..watsoeva has to happen ...happens...wether we lyk it to happen or not....rest abt planes. they are safe..
Alexander Lewis  |  Argues in support of  |  2 years ago
safety has following aspects,  Pilots, Maintenance facilities, maintenance crews, life of your aircraft, general infrastructure at the Airports. Indian   airports in recent times are finding themselves short in this aspect as none of the airports are...
Charles davison  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  2 years ago
I am of the opinion that INdian airplanes are as safe as any other Airlines of a developed country.I can vouch for it having been flying 4 times a week for 1 1/2 years within India.I havent come across a single incident of snag in any of the...
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What is professionalism? Is it a way of conduct? Is it a strategy? Is it a management outlook? Is it individualistc? Is it a behavior? Is it what human beings adhere to because they gave earned a spe...
Ramakrishna Perumal  |  Answered  |  2 years ago
Professionalism is the performance of routine work which he or she is responsible for without any delay, without any mistake, without any harm to others, with low cost and as simple as possible.
Alexander Lewis  |  Answered  |  2 years ago
Professionalism is a way of life, where you dedicate and invest money, time to perfect an art of profession, and this perfection you attain in the concerned art also contributes to your income. In England, you have professional cricket for over a...
Devi Kaladeen  |  Answered  |  2 years ago
I think professionalism is not just being good at what you do but it has alot to do with how you do it. Like your character, not being lazy, being prompt, not being rude and if you are angry with a co-worker or employee or even your employer,...
 
 
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