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The Important Role of Pricing Departments in the Price, Cost, Revenue Equation

Holden Advisors

Think: Revenue – Costs = Profit. We’ve found this is true even with governments, who are typically price and RFP oriented. Because pricing departments play an important role and many companies are without one—or only have a discount division—I thought it would be a good idea to answer these questions for everyone. The pricing team.

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CX Governance: Unifying Organizations, Delighting Customers, Driving Profit

Customer Think

At the heart of a customer-centric company is a CX governance structure. Consumer expectations are ever on the rise, and those organizations that foster experiences that meet and exceed expectations will see dramatic benefits. CX […]

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9 Unexpected Reasons Why Key Account Management is Important

Account Manager Tips

Importance of key account management Existing business is cheaper and more profitable than new business. You'll need governance in place to review and recalibrate to maximise results. Key account management is the secret to grow revenue and customer retention. Pass it on. Click to Tweet. But (and it's a big but).

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Big Customer Negotiating: Dancing with a Gorilla

Holden Advisors

Sellers need enough confidence and willingness to lose the business to get a profitable deal. Michael, who runs a very small company that sells to large government contractors, recently shared with me his success. His company is growing profitably under his strong leadership, after adopting Backbone principles like those listed above.

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How to Win Profitable Government Contracts w/Kizzy Parks, PhD (Ep#125)

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Parks Consulting, where she's won well over $60 million in government contracts. Recently, she started GovConWinners to help service-based small business owners learn how to win their own profitable government contracts.

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Email Open Rates By Industry: See How You Stack Up

Hubspot Sales

Arts & Entertainment, Construction, Human Resources, Legal & Government, and Real Estate have the highest open rates. Legal and Government: 44%. Non-profit: 28%. What is the average email open rate for legal and government companies? What is the average email open rate for non-profit companies? Media: 32%.

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Book review: All you need to know about commercial awareness by Christopher Stoakes

Red Star Kim

And the important distinction between cash and profits is highlighted. Government There’s a brief explanation of t he role of the public sector and nationalisation and privatisation. Finance The debt and equity chapter summarises different business formats (including private and public companies and partnerships).

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