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About Walt Disney
Walt Disney may be one of America’s most beloved visionaries and entrepreneurs, but there is much about Walt Disney that his fans don’t know. For instance, did you know that Walt Disney’s actual autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo? Or that Walt Disney got his idea for Mickey Mouse while watching mice play in his garage one night? This was despite the fact that Walt Disney himself had a fear of mice.

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Dam Spam
I get about 100 spams a day, some because I order stuff off the internet, and my email address might be sold to other vendors so they can solicit me.

ROI Based Marketing and Sales Strategy
If you are not sure that you need an ROI based marketing and sales strategy, think about the following for a few minutes: • 81% of buyers expect vendors to quantify the business value of their product or service, meaning 60% more projects are likely to be approved (Information Week). • According to an Ernst & Young study, only 2% of the buyers say vendors are exceeding their expectations for ROI justification during the sales cycle. This means 98% of the time sales professionals miss an opportunity to win the deal.

The Sales Presentation a Proven Key to Beating the Big Guys
2 stories of success about how a persuasive presentation won major opportunities over more established vendors.

DOING BUSINESS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – PART III
In many cases, the government and its established vendors require you to have a GSA schedule to respond to a government requirement. The reason for this is the Schedule has pre-negotiated rates and prices, so the government and its vendors know that these rates and prices are fair and reasonable.

Vendor Relationships
Leveraging your vendors can be a powerful way to help you compete with products, services, and financing.

CREDIT BASED VS NON-CREDIT BASED FINANCING
When it comes to non-credit based small business financing, the benefits are evident. There is a very good chance you will be able to take advantage of great interest rates as long as your established business credit is favorable. Non-credit based small business financing comes in many different forms and is an excellent way to begin building your relationships with vendors. Many vendors will extend credit without a credit check if you have your Tax-ID number and a few other solidifying factors.

Three Things That Kill CRM (...and how to counter them)
According to the best research I can find, roughly 2/3 of CRM implementations fail. How can this be? After so many years why haven't sales leaders and CRM vendors figured this out?

Kraft Buys Into the Mirage of Vendor Rationalization
In yet another example of the "when will they ever learn" category, About.com's Martin Murray's article "Kraft To Rationalize Vendors" reported that the company "announced that it is planning to cut its supplier base in half, affecting more than 30,000 businesses, but possibly saving Kraft more than $300 million a year." Putting aside for a moment that enterprise-wide rationalization strategies rarely deliver the sustainable savings that are expected - it would be interesting to see how the $300 million per year number was actually calculated - history has shown that the "sifting" process usually results in a supply base composed of the least desirable vendors.

Move Into China By Emptoris A Bold Act Based On Solid Research, or A Reckless Gamble Based on Global Market Share Aspirations?
Chinese enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have been able to defend the challenge from global ERP leaders such as SAP and Oracle. This article seeks possible reasons for major international ERP vendors not being able to dominate the Chinese ERP market. Taking an ensemble view of technology, we conceptualize ERP systems as being embedded in complex social contexts, which heavily influence ERP implementation and use. Based on this conceptualization, we contend that a historical perspective and a social-cultural perspective can offer a rich understanding on ERP implementations in China.

How the 5 Stages of Change Can Help Buyers Buy
It's a tough economy, no doubt about it. And though the pace of business is accelerating, some businesses are taking longer to make buying decisions. When the people talking with vendors and potential vendors are hesitant, they could be concerned about making a wrong move and losing their job over it. Yet change happens, and prospects do decide to make positive changes and buy. So it's useful for any person in sales to understand the process by which positive change does happen.

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