Many people don't like selling, and some use the word "hate" to describe their feelings about it. Since it's hard for people to do something well that that they dislike doing, most people are inept and awkward when they try to sell.
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UPS has launched a trial run of delivery lockers that let customers pick up packages whenever they want, rather than wait for them to be delivered to their home.
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It may not touch off the same retail frenzy as the imminent release of new iPhones, but some Boston Red Sox fans may be willing to stand in line to buy limited edition L.L. Bean tote bags that have been fashioned from material taken from the rain-delay tarp that covered the Fenway Park infield last season.
The $59.95 tote bags will only be available in limited quantities at select L.L.Bean stores beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 20, the Maine-based retailer of outdoor gear said in a press release.
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One Source Industries LLC has rebranded the company as OSI, unveiling a new company logo and website, www.OSICreative.com.
Mohawk, Cohoes, N.Y., announced a partnership with Metapaper, based in Stuttgart, Germany, to support sales for Mohawk's Continental European operations.
In business school we're shown case studies about Apple, Starbucks and those other big guys—but the idea that their marketing methods are "best" is the biggest lie in business.
Just because it works for them doesn't mean it will work for the rest of us who work at small or medium-sized businesses.
What you should be learning in business school is that you should not be focused on brand marketing like Apple or Starbucks—but rather on direct marketing.
Every dollar you spend on marketing should be tracked and expected to produce a return.