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John Cousineau
President, Innovative Information. Thirty years in operations research. Pioneer in internet-enabled business practices. Otherwise, just an ordinary guy.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
These days, selling Business-to-Business can seem like risky business. CSO Insights’ latest Sales Performance Report notes that in 2009 the percentage of reps making quota dropped to 51.8% from 58.8% a year earlier. The response? Most firms have increased quotas … Continue reading
Posted in Craftsmanship, Curiosity, Metrics, Process, Productivity, Return on Effort
Tagged Sales Performance Report
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Conversations have always been a key to my career success. Since 1981, I’ve used keyboards to support conversations, often with folks working a long distance from Vancouver. Email and other forms of on-line messaging became a way of conversing with … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Metrics, Process, Results
Tagged Canada, CEO, Gas Utility, Neil Rackham
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Learned this week of a sales manager who’s raised the white flag for 2010 after one month’s sales effort. Her team’s January numbers were down 22% over last January and for 2010 their firm’s looking for 18% growth over last … Continue reading
Posted in Craftsmanship, Curiosity, Metrics, Productivity, Return on Effort
Tagged Victor Cheng
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