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2014 Pet Industry Trends

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I can think of no better way to start 2014 than with a look at 2014 pet industry trends.  Multibrief's Pet Businesses Will Prosper: Industry trends for 2014 and beyond  provides such an outlook. Demand has also increased for specialized pet services such as dog walking and training.

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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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And then, in 2014, her mother died. The Nathalie Virem Foundation inspires conscious leaders Virem’s work continues to concentrate on the Los Angeles area, where her foundation also offers workshops and trainings for conscious leaders. The specific training is three-dimensional; let’s put it that way,” she continues. “Or

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How to Build a Sales Team

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That leads to a second major misconception: The business owners don’t think the salesperson needs a strong manager, additional training and ample support—because, after all, he or she knows how to sell. sales training and development is a recipe for failure. Provide leadership, training and support. Verify the right references.

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How to Be a Better Thinker, Innovator and Problem Solver

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Behavioral strategists Dan Gregory and Kieran Flanagan, authors of the 2014 book Selfish, Scared & Stupid , teach people in business how to become better thinkers , innovators and problem solvers. Train your brain to think in questions, not statements. This article was published in May 2015 and has been updated.

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Victor Arocho on Creating an Elite Selling Team

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People have to train hard and apply the same kind of discipline.” Arocho admits he was slow to embrace the idea of spending time on social media in order to blog, write articles for websites or use LinkedIn. This article was published in September 2014 and has been updated. One, you want to win. There is something here.

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Rebranding? 7 Keys to Ensure a Smooth Transition

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Some aspects of your brand (great sensory appeal, supreme customer service , excellent training, meeting deadlines , etc.) This article was published in October 2014 and has been updated. will probably never change. Keep an open mind. Photo by Dean Drobot/Shutterstock The post Rebranding?

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3 Tricks to Scoring That Sale

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It might lack the budget for training customer service reps to use the new software. To appease human resources, the trade-off might go like this, “If we throw in the training, would that help you to support this initiative now and sustain it in the future?” I asked my family to go out for dinner while I was working on this article.