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Episode 37: Finding Passion in Manufacturing: The Concept of Ikigai

Spiro Technologies

If they’re going into manufacturing at the high school level, they made that decision a long time ago. What we really have to do is show people, young people and those that influence them, parents, counselors, peers, friends, that manufacturing really is cool. Adam Honig: Hello and welcome to Make It. Welcome to the podcast, Ray.

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Episode 33: How Solutions Based Manufacturing Helped MAC Products Grow

Spiro Technologies

On this podcast, I talk with company leaders about how they’re modernizing the business of making, moving and selling products, and of course, having fun along the way. In case you’re not familiar with MAC Products, they are a producer of products and services for the transmission, distribution, and control of electrical power.

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Utility Customers Are Generating Their Own Power — Embrace the New Opportunities

Salesforce

As more consumers start generating and storing their own electricity, they are creating a new energy economy with benefits and opportunities for electric utilities. Then they can sell the excess energy they produce back to the utility. In the utility space, an “energy prosumer” is a customer who generates their own power.

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The Role of Urgency in Selling

Adaptive Business Services

One of the techniques often discussed in selling is that of creating a sense of urgency in order to move a client from the thinking to the acting stage. I don’t much care for the term “creating” as it implies some sort of artificial emergency that is conjured up by the salesperson in order to close the sale. Now add them up.

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Here’s How Your Field Service Team Can Fix Problems Before They Happen

Salesforce

According to Forbes , unplanned downtime due to equipment failure costs industrial manufacturers more than $50 billion annually. Proactive service can help ease this pressure and sets you up for success. Get articles selected just for you, in your inbox Sign up now How does proactive field service make you more money?

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Customizing Nimble CRM for the Signage Industry [Video]

Adaptive Business Services

Up to 1,000 custom data fields in a wide range of field formats. My background is in the electric sign business which is a custom manufacturing industry. Thank you and good selling! Customized pipelines with deal stages including the maximum number of days in each stage. Customized lead pipelines. Customize list views.

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In a Supply Chain Crisis, Selling Parts Online May Be Your Next Move

Salesforce

That’s where OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and aftermarket parts come in — and sales of these crucial components are big business now. Any disruption to an assembly line or a delivery fleet can bring operations to a standstill, putting pressure on manufacturers to fix the issue as soon as possible. What are aftermarket parts?