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“My Obsession To Provide Customer Value,” Christian Mauer

Partners in Excellence

I then studied Electrical Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, specializing to the max. This buying process was particularly nightmarish when bidding for contracts for projects to build a new system for a new service. After awarding the contract to us, the customer did not allow us to run away.

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How Large Corps Build Sustainable Business Models To Combat Climate Change

Salesforce

The threat of climate change is increasingly haunting us all, and increasingly present in our daily lives. For the first time, these commitments are being written into contracts with the understanding that by working together, companies can amplify their impact. In a survey of 913 respondents, 82.6%

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Scooter-Sharing Is a Big Deal. There's Just One Problem: No One's Heard of It

Hubspot

When I was in San Francisco in April, it seemed that -- in nearly an instant -- everyone was talking about electric scooters and the new system of sharing them: scooter-sharing. Among them are investors, who are leading to the valuation of some of the companies behind electric scooters to reach the billions. What Is Scooter-Sharing?

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Top 10 problem solving group activities to work effectively as a team

PandaDoc

What you need: Blindfolds, an electric fan, and simple building materials such as card stock or cardboard paper, toothpicks, rubber bands, straws, masking tape, sticky notes, etc. Instructions: Present a problem to your team. Helps with: Leadership, trust, decision-making, adaptability. Time: 30 minutes. Time: 15 – 20 minutes.

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PODCAST 68: How to Go to Market with an Enterprise Solution w/ Ed Calnan

Sales Hacker

Sam Jacobs: What was the structure by which you got General Electric to take a chance on you as a little known vendor? How did you get General Electric to make that decision and give you that vote of confidence? We did a POC for them, had a contract quickly, and then GE’s one of those organizations that likes to share ideas.

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Episode 21: Using Artificial Intelligence and Being Innovative in Marketing with Elgin Fastener Group

Spiro Technologies

I was in the factory of one of our customers that makes electrical conduit and they start with those big spools and get it down to the right width and encase it in plastic and do whatever with it. But we have contract manufacturing with some Asian sources to offer a blended model for those customers that so desire.

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Episode 21: Using Artificial Intelligence and Building Strong Customer Relationships with Elgin Fastener Group

Spiro Technologies

I was in the factory of one of our customers that makes electrical conduit and they start with those big spools and get it down to the right width and encase it in plastic and do whatever with it. But we have contract manufacturing with some Asian sources to offer a blended model for those customers that so desire.