DISRUPTIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT


Changing the status quo through converged sales, marketing, technology and strategy that redefines boundaries to growth.

And we knock the stuffing out of the myths and unicorns of business development.

Networking Or Schmoozing Business Relationships

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The idea that you’re doing something for money horrifies many people.  Yet we ALL do it in some shape or form, and then justify in whatever manner we see as “right”.  Depending on how you perceive the process of networking it could be seen as just a necessarily evil to avoid at all costs or [...]

Business Development Manager Jobs

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You may not be aware of the fact that we launched a business development manager jobs board a couple of months ago and it’s already starting to see some interest as shown in the graph below. This will be increasing over the coming months as traffic to this site continues to increase.
It was launched without any [...]

How To Time That Sales Deal

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You’ve probably been staring at that sales deal on your forecast now for months. As each month goes by and each quarter merges into the next, for some reason that deal keeps getting pushed out. Every time you call them up they keep telling you it will be next week, or soon, or some other [...]

The Next BIG Ethical And Socially Aware Business Ideas Will Be Giving The FINGER!

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Business has a responsibility.  It shouldn’t take without giving back.  Its at the heart of being a socially aware business and on the whole ethical.
Its a concept that the industrialists of our past put to good use when they created the industries that made England famous worldwide and helped to bring many out of poverty, [...]

Growing Future Businesses With Modelling And Experimentation

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Far too many of todays businesses (and the principles on which they’re founded) base their foundations on what used to work, fixed plans around fixed ideas. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that things are very different from what they were 1000, 100 or even just 10 years ago.
Its moving fast, has become [...]

Lessons From A Door To Door Salesman

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We don’t see many door to door salespeople these days.  Once upon a time though they were a significant force in the sale of consumer products.
The other day I stumbled across a couple of videos which gave me a real slap in the face.
Make of these videos what you will.  For me, this is a [...]

Copycat Marketing Folly

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One of the toughest challenges within marketing is dealing with others perception.
Considering you can study for a PhD in marketing, there are millions of books, webinars, websites, courses, associations and suppliers its unsurprisingly a very broad, complex and often misunderstood world that blends together art and science.
For the outsider, which in most cases is the [...]

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How Does a Business Line of Credit Work?

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A business line of credit facilitates business spending particularly when cash flows within the organization may be limited for whatever reason. A business line of credit may assist entrepreneurs to expand or upgrade their organizations. This is facilitated by the provision of funds to be used as working capital or to finance operational expenses. Financial [...]

MYOB In The Life Of Australian Businesses

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Internet-wide known phrase Mind Your Own Business doesn’t sound all that nice, but if you read between the lines, you will see there is more to it.
MYOB is the name for a very popular accounting solution in Australia that first came out in 1991. With over a million of customers, MYOB has simplified their business [...]

Amazon Payment Solutions: What Do They Have to Offer?

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Amazon.com is the largest web retailer in the world, producing consumer electronics and providing cloud computing services. Amazon majorly operates in such countries as US, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, China and Japan with international delivery to a few other locations for some of the goods. Poland, Netherlands and Sweden are the destinations that [...]

6 Everyday Items for Business Promotion

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Most companies produce advertising material in the form of brochures, business cards and posters. However, innovative use of printing services for everyday items such as mugs, t-shirts and caps can provide effective promotion. Printing the company logo on these items will create interest. It will also advertise services and products to a wide range of [...]