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An experienced coach has seen your movie before.

Berkonomics

Business coaches come in all sizes and shapes. Photo courtesy IBM Business Coaching. But by far the best coaches are those that have lived through the process you’re going through and built successful enterprises in your same industry. Email readers, continue here…] How do you pay a coach?

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Reflections on 2020: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

socalTECH

Two new additions to our portfolio companies stand out in particular: NextCar (Scott Painters latest disruptive LA-based automotive market play) and Transmute (Karyl Fowlers Austin-based supply chain identity and credentialing platform). This ability to do more with less will pay dividends post pandemic as we focus on growth.

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7 Keys To Being An Exceptional Business Leader Today

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. In the early days of the IBM PC, I had the opportunity to know and work with Bill Gates at Microsoft. That means public recognition of individual achievements, providing feedback, and coaching and mentoring along the way.

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The Social Media Rules of Engagement

Eric Greenspan

So often I find myself coaching others on how they behave on social networks. About me: I’m a dad, a social research marketer, customer service champion, closet chef, TEDster. Social Marketing dos and donts rules Social media' So I figured I’d share my thoughts publicly: 1. About my company: [link].

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7 Strategies For Brand Leadership Through Influencers

Startup Professionals Musings

At the very least, big brands like IBM and McDonalds still take decades to achieve influence, whereas people have become influencers with only a few months of work. People want to connect with and learn from people like them – not from edicts, anonymous brand marketing material, and white papers that allow no interaction.

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sales vs marketing

AeA Los Angeles Council

Having been both a marketing & sales executive, I have seen first-hand how silos between these two departments can exist while products (or the sale of services) still "succeed" despite the rivalry. Judy Key Johnson , former IBM executive and president/COO of Southern California technology companies. Vice Presidents of Marketing.

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Helping Startups Understand Salespeople & the Sales Culture

Both Sides of the Table

” So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Features don’t win or lose sales – especially in nascent markets. If it wasn’t you, I guarantee you they were influenced by your competitor – either through their sales efforts or through marketing.

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