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Tag: Sales Growth

Ensuring your business has an effective sales plan in 2017

December 26, 2016

By Staff writer

I’ve looked at the New Year ahead and what all businesses can do to ensure they have an effective sales plan to guide them in 2017.

Why it’s almost always a bad idea for British SMEs to offer discounts

May 7, 2015

By Shweta Jhajharia

Businesses want to increase their profits where possible, and will often look to offer discounts to attract customers. However, reducing costs is almost always a bad idea.

Tech amplifies UK business opportunities as salespeople are increasingly mobile

February 26, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

The behaviour of UK salespeople has been analysed by Adobe to find technology is enabling more flexibility with sales deals, which has been demonstrated with a 30 per cent growth in the amount of business secured out of the office with staff becoming more mobile.

SME growth more likely to happen with effective time management

February 17, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

Effective time management could be the key to SME growth, as study finds punctuality makes it 20 per cent more likely that companies will achieve increased growth margins than those with poor timekeeping and organisation.

Online takeaway service JUST EAT finishes 2014 with a flourish

January 14, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Digital food marketplace JUST EAT ended its first nine months as a pubic company by posting sales increases of 50 per cent – which saw its share price climb nearly 10p in early morning trading.

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