Corporate Executive Board (CEB) (NYSE: EXBD), a leading research and advisory services firm, today announced the release of “The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation,” a new book that confirms companies are wasting precious time and money cultivating sales people who focus on building and maintaining relationships instead of teaching business insights—the number one attribute customers value in today’s complex selling environment. “The Challenger Sale” prescribes specific steps companies can take to develop a sales force of Challengers, which in a study of more than 6,000 sales reps, consistently outperformed other types of sales reps by nearly 15 percent.
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Famed dancer, actress, and director Debbie Allen has teamed up with Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today to kick off “Join the Pace Makers,” a national campaign designed to empower people with a condition called bradycardia, also known as a slow heartbeat, to learn about their available treatment options so that they can have an informed conversation with their doctor.
People living with bradycardia can experience a number of symptoms ranging from general lethargy and shortness of breath to fainting or syncope. There are a number of treatment options available, including medication therapy and implanting a pacemaker, which delivers electrical pulses to help regulate a person’s heartbeat.
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According to the “2011 Financial Reality Check Study” conducted by Genworth, 75% of Americans have never had a conversation about long term care with their loved ones. However, 70% would not know what to do if a family member were to require immediate long term care assistance; an alarming statistic considering that 6 out of 10 people will need long term care sometime during their lifetimes. The data also suggests consumers are suffering from overall financial planning inertia; however, the lack of education around long term care (LTC) planning can have significant consequences.
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Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is helping operators of 4G mobile broadband networks create a new conversation experience for their subscribers by introducing a technology innovation that makes it easy to switch between voice and video-calling, instant messaging and group calling and across a variety of devices – smartphone, tablet or PC – at the touch of a button.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) today released a new multimedia platform illustrating the importance of intellectual property (IP) in job creation and expanding economic growth. The Innovation Lifecycle captures more than 30 voices from America’s most innovative and creative sectors—illustrating the challenges, dedication, and skilled individuals behind the process of bringing an idea to the market. Viewers will be asked to chart their own course through The Innovation Lifecycle, with options to view informative facts, videos of various sectors and stages, join the conversation on social media channels, and engage with key stakeholders.
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After two years and $31 million, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami’s only marina front hotel, has officially unveiled its entirely new look and feel, making it an all-new destination for meetings and business and leisure travel to Miami.
The most remarkable of the hotel’s new amenities is the new, reinvented Marriott Hotels & Resorts lobby, with conversation enhancing pod seating with LCD televisions, nooks for working and socializing and an indoor/outdoor Espressamente Illy Café. The lobby easily transitions from day to night while creating a warm, stylish ambiance that fosters relaxation, productive work and informal meetings and social gatherings. The lobby flows into Catch Grill & Bar, an indoor/outdoor restaurant on the bay, with spectacular views of the Miami Beach skyline.
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Maytag brand’s new “What’s Inside Matters” campaign goes beyond their familiar product story to explore the more human side of dependability. And as part of that exploration, the brand is launching Faces of Dependability, a multi-media effort that will promote their ongoing relationship with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) as well as start a conversation about the quality they value most - dependability.
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What happens when you put today’s true coffee innovators and legendary roasters together with leaders from hospitality, cuisine and equipment: entrepreneurs, executives and experts with strong opinions, and the knowledge and experience to back it up?
You get The Great Coffee Debate: a first-of-its-kind, frank, often surprising conversation about premium coffee’s present and future, held October 28 at The International Culinary Center in New York City, hosted by illycaffè, the premier Italian coffee brand and The International Culinary Center.
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The International Herald Tribune has launched a year-long series called The Female Factor, which examines the most recent shifts in women's power, prominence and impact on societies around the world. The Female Factor aims to take the reader on surprising journeys where women's worlds intersect, whether they are in the western or the developing worlds, and answer the question: How are women influencing early 21st century development?
There's some instantly recognisable album covers in this video, I think I can probably guess most of them. And he seems to be speaking in song titles. I wonder how long a conversation would last if you spoke only in song titles?
