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by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
When we sold Barefoot Wine, we received the Wine Industry’s coveted Top Brand award for multiple years, sold 600,000 cases per year in 25,000 stores, were growing in all 50 states and 28 foreign countries, had no turnover for 10 years, and did it all with just 40... BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We’ve spent over two decades in sales, and it’s true – nothing happens until the sale is made. We have a friend who described her sales job as “conveying the value proposition of (her) product to (her) buyers.” There are many books written on the subject of... BUILD A SQUARE HOLE FOR A SQUARE PEG
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
People always ask us what we look for in a job applicant because we had such a great staff. Sure, we looked at qualifications, but we looked beyond that. We wanted people who were not only qualified, but also had foundational qualities we could build upon. We wanted... SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE BASED ON YOUR CLIENT’S SUCCESS
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We often hear, “Oh, we’re B2B (business-to-business), so we don’t have to worry about customers at the general public level.” The fact is, you do. It is an erroneous assumption that B2B is somehow insulated from the source of most income, the general public. If your...