Sentences with phrase «early sales as»

In fact in our work with startups we encourage venture managers not to count early sales as revenues at all, but count them as market research inputs.

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In its 2017 State of Cannabis report released earlier this year, California marijuana delivery company Eaze reported that edible sales have increased as more people learn best practices for proper dosing.

«I acknowledge it's still early, but we are not seeing an impact on comp (arable) sales as a result of Philadelphia,» CEO Kevin Johnson told Wall Street analysts on a conference call.

Investigators believed the company's reviews over whether to supply customers more controlled substances were not meaningful and were used as a sales tool; customers were granted threshold increases for reasons, like the 4th of July, or the closure of an area pharmacy years earlier, that the government considered less than compelling.

Responses to questions such as how current order books and sales inquiries compare with 12 months earlier have a strong correlation with the trajectory of economic growth.

Of course, we'd love to do anything we can to help arm you with the answers you need as you work through the final steps, etc...» While your champion still may not know what puppy conversation questions are in store for them, raising potential blockers early (and even forecasting the existence of the conversation itself) will prevent them from being blindsided, enhance their credibility within their organization, and result in a more frictionless and timely conclusion to your sales cycle.

Given the challenging backdrop for retail, companies are holding their holiday sales events even earlier to get a bite at consumers» wallets as soon as they finish their turkey.

He said the sale — only approved early Friday morning — will be good for the Cirque as it aligns with partners that can nearly double its growth by piercing the complex Chinese market and expanding third - party licensing deals and digital media.

Hershey (HSY) cut its full - year revenue forecast again earlier this summer, and also announced a round of layoffs, as sales continue to shrink in the increasingly health - conscious U.S. and the company's efforts to boost sales in China have faltered amid that country's sluggish economic growth.

Earlier this year, Walmart acquired jet.com for $ 3 billion and has added millions of items to its online assortment as it looks to narrow the enormous gap with Amazon.com (amzn), whose U.S. sales are six times greater than Walmart.com's.

Jassy earned positive reviews early on for leading Amazon's music sales efforts, and in 2002 he was chosen as one of Jeff Bezos's «technical assistants» — staffers who train for senior executive roles by shadowing Amazon's CEO for a year or longer.

Much like professional baseball players are acutely aware of their offensive and defensive strengths, in sales it's important to recognize as early as possible what you're good at and what you need to improve.

«I think prices seem high and I'm totally lost as to the rules (about discounts),» said Gao Wantong, 21, a student in Beijing, though he said he still planned to stay up late to grab early sales.

In February 2000, when I showed up for my first day of work at Fortune as an assistant managing editor, the title's parent company, Time Warner, was then in the early throes of a sale.

Some other retailers however are putting on shopping marathons: J.C. Penney for one says it will open at 2 p.m., its earliest opening yet on Thanksgiving, giving it a three hour start on Macy's and Kohl's, and illustrating how urgently it needs to have a strong sales quarter even as those extra hours could damage its profits.

But Wii U is not as popular as Nintendo had initially hoped for, and it has missed earlier sales targets.

Apple's stock price, which had been on a tear ahead of the iPhone announcement event, has been little changed since as investors await more information on early sales.

When Nordstrom dropped Ivanka Trump's fashion line earlier this month, the retailer tried as hard as it could to present the decision as apolitical, emphasizing that the decision was based on sales.

«Even people buying the stock at this price think this is a great opportunity,» says Heather Beach, Siebel's director of sales operations, who started out as the company's office manager and loaded up on options largely in lieu of salary in the company's early days.

Earlier this week, Facebook dropped the price of its Oculus Rift headset to $ 400 as part of a temporary summer sale intended to boost sales.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Yum Brands says a key sales figure for China dropped 19 per cent in May, as the parent company of KFC began to see signs of recovery from the double whammy of a bird flu scare and an earlier controversy over its chicken supply.

International sales in U.S. dollars no longer are worth as much as they were earlier this year, which will dent profits.

Apple failed to ship its $ 349 HomePod speaker in 2017, as it initially planned, and said the device would go on sale early this year.

That includes home construction, which is positive as housing inventories fell to around 22 months of sales in October, from nearly 50 % higher in early 2015, says Gavekal Research.

In the business plan, capital requirements are tied to projected sales as illustrated in the revenue model shown earlier in this chapter.

As my company's founder, I was essentially its first sales rep.. But as we've grown, I've needed to scale sales and hire new reps.. One of the most important lessons I've learned from growing a sales team is that spending time with newly hired sales reps early on can yield exponential jumps in productivity and revenuAs my company's founder, I was essentially its first sales rep.. But as we've grown, I've needed to scale sales and hire new reps.. One of the most important lessons I've learned from growing a sales team is that spending time with newly hired sales reps early on can yield exponential jumps in productivity and revenuas we've grown, I've needed to scale sales and hire new reps.. One of the most important lessons I've learned from growing a sales team is that spending time with newly hired sales reps early on can yield exponential jumps in productivity and revenue.

Paper distributor Domtar reported sales of $ 5.1 billion for 2016, as the net average selling price for pulp and paper fell from a year earlier.

Other reasons the company could be faltering in China include the government's «official bias toward bolstering homegrown competition,» according to the Times, as well as scalpers, who tend to buy new cars early on and resell them, thus deflating actual sales figures.

The findings are in line with a report released by The NPD Group reported earlier this year, which said sales of licensed toys outperformed the industry as a whole by rising 3 percent in 2013.

As the room fills up, there's a scramble for seats: Managers and sales reps plop down beside first - shift machine operators coming off nine hours of work and second - shift people who've come in early, still yawning.

Aside from technology, the company is also expected to benefit from a contract it landed with the Ontario government, which said earlier this week that it would use Shopify's e-commerce platform for cannabis sales online and in stores as part of its plan to be the province's sole distributor of legal recreational marijuana.

As of now, Canada accounts for pretty much all of Kraft's international sales, generating $ 1.9 billion in 2014, down 5 % from a year earlier.

Knowing as much as possible about your leads in the earliest stages will help you nurture them effectively, and research indicates that nurtured leads generally produce a 20 percent increase in sales opportunities compared with non-nurtured leads.

Many early entrants fizzled in recent years, as big retailers such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks fought back with their own flash sales.

At the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting earlier this month, Buffett commented on the fault he saw at Wells Fargo (wfc), where a high - pressure sales culture has been blamed for creating an atmosphere that led employees to create as many as 2 million fake accounts for customers.

Chief Executive Rajeev Suri said the company plans to pick up investment in 5G technology in 2016 and that sales of 5G - ready equipment capable of future upgrades could begin as early as 2017.

Dunaway thinks that once the company hits $ 5 million in sales, which could happen as early as this year, it'll have more credibility with potential financing partners.

Apple (aapl) failed to ship its $ 349 HomePod speaker in 2017, as it initially planned, and said the device would go on sale in early 2018.

Cisco (CSCO) pledged $ 10 billion in capital spending over several years earlier this year in what some watchers described as a desperate play for relevancy in China after Cisco's sales have plummeted following Edward Snowden's disclosures two years ago that Cisco's customers» products were used by the NSA.

McDonald's first - quarter same - store sales rose 5.4 %, propelled by interest in all - day breakfast, the company's new» McPick 2» value menu that launched earlier this year and new products such as kale bowls and yogurt smoothies being tested in various parts of the country.

I don't doubt the momentum that EVs are building, but do you really think it will be enough to convince consumers to the point of having an effect on ICE sales as early as 2018?

Mr. Blair's comments come as Canada's nascent marijuana industry balloons, with investor optimism being fueled by analyst estimates that recreational sales could start as early as 2018.

Investors in the first phase of Telegram's ICO were invited to take part in a «subsequent round» of token sales in an email sent Jan. 15 by John Hyman, who is listed as Telegram's chief investment adviser on earlier offering documents.

Marriott expects to decide whether to adopt the technology for one or more of its chains as early as mid-year, potentially boosting sales for the device of choice.

As the Baltimore Colts were leaving the city in early 1984, the team's director of sales recalled sitting at the Rusty Scupper bar at the Inner Harbor, wondering what he should do next.

Smartphone sales fell 3 percent in the March quarter compared with a year earlier, as consumers in developed countries such as the U.S. and China balk at upgrading to more expense phones.

Earlier this month, Sharon McCollam, chief financial officer of U.S. parent Best Buy, told analysts that fourth - quarter sales in its international division dropped 12.4 per cent because of currency changes as well as a 4 per cent drop in same - store sales in Canada.

An early illustrative example for this was when one supermarket chain discovered in its analysis that customers that bought diapers often bought beer as well, have put the diapers close to beer coolers, and their sales increased dramatically.

B2B marketers in this vertical are beginning to understand that the investment in early - stage engagement initiatives is just as critical, if not more so, than late - stage, more traditional marketing collateral such as technical spec sheets and sales presentations.

Tesla has shared that it expects solar roof tile production to grow slowly with California as the target for early sales, before expanding to new markets.