Sentences with phrase «established as a benchmark»

The reality is we use other services in the marketplace that are more established as a benchmark, and rightfully so.

Kendal Manilla has become established as a benchmark in quality in the art, craft and stationery markets and has proved perfect for the intricate construction of this fun, visually stunning project.»

Long established as the benchmark by which others are judged, it stands the test of time by being unique in that it's occasionally the best at one criteria, yet as often very good at almost all of them.

Firmly established as a benchmark in the video game role - playing genre, The Elder Scrolls and the fifth iteration in the series Skyrim has cemented itself as one the most successful and enduring role - playing game titles of all time.

The ICROA Code of Best Practice is established as the benchmark of quality for carbon management and offset service providers.

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As part of the performance management process, using feedback that draws from multiple sources (i.e., 360 ° feedback) can yield useful information to establish a benchmark in terms of behaviours and skills.

Whether it's to measure a campaign's results month over month, or to serve as guidance for the same or future clients, you need to establish benchmarks.

While the official goal of the new futures contract is to establish a regional benchmark for more useful pricing of the crude grades prevalent on the Chinese market, analysts see the yuan oil futures as a step toward China seeking wider acceptance of its currency in global trade, including the oil trade, and establishing a petro - yuan that could challenge, in the future, the dominance of the petrodollar.

OPEC, especially its Middle Eastern producers, will be closely watching the futures contract because once established, the Chinese reference crude price could act as a regional benchmark for negotiations of spot or term crude oil prices.

The Affordable Care Act established benchmark coverage standards for Medicaid's newly eligible adult population, as well as for qualified health plans sold in the health insurance marketplaces.

The disposal of unsound religious beliefs and practices through the resolute application of knowledge leading to common acceptance of their fatal flaws is a well - established and time - honored tradition whose constructive value is populated with hundreds of noteworthy precedents that serve as benchmarks in the continuing enlightenment of the human race.

Added Sid Patel of Beverage Trade Network, «there simply isn't a lot of publicly available information on the wine import industry as a whole, and we're pleased to be part of this first step in establishing some benchmark metrics.»

«Our goal was to establish benchmark medians and ranges of sales force salaries as a service to U.S. wine and spirit import companies,» said Steve Raye, Managing Partner at industry consulting company Brand Action Team which conducted the study.

When he established himself as the new benchmark is irrelevant, it's what he embodies as a DM that is in question.

As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the first - ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to develop and implement an inter-agency plan that details a coordinated strategy, identifies key benchmarks, and outlines an action plan to end the problem of childhood obesity within a generation.

They used the location of peak intensity of cyclones as a benchmark because it is a more consistent metric than statistics such as storm duration: The duration can be harder to estimate because of difficulties in establishing precisely when a storm should first be considered a tropical cyclone.

«As we approach the twenty - fifth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July, it is important to establish a credible benchmark of the employment environment for people with disabilities,» said Elaine Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications.

If ever there was a watershed movie George Lucas's would top the list: American Graffiti went from un-releasable to becoming one of the benchmark movies of the decade, establishing George Lucas as a visionary to be reckoned with, and becaming a launching pad for more future movie stars than any film in history: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, MacKenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, Harrison Ford, Kathleen Quinlan, Kay Lenz, Suzanne Sommers, all of whom went on to notable careers.

It follows the benchmark set by its predecessor and establishes itself as another simply outstanding package.

Internationally - acclaimed Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has famously challenged the established benchmarks of cinema, in Caché he showed the camera as the objective observer, in a medium that is notorious for its subjectivity, but Funny Games does something a little different.

Even in professions with clear knowledge - or performance - based benchmarks for certification, as in law or medicine, licensure is useful primarily as a way of establishing minimal competence.

This measurement system is meant to establish a student's progress in each of several key learning - skills areas, demonstrating how and when students meet benchmarks in workplace - skills development as defined by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Working for the past 20 years to define the characteristics and fundamental elements of an evidence - based high - quality induction program that accelerates the development of both teachers and their students, New Teacher Center (NTC) established the Teacher Induction Program Standards (TIPS) in an effort to create an industry standard that can be adopted by school districts, educational institutions, state agencies, and policymakers as the benchmark for success.

1990 ushered in the first - ever state - by - state results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress as well as the first - ever reporting of NAEP results according to newly established performance benchmarks.

Frequently, arguments in favor of maintaining this particular benchmark as the desired goal for American students and education institutions are couched in terms of establishing demanding standards so the United States becomes more competitive internationally.

Identify ways to establish a rigorous literacy program to benchmark and increase student performance in K - 8 literacy, as well as in the content disciplines

«The Consortium also will establish performance benchmarks that define the level of content and skill mastery that marks students as college - and career - ready.

They also begin to work with structured manipulatives, such as 5 and 10 frames to establish early understanding of these important benchmark values.

Benchmarked against some of the best performance SUVs in the world and tuned on the Nurburgring racetrack in Germany, the new MDX clearly establishes itself as a driver's SUV.

The negotiations were widely viewed by traditional publishers as an attempt to establish a new benchmark that would increasingly diminish their roles.

The established University gives the primary and benchmark expectation which will provide with enough time to get the whole work revised and make necessary changes as per the requirement.

Second, while I established 90 % as the No Kill «rule» back in 2007, we are now in 2017 and it is no longer an accurate benchmark for success.

In addition, herd performance will be compared to reproductive benchmarks and past herd performance and specific indices will be established to monitor herd performance going forward Our mission is to help you realize your goals as a producer.

I'm confident enough to say that it will set a new benchmark for licensed games and it's going to establish itself as one of our best games ever.»

Internationally recognized, Pipilotti Rist (b. 1962) is often linked to the first generation of visual artists who established the critical benchmarks for the inclusion of time - based media as a collection category within museums and galleries in the United States and Europe.

These new constraints on Phanerozoic ca will greatly assist in establishing benchmarks for Earth system sensitivity to CO2 (also known as «slow - feedback» or «long - term» climate sensitivity).

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First, we benchmarked its economic performance against comparable firms and established across - the - board rate increases, some as high as 50 %.

After establishing their smartphones as benchmark devices around the world, Samsung recently introduced two of their bestselling models to the Indian market: Galaxy S Advance and Galaxy Pocket — two different phones for two different lifestyles.

Both smartphones have played an integral role in establishing Honor as the go - to smartphone brand in the Indian market and have set benchmarks for the competition,» said P Sanjeev, Vice President, Sales, Huawei Consumer Business Group.

Let's look at where Microsoft Edge stands at the moment, as compared to other major browsers on two established JavaScript benchmarks maintained by Google and Apple respectively.

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Business Development and Sales Management — Duties & Responsibilities Lead through example with consistent work ethic and professionalism, while performing sales and marketing presentations, overseeing business development functions, and managing / leveraging key business relationships Perform needs - based analyses and situational assessments for clients to position most appropriate product / service, generating increased revenue through improved close ratios as well as referral / repeat customer business Collaborate in all phases of strategic planning with senior - level management and customers, including cost budgeting, pricing strategies, vendor negotiations, revenue projections, and industry competition Provide continuous assessment of key markets and potential clients, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective business acquisition strategies, prospecting techniques, client service, pricing, and market trends Identify and utilize talent among team members with focused training, targeted professional recruitment, and the promotion of a performance - based entrepreneurial environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Install support staff to aid in effective sales, marketing, and client service operations, delegating important tasks and assignments while providing timely follow - up to ensure task completion Address key client queries and resolve them in an expedited manner, promoting sustained revenue growth through client retention, word - of - mouth marketing, and the leveraging of cross-sales opportunities Create and implement marketing and sales strategies and promotional programs, while tracking progress versus established internal and external industry benchmarks with a focus on revenue generation, cost control, networking, and staff success Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of respective products / services and related marketplaces, including pricing and regulatory trends, customer demands, competitor strategies, and industry developments Collaborate effectively with all relevant parties, conveying information in a clear and concise manner while listening effectively to critical input, critiques, suggestions, and guidance Utilize knowledge of various technology - based applications, including ACT, Genesis, Calyx Point, Encompass, DU / LP, and Assetwise Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, sales and support staff, and other members of the executive management team

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Web Marketing and Analytics Consulting — Selected Duties and Responsibilities Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, while developing marketing strategies through strategic target audience assessment and analysis Collaborate in all phases of strategic project planning and automation with senior - level management, including dashboard development, tracking code implementation, campaign execution, and report scheduling Provide guidance and leadership with respect to marketing campaign strategy development, benchmarking, implementation, post-execution analysis, and process optimization Measure the success of website and online marketing initiatives using data and related key metrics and evaluating the digital marketing maturity level, ensuring highest competitive abilities versus industry competitors Validate all data capturing processes and report populations with respective web analytics tools, ensuring the quality and integrity of all data within system as well as all generated reports Utilize experience in BFS, consumer goods, high - tech products / services, media, and digital marketing tools, along with related talent among team with focused collaboration and the promotion of a performance - based environment leveraging individual talents for group benefit Perform A / B and multivariate testing as well as behavior and outcome metrics analyses, reporting results in a clear, accurate, and meaningful manner to clients and management Address key client queries and resolve them in an expedited manner, promoting sustained revenue growth through client retention and relationship development Meet and exceed all marketing targets while tracking progress versus established internal and external industry benchmarks, focusing on both revenue generation as well as cost control Maintain a strong working knowledge of the product and respective marketplace, including pricing and regulatory trends, client requirements, competitor strategies, and product growth Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, sales and support staff, and executive management to facilitate information flow and drive operational efficiency

Executive Management Duties & Responsibilities Provide effective solutions to complex issues such as cost budgeting, pricing strategies, vendor negotiations, revenue projections, purchasing and sales negotiations, business development tactics and industry competition Identify and develop talent among team members with targeted recruitment, focused training efforts and the promotion of a performance - based work environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Utilize needs - and situation - based assessments to manage costs and capital outlays and determine potential ROI Participate heavily in all marketing, branding, public relations and communications activities Develop leadership team and support staff to aid in efficient business operations, sales and marketing functions, and client service execution, delegating important tasks and assignments while monitoring for effective resolution Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, while performing sales presentations, overseeing market operation and business development, creating new revenue channels and managing key vendor and client relationships Collaborate in all phases of strategic planning with senior - level management, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective acquisition strategies, pricing, market trends, and operational structures Assess and expand key markets and potential business ventures while ensuring operational efficiency and solid execution of corporate mission Create and implement marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established internal and external benchmarks, focusing on both revenue generation as well as cost control Maintain a strong working knowledge of the products, services and respective marketplace, including pricing and regulatory trends, competitor strategies, general economic conditions and other business metrics Act as a liaison between staff, clients, and other management members to resolve issues in a timely manner

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