Evaluating performance of teams against the set targets and doing
need based product promotion.
Insurance is
a need based product and should not be brought because a friend or relative is an insurance agent.
Summary Extensive experience educating clients, members and plan participants on
need based products and services provided in the PBM environment.
Not exact matches
Strengthen Your Strongest Suit Customers decide where to go for services,
products, meals, or whatever else they're ready to buy
based on how well they believe businesses will address their wants and
needs.
«Given our very loyal customer
base, we see an opportunity to expand
product assortment... to provide them with other garments to meet their fashion
needs,» he says.
Todd Leebow, president of Majestic Steel USA, a Cleveland -
based distributor of domestic steel
products, said American steelmakers
needed certainty that import protections won't be eroded.
Telcos do not provide compliance consulting, «but if requirement number one for PCI [compliance] is that you
need a firewall, you can get one through a telco,» notes Doug Barbin, director of
product management with Mountain View, Calif. -
based VeriSign.
It's no longer about pushing out a
product or a service
based on operational
needs, but rather engaging with the customer on every channel at as many points along the path as possible.»
But
based on that brief 20 - minute focus group, it became clear to all that this company would not be able to prompt customers to buy its
product and
needed to go back to the drawing board.
Courage: Yes, it takes courage to leave what you know as Ryan has done and start a
product -
based business, but Sock Problems goes beyond Ryan's
need for courage.
We really
need this
product,» says SoapWorks broker Tom Oneto, president of Adobe Sales,
based in Pleasanton, Calif..
The MBA team ultimately recommended that Howard get a Square Register, an iPad -
based point - of - sale system that will allow his customers to enter their
products, calculate the cost and pay by credit or debit card — still checking out without the
need for a human cashier.
It isn't enough to tell investors there's a
need for your
product; you
need hard facts and real - world examples to prove it, says Danny Warshay, founder of DEW Ventures, a Providence, R.I. -
based firm that provides startup coaching.
If your company provides a
product or service that is specialized and not
needed on a regular
basis, the opportunity cost of having that resource available should be factored into your pricing.
Finally, and this is perhaps the most noteworthy point, I'm certain they would all agree that business and entrepreneurial success is
based primarily on developing
products and services that are far better at meeting critical customer
needs than the competition.
In the world of Seth, it is far more important to firstly build a strong tribe
based on trust - one that is formed through meaningful connections - then develop the
products or services that they
need (as opposed to making stuff and trying to flog it to anyone who will buy it).
For most
product -
based companies, there's a formula used by professional investors that approximates how much capital they'll
need to invest before the company will be ready for a liquidity event, whether that's an IPO or a merger or acquisition.
«
Based on the current challenges in the power industry and a significant decline in orders, GE Power continues to transform our new, combined business to better meet the
needs of our customers,» GE's statement said in flawless corporate speak: «As we have said, we are working to reduce costs and simplify our structure to better align our
product solutions, and these steps will include layoffs.»
-- Jay Jamison, SVP of strategy and
product management at Quick
Base, maker of a no - code tool that enables workers to build apps without
needing to know how to write a single line of code and that is used by more than half of Fortune 100 companies including Google, Kayak, and Southwest Airlines
It may seem obvious to build
products well - tailored to customers» wants and
needs but too many SaaS
product development teams fall into the trap of iterating
based on their own visions for the
product rather that keeping to the goal of solving very specific customer problems, and solving them well.
Keeping a keen eye on the customer has meant each of our
products and each of our acquisitions has been
based on fulfilling a
need.
«They should shop around for the program that best suits their
needs,» advises Craig Card, vice president of small - business
products and services for Foster City, California -
based Visa USA.
«If it works,» says Christina Keller, «the
product line would expand to include things like solar lanterns and cook stoves, and other essential -
needs products to people at the
base of the pyramid.
At its core of this first hackable
product will be a durable aluminum profile, made of 40 percent recycled material, which creates a flexible
base to build seating or bedding «where comfort and functions can be altered to meet the changing
needs in a home,» IKEA said last year.
One is the Three - Minute Rule,
based on the premise that what your customers do in the three minutes just before and just after they use your
product or service tells you a lot about their
needs and how they actually use what you sell.
«To continue to offer a great
product that addresses your unique
needs, we're going to focus our development efforts on our modern, Web -
based versions of TweetDeck,» the company said on its blog.
Essentially, I mean adjusting your sales strategy to focus on delivering suggestions
based on what a customer
needs, rather than presenting a list of
products that your customer may or may not care about.
Todd Lebow, president of Majestic Steel USA, a Cleveland -
based distributor of domestic steel
products, said American steelmakers
needed certainty that import protections won't be eroded.
The idea is to set expectations right about what the customer can expect in the email body and also position your
product based on the
needs of your prospect.
The truth is that many companies
need to develop a working prototype or minimum viable
product and build a small customer
base to provide proof of concept before considering the sophisticated and potentially equity - diluting prospect of a VC partner.
Expose your existing client
base to
products or services they might
need now.
Imperial Oil Ltd. spokesman Jon Harding said Tuesday the Calgary -
based company, which ships refined
products on Trans Mountain, «understands the rationale» for Bill 12 and will comply if it's passed but hopes a solution can be found that negates the
need for its use.
For example, for a fee, Kiko will set up a child with a weekly virtual tutor or steer parents to E-commerce
products based on their child's specific learning
needs — say, supplemental books and materials on algebra.
Ideally retailers will be able to place orders
based on current trends, and we won't
need to keep huge warehouses of
products just in case.»
In today's digital economy, there's an increasing expectation from users to receive updates and improvements on a regular
basis; to give them a voice and shape the
product specifically to their
needs.
And like the rest of Dagne Dover's customer
base, I lead a fast - paced, on - the - go life and expect functional
products that can adapt to my
needs and perform beyond expectations.
If you launch a true business opportunity, this doesn't mean you won't
need to pivot a bit before you establish your
base product in your
base market.
Once you're successfully generating revenue, you
need to do everything possible to sell your
base product to your
base market.
Gramophone will use the money to expand its customer
base to one million farmers over the next six to 12 months, and build customised tech
products to solve their individual
needs, the person added.
After realizing that image -
based content was what fashion
products needed, I tried a few discount code opt - ins but that didn't seem to work either.
You
need to engage with the people who matter to your brand — your customers and partners — on an ongoing
basis to get deep, meaningful insight into your
products and sales cycle.
Some say a technological shift at companies like HP and IBM away from traditional manufacturing, which requires large investments in buildings and equipment, and toward data -
based products is also changing the calculation of how much investment is
needed in innovation.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor
base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending
products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent
needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
The Aiken, South Carolina -
based power company, which provides transmission, distribution, substation and telecommunication
products to several U.S. electric utility entities, also rushed sorely -
needed utility
products to affected areas of Texas and Florida following the destructive hurricanes that ripped through them.
San Francisco -
based Memphis Meats produces meat from self - reproducing cells, thereby producing meat that is an «animal -
based»
product but avoiding the
need to breed, raise, and slaughter huge numbers of animals.
Getting funding in this scenario will most likely be
based on a working
product and paying customers, otherwise the founder will
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But ExOne realizes that it
needs to build out a
base of production centers that can help get their
product in the right hands before printer sales will really take off.
Yet feel they can not do so because there are not enough fee -
based insurance and annuity
products to properly fit a
need, said David Lau, CEO of DPL Financial Partners.
The reason is because most entrepreneurs develop business ideas or
products based on what they think the market
need; instead of what the market actually
needs.
Based on conversations with and reports by legal and fiduciary experts, the
product solution does not
need to be the BEST
product in the universe, but
needs to serve the client's interest without regard to your interest.