Still,
sales trends agree that size is a virtue for most smartphone buyers today, especially as convergence keeps more tablets permanently in the kitchen or living room.
Not exact matches
While the company has reportedly put itself up for
sale, so far no suitor has
agreed to a deal, though a fake takeover bid in May 2015 briefly sent Avon's (AVP) shares surging 20 % before the offer was revealed as a hoax (and the shares promptly resumed their downward
trend).
And despite HP's
sales of PCs remaining flat its third quarter, Weisler was hesitant to say that the same
trend would continue while cautioning that he
agrees with major analyst firms that predict PC
sales will be weaker in the second half of 2016 compared to the first half.
Industry Specialists
agree that e-reader
sales are on the downward
trend, as the public is gravitating towards tablets.
In this economy, the
trend is towards durability,
agrees Jeff Bankert, eastern regional
sales manager for KollerCraft.
Insurers
agreed that the
trend of increasing
sales, both overall and in the agency channel, would likely continue in the next 12 months.
Work with the finance and accounting department to know
trends and be able to
agree on or even set a target
sales quota for a time duration