Sentences with phrase «sold to customers on»

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General Mills (gis) said on Thursday it is bringing back the original version of its popular Trix cereal after customers took to social media to criticize its previous decision to start selling all - natural Trix last year with ingredients like radishes and purple carrots.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

She sold advertising space on the site, then peddled reprints and original content to customers that included the New York Times's DealBook.

In that case, Coinbase eventually let customers withdraw their share of the new currency, known as «Ethereum Classic,» even though it still does not allow it to be bought and sold on the Coinbase site.

Not only should you charge based on the product sold, but also on what your brand represents to customers.

He points out that many eyeglass stores keep the actual frames they sell up front, but under lock and key, meaning a staff member needs to assist a customer who wants to try a pair on.

In the last few years, ironically, credit bureaus that handle reports on people refinancing mortgages have become big customers of factors because the banks to which they sell the reports are experts at cash management.

Snap - on franchisees are in the enviable position of selling exclusive, premium products to their customers.

Companies that refine and sell petroleum products pay market price for oil, so their costs are rising, but a shaky economy makes it harder for them to pass costs on to customers.

The idea is for IBM to sell corporate apps co-created with Apple's design team for business customers to use on mobile devices, and for Apple to then sell those iPhones and iPads to businesses.

Prior to me joining the company, the sales model was very technical - focused, meaning the team would sell based on the technical components of the product to customers (i.e. speeds of the product) and this just wasn't that interesting.

Based on Alibaba's 30 - million - customer count and his analysis of Tmall spending patterns, Peck estimates that international brands sold $ 2 billion worth of goods on Singles Day, with about half of that going to American brands.

Amazon prides itself on selling «Earth's biggest selection» of products, but a large group of Amazon customers doesn't have a laissez - faire attitude when it comes to one brand: The Donald J. Trump menswear collection.

Panelists Allison Grafton, Sonya Meloff and Aneela Zaibwill share their advice on how to develop better negotiating skills, pitch clients with confidence, secure credible customer testimonials, train non-sales staff how to sell and more.

Last spring, Salesforce (crm), which sells customer management and sales software to big companies, committed to spending $ 400 million over four years to host new software on AWS rather than in its own data centers.

Instead, they figure out how to reach customers who «sell» other customers on using the product.

«The overbooking process makes it possible to use seats on airplanes much more effectively,» he said, arguing it helps the customer by allowing them to book on a sold - out flight that's unlikely to remain that way and the airline by helping ensure that all flights are at capacity.

This feedback can help business owners find out if their products, stock, pricing, and placement are appealing to customers; measure the training and performance of frontline employees; learn if competitors do a better job at sales, service, marketing, and operations; identify if employees are following company procedures or compliance practices; and, increase focus on service and selling to help convert browsers to buyers, Warzynski explains.

For a long time, the company struggled to sell customers on why they needed help building software.

Larger automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. have also said they will cut back on the coquetry in Geneva, marking a potential sea change for an industry that has long pandered to male customers by using attractive women to sell cars.

Defining «long term» within any customer life cycle is tricky and depends on the company and the product or service you're trying to sell, but with any integrated marketing strategy is needs to start with the brand.

If you can sell your customers on the value you provide, you can keep prices reasonable without having to stress about eventual competition.

Either you're selling directly to a customer, or you're selling people on coming to work for you, or you're convincing a supplier to carry your product.

Salespeople are using social selling to focus on the right people, stay informed on key updates and build trust with prospects and customers.

The German company is midway through a strategic transition, aiming to force the pace on developing its S / 4 HANA cloud platform, which now counts 7,900 customers, and wean customers off software sold under license and installed at offices and factories.

It sells targeted ads for other businesses and uses the data it has on its customers to better reach those ads» potential audience.

Fostering continuous selling means incentivizing your sales team to stay involved by basing part of their compensation on the amount of advocacy customers provide, as measured by references, referrals, case studies, testimonials, etc..

If resorts no longer have the money to upgrade their lift capacity every year the way some people buy cars, they may have to improve the customer experience in other ways — for example, by limiting the number of tickets sold on any one day and steering more skiers to make mid-week reservations when the slopes are wide open.

You need all of your employees on site, speaking and selling to customers.

When it comes to selling on LinkedIn, getting your professional headline right is key to not only getting «found» on the platform, but also to enticing potential clients and customers to want to learn more about you.

That said, if businesses have the intention of selling customer data, they need to do thorough research on the buyers and brokers they choose to work with.

But extensive training for new employees on every aspect of the products you sell allows them to truly serve as the experts and provide a valuable service to your customers.

The Massachusetts - based Formlabs doesn't release information on the number of printers it has sold, the number of customers it has sold printers to, or company revenue figures, but Lobovsky did say the company employs 120 people full - time now and that its customers have printed more than one million parts total.

While on the surface it may appear alarming that customers» genetic data is being sold for a profit, it's a development that appears to always have been part of cofounder Anne Wojcicki's vision.

«Apple Inc. has suspended plans to offer a live Internet - based television service and is instead focusing on being a platform for media companies to sell directly to customers through its App Store, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.»

The key is to sell the customer on the company.

These companies typically sell computing resources from their data centers on - demand to customers so companies don't have to buy their own data center hardware.

Thankfully there are lots of great online mattress startups you can pick and choose from, but if you want a mid-range option that will provide lots of comfort, a great warranty, and plenty of customer feedback to parse through in order to make an online purchase more reliable, you've got some great options on Amazon — with most best - selling mattresses not exceeding $ 200.

That means solar installers had to sell customers on the fact that solar is a good investment, even though current technology only reliably supplies power while the sun is shining.

Regarding his former company Microsoft, Ballmer praised current CEO Satya Nadella, who is attempting to shift the organization from a being personal computing giant that sells the popular Windows operating system into an outfit focused on cloud computing, where it sells computing capacity on - demand to customers.

Larry Ellison, Oracle's executive chairman, said Sunday during the company's annual customer conference in San Francisco that he considers Amazon to be Oracle's number one competitor when it comes to the business of selling computing capacity on demand, also known as cloud computing.

The four critical factors are: (a) businesses with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to lose in a world of almost infinite choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade» model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably high rate of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.

The startup's billing software lets companies that sell cloud services create recurring billing cycles for their customers based on the number of hours, days, months, or the amount of computing resources they consume, according to Orbitera's website.

In cloud computing, companies sell computing, networking, and storage capacity on - demand to their customers, which negates the need for these customers to buy as much data center hardware as they once did.

One grand - prize winner will be selected based on the number of pre-orders from customers and may get the opportunity to sell their products in some physical Wal - Mart stores.

Trigger emails, although personal, are easily automated and can be sent to customers for multiple actions: up - selling and cross-selling, welcome, re-engagement, and the list goes on.

RadioShack started looking for other opportunities to throw itself into, but rather than focus on improving itself with the offerings it already had, the company tried out new concepts with new stores to address customers» needs: Computer City to sell computers, Famous Brand Electronics for refurbished electronics, McDuff and Video Concepts for audio and video, Energy Express to sell batteries, and Incredible Universe, which showed a strong resemblance to Best Buy.

U.S. crude futures dipped below $ 28.50, while the international benchmark Brent fell as far as $ 27.79 a barrel after reports that Iran had offered sharp discounts to customers in Europe and Asia to find buyers for millions of barrels of oil in storage that it is now free to sell, after the lifting of most international sanctions on it at the weekend.

Among the lowlights of the retailer's continuing, soap - operatic slide in 2013: CEO Ron Johnson resigned in April after all of 16 months on the job; the company had to apologize to customers for alienating them with new store concepts; and activist investor Bill Ackman, who stepped down from the board in August, swallowed a $ 470 million loss upon selling his Penney's stake.

As for the perceived barrier to selling clothes online because customers aren't able to try on the garments, the buying public appears to see none.