Picture a new boss who comes in to head the sales department of a high-tech company.
Since then, CRM has redefined the sales department, raised productivity and made the process of managing customers easier.
What if the haystack was already pre-sorted for influence, sentimen, and intent, and handed over to the sales department?
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After a job in the sales department of Dell Publishing, he founded Workman in 1967 as a book packager.
In this scenario, the sales department just became the fulfillment department.
He worked as a newspaper copyboy and a "slush pile reader" for a women's magazine and had a stint in the sales department at Dell Publishing.
Nobody questions the viability anymore of the sales department that uses web conferencing tools like GoToMeeting or the cool new multi video and web conference tool iMeet.
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The PSP has been no slouch in the sales department: Since launching the device in 2005, Sony says it has sold more than 23 million units in North America and 67.8 million worldwide.
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What we were most interested in was all the prototype technologies on show, but all the Haier reps were from the US sales department, so not a soul could talk about the demonstrations.
The figure for April to June - the first period under the new scheme - saw 443 sales, the Department for Communities and Local Government said.
Meanwhile, September retail sales released by the Commerce Department show that total retail sales (which include non-general merchandise categories such as autos, gasoline stations and restaurants) increased 1.1 percent month-to-month and 8.6 percent over last year, partially due to strong auto sales.
Claiborne was the first designer to insist that her collection be placed together on the department store sales floor.
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The analysis is based on closed sales filed with the Department of Finance six days before the end of each quarter.
But sales edged down a bit in December, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, and in the end sales excluding autos rose 6% in December compared with 2010.
The latest results from the Commerce Department show that sales rose 6.6% for all retailers in 2010, the best year-over-year result since 1999.
The public is entitled to know what licenses have been granted to U.S. companies by the Commerce Department for sales of dual-use equipment to Baghdad.
RackedNY.com gave a full rundown of some of the department store sales and many New Yorkers took note of the surprising ads for high-end retailer Saks (SKS) touting deals up to 70% off.
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The sales numbers come on the heels of a Labor Department report that showed jobless claims dropped more than expected last week by 42, 000 to 415, 000.
Sales rose 1.1% to a five-month high in February, according to the Commerce Department, while January sales were revised higher to a gain of 0.6%.
At the nearby Landao Department Store, sales topped 6.13 million RMB, nearly 1.5 million RMB above the record set at the height of this year's Spring Festival shopping season.
Leading the charge were online sales for department stores, which according to IBM were up 43% compared to year ago levels.
As the home department drags on sales, one wonders about certain classifications in home that were completely ignored and have to be revived.
In economic news, the Commerce Department reported retail sales rose just 0.2 percent in November, following an upwardly revised 0.6 percent in October.
The Commerce Department says retail sales crept up 0.1% during the month, after a 0.5% fall in March, which had been the largest in nine months.
On Friday, the Commerce Department said retail sales fell 0.4 percent in March from the previous month, reinforcing views that the U.S. recovery is losing some steam.
Sales at the famous Scitech Department Store soared to over 5 million RMB on May 1 (twice the normal daily take) with cars lined up a kilometer long during the wee hours of the morning because public transit had already shut down.
"We understand the importance of keeping drivers informed and entertained and we continue to work with the leaders in the Internet, smartphone, app and mobile realms to safely bring consumers the best in-vehicle experience, " said Ted Cardenas, director of marketing for the car electronics department, sales and marketing division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
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Meanwhile, January retail sales data, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce, showed total retail sales (which include non-general merchandise categories such as autos, gasoline stations and restaurants) increased 5.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year and 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month.
Yet the Commerce Department also said that sales of new US homes fell in February.
Both apply to applicable Internet sales, according to the state Department of Taxation and Finance.
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