Maytag's profits should be up 53% in 1998, and the company is quickly closing the sales gap with Whirlpool and General Electric.
For years, inside sales has been relegated to generating leads for the more senior outside sales reps or merely closing the smaller accounts.
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Relying on paired sales and closing data, what the index offers in thoroughness it sacrifices in timeliness.
Those challenges were evident in 2007, when a gunman at Virginia Tech shot and killed 32, and Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine called for closing a loophole in the law allowing for private sales at gun shows without the same background check that licensed dealers are required to obtain.
Connecticut would require universal criminal background checks for the sale of all guns as soon as the bill passes, closing a loophole in private sales of rifles and shotguns.
The economy is improving make sales success achievable and closing a deal is always a positive motivator for extroverts who choose sales careers.
The number of buildings for sale is likely to increase, while closing those sales will become more difficult, industry experts say.
First, traditional retailers may need to think about closing more stores in 2012 as the least-trafficked outlets fail to generate enough sales to cover fixed overhead costs.
Vij blamed the drop on softening demand for its customers consumer electronics and challenges closing deals in its sales pipeline.
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That was significant since existing home sales are not counted when a contract is signed, but when the closing on the property takes place, which is typically 30 to 60 days after the signing of a contract.
According to monthly sales figures compiled by Autodata, Audi is closing in on BMW and Mercedes in the race to sell the most luxury cars on the market this year.
One-third of all sales contracts in October did not make it to closing, causing those homes to re-enter the market and increase the unsold inventory.
Asda has been gradually closing the gap on Sainsbury's - five years ago it was 6.1% behind by volume of sales, but last year it was just 1.4% behind.
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