Cisco has also improved its sales execution and refocused its engineering talent.

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Our marketing and sales execution will continue to get more focused and efficient as we make better use of our budgets and human resources.

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Only with real time measurement, and a centralized prospect and customer master, can a self-correcting, balanced sales execution system be created in an organization.

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Yet, while there are now many books and ideas about strategy formulation, there is very little research about how to link strategy with the nitty-gritty of sales execution.

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We believe that Motricity continues to be well positioned to capture opportunities in the rapidly growing mobile technology sector based on our strong carrier relationships and an increasing presence in mobile marketing and advertising, and we are focusing on improving our sales execution to match that of our operations.

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The analyst focused on how Hurd has already made a decisive impact at Oracle by focusing on sales force productivity and execution.

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Yahoo's site lists hundreds of jobs available around the globe, and Killen brings in her regional managers for joint talks on closer marketing execution, like media sales campaigns in several countries at once.

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The company is a "global consulting and training leader in the areas of strategy execution, leadership, customer loyalty, sales performance, school transformation and individual effectiveness, " with 44 offices in 147 countries, according to the website.

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