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Lucky Sox Fans To Get Mini-Bats, Split $800 Billion Friday, June 26th, 2009
Record crowd expected at US Cellular for bats, beer, free cash CHICAGO – Chicago White Sox front office spokesman Scott Reifert announced today that fans attending a July 11 twin bill versus the Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field will receive a free commemorative mini-bat, unlimited ten cent Budweiser, and up to $800 Billion in federal bailout money. Billed as “Recession Demolition Night,” Reifert said the giveaway promises to be the “biggest fan attraction since 1979 .” The unique cross-promotion was the brainchild of White Sox GM Ken Williams and the Obama Administration, and Reifert said it took nearly 45 minutes of careful planning to work out the details
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Lucky Sox Fans To Get Mini-Bats, Split $800 Billion
I spent last Thursday in sunny California (it probably ended up being a bit colder there than in Ottawa), to attend the Callidus Survive and Thrive: Secrets to Selling More Executive Briefing Series . I had the chance to finally meet Jason Angelos from Accenture and Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research in person, as well as Steve Apfelberg, Jock Breitwieser and several other people from Callidus Software I only knew virtually.
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The Haunted Winchester Mystery House
I was reading a novel on the plane today and came across this quote from Napoleon: “ Give me enough medals, and I’ll win any war .” Most of us don’t work on the battle field (even if it can sometimes feel like it), but at one point or another, I’m sure we have felt like we could accomplish anything, if our efforts are recognized and valued. Medals are cheap. Congratulating someone for a job well done is cheap. A ‘thank you’ note goes a long way. Recognize people for their efforts, and they will want to win wars for you.
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Napoleon Bonaparte on Motivation and Recognition
Through this week I posted a long article “Quality versus Quantity: Aligning Sales Incentives with Profitability” broken down in 5 parts. Part 1 : The first part of the series introduced the concept of aligning incentives and profitability and talked about the difference between incentive, bonus and recognition Part 2 : This post discussed four category of profitability drivers: Revenue through product preference or price protection, cost containment, risk mitigation and strategic influences. Part 3 : This third post discussed the importance and benefits of accurate reporting.
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Sales Incentives and Profitability Key Points
Despite it being one of the most challenging hiring environments in the nation's history, there are still opportunities for job seekers. In fact, recent CareerBuilder research found that half of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last 12 months reported they found a new full-time, permanent position while another 8 percent found part-time work. While it may take longer to find a new opportunity in today's market, there are jobs out there not only in technology, but also in health care, government, education, and sales.
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Finding Work After A Layoff