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Selection of our iCEO Expert Papers

The selection of our iCEO expert papers gives you a first insight into the level of experience, competence and business knowledge of our vetted international executives. Subscribe to our blog and newsletter to receive the latest iCEO expert papers published on a regular basis.

CEO Papers

THE RETENTION OF THE CUSTOMER

Author: Colin Thompson, CEO, UK, iCEO #49200

Great business success is actually about one fundamental skill. It doesn't sound a very exciting skill so the business motivators do not talk about it much. But when you master it, you will become wealthy. Simple as that. The skill is getting and keeping customers. If you want to be five times more successful than you are now - you need five times more of the right customers. How do you make this happen?https://www.ceo-worldwide.com/blog/how-important-is-the-retention-of-the-customer/ Read more...

HR Papers

Hiring the “A” Team: The Right Ingredients for Recruiting Success

Author: Chris Chambers, VPHR, Canada, iCEO #35976

There’s no doubt that the well-established race for talent will continue to intensify. Shifting demographics are significantly impacting the composition of the talent pool, to the harsh extent that some companies are even leaving positions unfilled because they cannot locate the “perfect fit” candidates. Yet, in this global economy where the most critical competitive differentiators are derived from a higher performing workforce, this approach simply isn’t viable. Plus, when the mandate Read more...

Sales & Marketing Papers

Have a strong emerging markets offense - Prevent failure at home©

Author: Stephan Bassett, VPSM, USA, iCEO #18178

Emerging markets like China or India offer new market development opportunities which cannot be ignored when setting business strategies, or you will soon see emerging market brands squeeze your home market. Traditional marketing business models must be restructured to be strongly effective and help you open new markets by beating them on their own ground. Read more...

White Papers

The Fog of Forecasting for Top Executive Recruiters

Author: Bob Apollo, CEO, UK, iCEO #13965

According to CSO Insights recent survey of more than 1500 sales leaders from around the world, less than half of all forecasted deals result in a sale. It’s no wonder that over 70% of the organisations surveyed admitted that their ability to close deals in the timeframe originally forecasted “needed improvement”. The challenge in recently funded start-ups is even worse - in fact one frustrated VC was recently heard to observe that a monkey throwing darts could probably forecast more accurately than many of their portfolio companies’ sales teams! Read more...

Case Studies

Implementation of an Client Information System

Author: Turgut Haspolat, General Counsel, Turkey, iCEO #43917

Turgut shows how he developped and implemented an Client Information System for a large EU funded project to support the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Bursa as Major In-Migrant Destinations. He shows how the use of CIS enables the stakeholders of major projects to keep well informed and Read more...

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