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Now is the time to Recruit-not necessarily to hire. Hire the Best, Not the Best Available… After 8 days and 6 different cities I hope to make sure this message is clear-it’s been a busy week! I missed last week’s blog because of some of that travel…
February 17
Working on "Hiring the Right Salesperson" program for Entrep. of Knoxville, for Feb 24th, 8AM It will be terrific! Register NOW
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YourSalesManagementGuru View all blogs New Year, New Goals Every holiday for the past 20-plus years, I have sat down with my wife to discuss the previous year and think about the upcoming year. We consider what we've accomplished and what we want…
January 6
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2010 New Year, New Goals? What are Yours? For the past 20 + years each holiday weekend I sit down along with my wife to discuss the previous year and think about the upcoming year. We consider what have we accomplished and what we want to accomplis…
December 29, 2009
Acumen Management Group added a blog post
Ready to Bounce Out of Tough Times? It takes leadership and vision. Building your business requires both leadership and management and the first step in that journey is understanding the difference between the two. Leadership is the ability to ma…
December 28, 2009
A blog post by Acumen Management Group was featured
10 Strategies to Boost Sales in 90 Days! At the recent Atlanta Sales Leadership Summit we held break-out sessions titled: “What can we do now to boost sales in the next 90 days”. I have compiled following list from the various teams. If you have qu…
November 24, 2009
Acumen Management Group added a blog post
10 Strategies to Boost Sales in 90 Days! At the recent Atlanta Sales Leadership Summit we held break-out sessions titled: “What can we do now to boost sales in the next 90 days”. I have compiled following list from the various teams. If you have qu…
November 24, 2009
A blog post by Acumen Management Group was featured
Know Your Competition-2010 Prep Strategic sales managers know they must continually be creative when it comes to developing sales strategy. With fewer opportunities in most pipelines these days, sales force management is increasingly focused on exe…
October 15, 2009
Acumen Management Group added a blog post
Know Your Competition-2010 Prep Strategic sales managers know they must continually be creative when it comes to developing sales strategy. With fewer opportunities in most pipelines these days, sales force management is increasingly focused on exe…
October 15, 2009
Acumen Management Group added a blog post
Join me on September 24, 2009 to learn why some companies excel and others simply survive—a Top Sales Experts Masterclass Lead, Motivate and Manage a High-Performance Organization 1:00 PM EST, 10:00 AM PST Challenging times dramatically widen the d…
September 11, 2009
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Re-Wire Your Sales Brain In challenging times, the difference between high performers and average performers widens. This statement was very evident during last week’s Sales Leadership Summit especially during our roundtables when everyone discusse…
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April 22, 2009
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check out our latest blog post: www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com Do you know about the WNOX Friday networking event with Phil Williams?? 3-6 Friday 24th..NorthShore at the Brassirie (sp) restaurant...??
April 20, 2009

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How did you find EOK?
Twitter found me
What do you do?
Business Consulting/Speaking
Where can we find you on the web?
www.AcumenManagement.com
blog: www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com
Who are you? Tell us a little about you...
Started my own business 12 years ago. Moved to East TN 5 years ago...
Our focus is on Sales Management, normally a weak link with most companies.
I speak professionally at special events.
What role would you play in a startup?
Investor, Marketing
How can we contact you?
423-884-6328
Ken@acumenmgmt.com
Linkedin Profile
http://Ken Thoreson
Twitter Url
http://Twitter.com/Ken Thoreson

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Acumen Management Group

Now is the time to Recruit-not necessarily to hire?? Feb 24th 8am meeting

Now is the time to Recruit-not necessarily to hire.


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Posted on February 17, 2010 at 7:02pm —

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New Year, New Goals! A must read for anyone

YourSalesManagementGuru
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New Year, New Goals
Every holiday for the past 20-plus years, I have sat down with my wife to discuss the previous year and think about the upcoming year. We consider what we've accomplished and what we want to accomplish during the coming 12 months. Certainly, we've experienced difficult economic swings along with the positives. And always, there are new challenges.

We've saved these as written documents, and whenever I reread our goals from years past,… Continue

Posted on January 6, 2010 at 9:56pm —

Acumen Management Group

2010 New Year, New Goals? Build a Positive Life Style

2010 New Year, New Goals?
What are Yours?

For the past 20 + years each holiday weekend I sit down along with my wife to discuss the previous year and think about the upcoming year. We consider what have we accomplished and what we want to accomplish during the upcoming 12 months are the questions we ask. Certainly in our lives we have experienced difficult economic swings, positive years and always new challenges and as Acumen Management moves into our 13th year (yikes) I thought I might share… Continue

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 3:30pm —

Acumen Management Group

Ready To Bounce Out of Tough Times

Ready to Bounce Out of Tough Times?

It takes leadership and vision.


Building your business requires both leadership and management and the first step in that journey is understanding the difference between the two. Leadership is the ability to make things happen by encouraging and channeling others' contributions, addressing important issues and acting as a catalyst for change and continuous improvement. Management is the skill of attaining predefined objectives with others' cooperation and e… Continue

Posted on December 28, 2009 at 10:53am — 1 Comment

Acumen Management Group

10 Actions to Boost Sales in 90 Days

10 Strategies to Boost Sales in 90 Days!

At the recent Atlanta Sales Leadership Summit we held break-out sessions titled: “What can we do now to boost sales in the next 90 days”. I have compiled following list from the various teams. If you have questions or have other idea’s you would like to add, send me an email and I will compile them for next week, Ken@AcumenMgmt.com As always, the key is to “Execute Brilliantly”

1) Conduct a thorough customer review and determine what you have sold to ea… Continue

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 1:27pm —

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At 10:45am on April 16, 2009, Leonard Knight said…
Welcome, Ken! We're glad you're here! I would love to have you and some of our other Sales Consultants volunteer as panelists for an upcoming podcast. Everyone needs help with sales. I hope to see you at one of the upcoming events. ~Leo
 
 

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