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Self-Accountability: Being Your Own Leader

Accountability

Self-Accountability: Being Your Own Leader

Aya Tsuruta

When you’re walking into an interview for a position on a field team, there are a few things you should always bring with you: confidence, experience, and most importantly, a strong record of accountability. For a remote career with little to no supervision, self-accountability is a must have. You must be your own leader. Yes, your manager will train you and give you a goal to aim for, but after that, it’s all you. To impress your..

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How to Get Your Product in Whole Foods and Trader Joe's

How to Get Your Product in Whole Foods and Trader Joe's

Aya Tsuruta

What 5 year old doesn’t like going into Trader Joe’s with mom or dad? The friendly cashiers with the funny looking shirts always give out free stickers and sometimes balloons! Heck, no matter the..

3 Min Read
5 Interview Questions to Ask Field Representatives

Team Building

5 Interview Questions to Ask Field Representatives

Aya Tsuruta

Working on a remote team comes with its challenges. Field representatives need to be motivated and self-starting while managers need to be able to monitor team members without being overbearing. The..

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INTERVIEW: Kellyn Wigand on Managing Sales

Insights and Studies

INTERVIEW: Kellyn Wigand on Managing Sales

Aya Tsuruta

At Repsly, we want to provide you with the latest industry-specific news and advice on managing field teams, so we’ve put together a series of repsclusive interviews with experts in the field. We..

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Everything You Need to Know About Sales Persuasion

Accountability

Everything You Need to Know About Sales Persuasion

Aya Tsuruta

If field representatives could have one wish—any wish it would probably be to remove the word ‘no’ from their clients’ vocabularies. Rejection can be frequent and frustrating, but an exceptional..

3 Min Read
The Importance of Knowledge Management in Business

Technology

The Importance of Knowledge Management in Business

Aya Tsuruta

In our current era of ‘infobesity,’ we’ve come to realize that the human brain is a pretty amazing thing. Somehow we are able to process hundreds of pieces of social media content, boatloads of..

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3 Thrifty Tips For Marketing Big With a Small Budget

Field Marketing

3 Thrifty Tips For Marketing Big With a Small Budget

Aya Tsuruta

Generally for things like shoes or earphones, you get what you pay for. $7 earphones will last you maybe a couple of months at best. As for shoes, leather flip flops will get you through plenty of..

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How to Give Feedback to Employees

Accountability

How to Give Feedback to Employees

Aya Tsuruta

Dear Manager,

Am I doing everything right? Is there anything I should be doing differently? With little feedback, I’m not confident that I’m performing at the caliber expected of me. I would also..

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Allocating Field Territories: Why and How?

Territory Management

Allocating Field Territories: Why and How?

Aya Tsuruta

Here’s what you don’t want: unnecessary travel costs, concentrated efforts in areas with low returns, or a lack of attention on your highest revenue-generating clients. Andris Zoltners of..

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Key Performance Indicators for Marketers

CPG KPIs & Reporting

Key Performance Indicators for Marketers

Aya Tsuruta

What’s the difference between marketing and sales? Ultimately, not much. Both aim to reach out to customers, keep them engaged, and foster long relationships with them. Marketing creates the..

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Going Green: Nike and LEGO are Doing it, You Should Too

Insights and Studies

Going Green: Nike and LEGO are Doing it, You Should Too

Aya Tsuruta

Last month at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Publicis Impetu, a top creative agency, won a silver Lion for their promotional packaging of Nike Frees.

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