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Aug 2020
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17 Emirates, Barbados and the Catalytic ...

Brad Giles & Kevin Lawrence
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Emirates and Barbados

Kevin and Brad talk about how Emirates and the country Barbados are de-risking people from spending money during COVID-19 and how this concept might apply to your business.

 

Catalytic Mechanism

How can you de-risk the transaction so the company feels the burden or the onus to deliver, versus the customer feeling they are taking the risk - and use that to grow sales. Brad and Kevin provide examples of companies who are successfully using this concept.

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