10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

Virtually all of the identification articles are geared towards world-class ID experts. Until now, it has only been open for hunters. More broadly, Birding and other ABA channels should have more content that is accessible to novice birders. There is already some, but most of it relates to conservation or general ornithology.

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Advocacy Portland Wildlife Science 263

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 26, 2019

The company had implemented a hunter/farmer model, whereby “hunter” salespeople were responsible for finding and closing deals, while “farmer” salespeople focus on retaining and growing business with existing accounts. I was surprised to hear him talk about the fact that his company was now embracing specialist sales roles.

Hunters 91

Hunters Experiments Experience Adoptable 91

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 2, 2019

hunter vs. farmer, outside vs. inside, generalist vs. specialist, etc.) Specifically, world-class sales managers work with reps to: Prioritize every account in the territory, clearly defining those that are the highest priority. Which accounts (e.g., new vs. existing, small vs. large, significant vs. limited existing business, etc.)

Neglecting 89

Neglecting Collecting Factory Groups 89

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 31, 2020

Lower-drive people may be able to move through the selection process unless you get “under the hood” with a strong assessment, which gets at the personality characteristics that research shows are shared by almost all successful “hunter” salespeople. The Drive Interview. The interview is the make or break time for both sides.

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Emotional Psychology Industry Hunters 71

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The system was intended as a hunter-centric model, both guided by and benefitting consumptive interests. Given that few hunters actually consume coyotes, wolves, cougars, and except for a few individuals, even bears, it is obviously a “waste” of wildlife to shoot or trap these animals just for “fun” 2.

Wildlife 255

Wildlife Coyotes Wolves Hunters 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

Not always terrible – ok if you are in business class, or you catch it yourself. But then, I am not a hunter, and do not understand them either). If you are wondering how on earth such an obscure and self-referential joke could survive the editing process of this blog, the explanation is simple: There is no editing process.

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Raccoons Birds Oregon China 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Women’s hats, specifically, a significant sartorial symbol of class and status in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. This mass avian exploitation, amazing and repugnant, ultimately met its end through separate campaigns in the United States and Great Britain, each led by women, mostly upper-middle class women.

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Virginia Portland Industry New York City 140