Critter News

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

This is all about making the stupid state friendly to the biotech industry. Supposedly people either 1) believe the State has no place overseeing labs (USDA does that) and 2) bioscience is already very well-regulated. They get a huge tax break?

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Critter News

AUGUST 12, 2009

I stumbled across this site called FiercePharma that has all kinds of news about the drug industry. Note - this company has a lot of industry news sites on a wide range of topics, so they do more then just drug company news. Tags: animal testing. I've never heard of them before.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

At a conference in Brussels, Belgium on 6 November, European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, and Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik restated the EU's commitment to the reduction of animal testing. The aims of the EPAA are based on the '3Rs' of replacement, reduction and refinement.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Drug and chemical companies say they endorse a Europe-wide initiative intended to eventually end the use of animals in research and safety testing. A report published by a panel of experts from industry, academic institutions and regulatory bodies supports an initiative aimed at finding alternatives to animal research.

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Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

They have paying members that are part of the animal research industry itself. Wouldn't Fluffy die without all the benefits of animal testing? Here's the organization's defense of its primate veterinarian members. Cleverly, they also emphasize how many "animals" are saved by animal research.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

ANIMAL rights groups have begun a campaign against the dairy industry's treatment of bobby calves. Dairy Australia commissioned a blood-test study which showed that calves deteriorated after 24 hours off feed, she said. Here's the full article from the Weekly Times Now.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

Many animal supporters get caught up in fighting the food industry, but animal testing is as ugly and fundamental an issue. Even if you become 100 percent vegan, how much of the drugs you take, the makeup you wear and the cleaning products you use have been tested on an animal? This is an important issue.

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Around 20% specifically test employees for job knowledge or involve work simulations. For 14% of employers, personality tests are key. Depending on the industry, some employers roll out cognitive ability tests (10%) or physical ability tests (9%). However, the types of assessments given to candidates vary.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2013

Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. Llobregat Delta. The road follows the riverbank overgrown with reeds.

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Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

The only cool thing is that Gene Bauer's views on the meat industry are so similar to those expressed on this blog a few weeks ago. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Besides, I’d decided I rather liked Bush Terminal Piers Park – tucked away behind a clot of industry on the coast of Bay Ridge, it’s well-kept and ideal for waterfowl-watching. And, even as the ducks brighten their plumage and the Black-capped Chickadees test out their spring songs, it’s still so cold.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

More contextual knowledge lets employees do their jobs better, leading to happier employees and lower attrition rates , especially in industries famous for high burnout. Evaluate your data and the power it provides, then get ready to test your theories. Perform a pilot test. Measure the experience and implement changes.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2019

I can’t tell you exactly how I brokered this meeting between these titans of industry and a team from the AOS, either. I would be lying if I claimed I didn’t see his face, but I’d rather lie than end up on the next ‘unmanned’ SpaceX test launch. But the details must remain nebulous.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 25, 2024

Tara's leadership has made Aspiritech a leader in integrating neurodivergent individuals into the tech industry, with 90% of her team being autistic professionals. These strengths make them particularly well-suited for roles in tech services, including software testing and AI model building.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2017

The carefully managed ecotourism industry this attracts, and the intact reefs (especially compared to the unfolding tragedy on the other side of Australia) make it a must do destination.

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. They also called for a feasibility study before agreeing to a ban on capturing wild primates to use in laboratories.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Azure-winged Magpie seems to be a favorite subject of intelligence tests – resulting in papers with fancy titles such as “Performance of Azure-winged magpies in Aesop’s fable paradigm” “We are not only ornithologists, we also know about classical culture” Wow. ” Take that, spoonbill.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 10, 2019

A study appearing in the February 2018 edition of the Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing was the first to prove its relevance in a B2B setting and provide a preliminary model for achieving the SRP with business customers (“The Service Recovery Paradox in B2B Relationships,” Hübner, et al). Make your apologies count.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

But experience shows that, even now, the fourth key element, industry knowledge, is still missing. 77 percent said sales teams weren’t able to demonstrate to them how their company's products or services can help their prospect due to their lack of industry or business knowledge. Forrester research. Conclusion.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Asking the top candidates to take tests can improve this process. Testing to Predict Job Performance To understand how tests can help in hiring, it’s important to know employers’ top priorities for next year. Skills A skills test will reveal where the candidate will do well, whether it's coding or sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2019

Customer segmentation is a tried-and-tested strategy to achieve sales excellence. Andree Radloff is a Partner in Simon-Kucher & Partners’ Technology and Industrials Competence Center and is based in the Zurich office specializing in sales transformation in the B2B industrial sector. Why should companies do this?

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SalesFuel

MAY 30, 2024

Open-ended questions about a person’s role or industry can be revealing. This is often a good time to test their interest in a follow-up conversation. Occasionally, these fleeting exchanges add to our friendship network. Consider how many friends you initially met through small talk. The same thing goes for professional relationships.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 2, 2018

More contextual knowledge lets employees do their jobs better, leading to happier employees and lower attrition rates, especially in industries famous for high burnout. Evaluate your data and the power it provides, then get ready to test your theories. Perform a pilot test. Target your selected customer group with your new data.

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SalesFuel

JULY 30, 2024

Industry professionals gradually began to speak of a larger group of individuals. The Hiring Process Some organizations pride themselves on putting candidates through grueling interviews and tests. Some experts suggest allowing neurodiverse candidates to stretch out tests and interviews over several days.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 9, 2019

Here’s a simple test: Look at an active sales opportunity where the outcome is in doubt. The Millau Group studies show the average closing rate across all industries is approximately 25%. Test different solutions to validate your approach – use data, not emotions or gut feelings. How would that work in the shipping department?

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

At the time, I had a consulting business that revolved around the plastics industry, injection molding to be specific. This company wanted someone in sales who knew the plastics industry and knew injection molding who could talk to customers and potential customers. Do a Meyers Briggs test, know what makes you you.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

According to industry research, the average connect rate is 18 calls per connection ( source ). In this scenario you manage a 25-person sales team who each make 52 calls per day—the industry average (source). Let’s use a fictional scenario to illustrate just how important connect rate is. Determine where each vendor gets their data.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

Participants held VP or higher titles in companies larger than $50 million in annual sales across multiple industries, and had authority over budget and purchasing decisions. In a simulation-based test scenario, the executives were told they were reading an email from an outside vendor sales rep they didn’t know and had never met with before.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

After all, they serve as an effective means for keeping abreast of what’s trending in the industry. This event provides attendees opportunities to network and learn from others in the industry, so you'll want to attend as many sessions as possible. You can also rub elbows with influential people.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Though most people don't think about it this way, when you choose to eat animals or wear animals or use products that were tested on animals or have animal byproducts in them, you are choosing harm. It's about not fetishizing one species while making an industry of torturing others. You are choosing violence.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The sales industry has moved far away from door-to-door salespeople and traditional cold calling, and into an entirely new intelligent process. Automate A/B testing for e-commerce businesses. AI can also optimize A/B testing for e-commerce businesses, helping to understand which designs result in more conversions.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 16, 2018

Always test your results. One of the most important things you need to do when you’re crafting your sales email marketing strategy is to test it. To that end, you should always split test your emails before sending them. The more you test, the more data you’ll have to fine-tune your next email campaign.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In the industrial world, we’re trained that failure equals incompetence, which equals…out of a job. So, why do we see failure so differently in the industrial world? FastWorks empowers anyone in the company to experiment, using a process of testing and learning. In fact, it’s practically a four-letter word.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2018

A Corporate Visions industry survey found that: Nearly 60 percent of respondents are only somewhat satisfied or worse when it comes to how well they convert customers to new solutions—both in terms of how fast they convert them and how many are converting. That’s why we put it to the test in brand new research, covered below.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ 100 Years Later, the Food Industry Is Still ‘The Jungle,’ ” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, Jan. 2): Yes, 100 years ago Upton Sinclair wrote a book about the plight of the immigrant and focused in part on the meat industry. Since 1999, the incidence of E.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 6, 2018

Now that you’re aware of the initial challenges, if you're fully committed to implementing a CSR program that will withstand the test of time, here are three keys that will help lay the foundation: Knock them alive. Companies such as Odyssey Teams use philanthropy as that awakening tool. Making the connection.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Even if you only know what industry they’re in and which titles respond to different types of messaging, use that data to its fullest potential. That doesn’t mean you have to directly incorporate every piece of data you have into your campaigns, but test the results of different data points across your entire strategy.

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