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- Jim Weynand Named Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing of …
- Church’s Chicken(R) Marketing Strategy Yields Recipe for Success …
- US Steel Names Robert Y. Kopf III General Manager-Sales
Jim Weynand Named Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing of …
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Weynandwill have responsibility for the go-to-market strategy as SM&A expands itssolution offerings and markets served. Weynand has a strong track record of proven results in generalmanagement and sales leadership with industry-leading infrastructure servicesand technology firms. Most recently he served as Vice President and GeneralManager North American Region with Unisys Corporation where he wasresponsible for more than two billion dollars in annual revenue. He led thesuccessful turnaround of Unisys that returned the North America operation toannual profit in 2007 for the first time in more than five years. “Jim brings more than twenty years of experience in senior sales andgeneral management positions at world class firms” said Cathy McCarthyPresident and Chief Executive Officer of SM&A. “He has a strong track recordin strategic sales marketing and a respected reputation in the public sectormarkets we serve.
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Church’s Chicken(R) Marketing Strategy Yields Recipe for Success …
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Thanks to a commitment to ongoing research Church’s proactively responds to today’s current economic climate and rising food costs. Church’s new value menu is an example of a direct response to the changing climate as well as an increase in the brand’s limited time offers. Church’s also consistently brings back old classic favorites like Tender Crunchers and Country Fried Steak which are contributors for increased sales. “With rising produce prices people are expecting more value these days and our recent menu items and limited time only offers feed our customers with a variety of quality meals while stretching their dollar” Wallace added. With the increase of poultry prices well into the double digits Church’s has shifted customers away from absorbing these inflated costs. One way is to increase the limited time offers from two per year to eight per year. In fact some limited time offers take advantage of efficient use of the chicken.
US Steel Names Robert Y. Kopf III General Manager-Sales
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vice president-sales and customer service North Americanflat-roll operations. “Rob’s direct experience with and knowledge of customers in numerousindustries will play an important role in our company’s efforts to build onthe foundation laid under Don’s management and further advance the use ofsteel among end users” said Goodish. Kopf 42 a native of Pittsburgh Pa. Steel in 1988 as amanagement associate in the sales organization. Over the next 12 years heprogressed through a series of increasingly responsible sales and customerservice management positions in the construction appliance service centerand automotive markets at U.