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Chopard’s $25 million watchYes, you read that right: twenty-five million dollars. This gaudy timepiece by Chopard is adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds—a 15-carat pink diamond, a 12-carat blue diamond and an 11-carat white diamond. For good measure, they threw in 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds to bring the total to 201 carats of diamonds. The result is something that looks rather like a geode that’s been turned inside out and dipped in lemon Kool-Aid. Add to that the fact that the size of the watch’s face must make telling time into a fun game of Where’s Waldo and you’ll see that Chopard has truly created a recipe for success.Of...
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Patek Phillipe’s Supercomplication- $11 millionWorld's most expensive watchPatek Philippe’s most expensive watch was a yellow-gold pocket watch created in 1932 for New York banker Henry Graves, Jr. The watch, Supercomplication, was created as part of a vain competition Graves had with Ohio automobile engineer James Ward Packard to have commissioned a watch with the most complications in the world. This watch, of course, guaranteed that Graves won the contest. Supercomplication wasn’t surpassed until over fifty years later, when Patek Philippe created the 18k gold Caliber 89 which had a total of thirty-three different functions.Graves’ watch became...
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Patek Philippe’s Platinum World Time – over $4 millionWorld’s most expensive wristwatchThe Platinum World Time created by Patek Philippe was sold at auction for over $4 million USD in 2002. It is believed that only one was created and, at the time, it was the most expensive wristwatch in the world.In fact, Patek Philippe had produced all of the ten most expensive watches in the world. The company, headquartered in Geneva, made their first wristwatch in 1868. They had already made a name for themselves prior to that, however, by providing watches to Queen Victoria herself in 1851. Other notable customers include Pope Pius IX, a king and queen...
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Tour de l’Ile, Vacheron Constantin$1,500,000 US dollarsTour de l’Ile, Vacheron ConstantinThe Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin marked its 250th anniversary in 2005 with the year’s most expensive watch. Its name refers to one of the historical sites of the venerable company, located next to the current Maison Vacheron Constantin on the Quai de l’Ile. At $1.5 million, this is the most expensive watch this year.Most Expensive WatchTour de l’Ile, Vacheron Constantin$1,500,000 US dollarsThe expensive watch is also the most complicated double-face watch, and only produced in a limited edition of 7. Tour de l’Ile is made with a totally original combination...
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HOW TO START WITH PTCThe term PTC means paid to click. A PTC site is an online service where you get paid to Click. On such a site different advertisements will be shown. You have to be a member of that site simply free. Then you have to click and watch the ads for some seconds. After the time frame is over (usually around 10 to 30 seconds) you get paid. Not much, only some cents for each ad, but it adds up the more ads you click, especially on a daily basis. Most times you can also earn from members you have referred to a PTC site. Say you have invited your friend to join a PTC like Neobux for example, whenever he/she clicks an ad, you'll get paid too. Imagine the income potential with so many referrals...! The PTC is becoming famous day by day because..........No SKILL required...
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To increase profit margins brainstorm with employees to look for ways to decrease operational or administrative costs for example: * move to a location that will decrease square footage or transportation costs * find a cheaper supplier for a large expense * introduce new technology that will bring costs down * look for ways to streamline process to decrease labour costs * increase the price to custom...
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Often a sales department focuses on wining small contracts, especially if sales targets are set per individual sales person. To win a bigger contract, create an incentive for the sales department to work collectively to win a larger contract. Start with a team meeting and brainstorm possible client or customer targets and what strategies can be used to win them over. Assign tasks so that the sales team is working equally towards the goal of wining the large contra...
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Another technique to build company revenues is to gain the recognition of the community by making a substantial donation. Often a donation can mean very little financially to the company but can mean a great deal to the community recipients and to employee pride. Donating used equipment, product seconds, services, staff time and energy etc. can bring media recognition and publicity. Writing a press release to send to media outlets will help catch the attention of reporters. Emphasize the human interest in the story to get a positive response from reporte...
Posted by Unknown on 11:35 AM
Another technique to build company revenues is to gain the recognition of the community by making a substantial donation. Often a donation can mean very little financially to the company but can mean a great deal to the community recipients and to employee pride. Donating used equipment, product seconds, services, staff time and energy etc. can bring media recognition and publicity. Writing a press release to send to media outlets will help catch the attention of reporters. Emphasize the human interest in the story to get a positive response from reporters.Recognition can also come from winning an award. Assign someone on the sales or communication team to research possible award competitions and the entry requirements. Most industry associations have annual awards and many magazines and newspapers...
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Building corporate revenues in times of economic restraint isn't easy. Rely on the talent within the company to support corporate growth with innovation.During tough economic times, the tough get tougher. It is time to pool resources and look at new ways to increase corporate revenues.Read more at Suite101: Corporate Revenue Building Ideas and Techniques: Ways to Make a Business Grow Financial...
