"Wearing shorter skirts would make my job much easier, " a senior manager told sales representative Kimberly Ellerth.

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In a conversation with Forbes this afternoon, I heard a similar story from Tom Kilroy, senior VP and general manager of global sales at Intel.

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"With 30 waterproof phones introduced globally since 2008, Kyocera has unparalleled expertise in designing devices to survive the elements, " said Eric Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of global sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications Inc.

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"There's still very strong demand for a solid feature phone, and feature phones don't come any more solid than the DuraPro, " said Eric Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of global sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications.

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Based on current sales, the first half of this year will bring a rise in digital ad sales of about 30% says Chuck Cordray, senior vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines Digital Media.

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He joined Infosys in 1992 as a marketing manager and rose through the ranks to become its senior vice president and global head of sales in 1998.

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He joined Infosys in 1992 as a marketing manager and quickly rose up the ranks to become the senior vice president and global head of sales of the Indian outsourcing company in 1998.

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