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Making the top line the top priority

Even in good times growth is hard to get. Profitable incremental growth is even harder to achieve. No one's interested in short-term gains at the expense of long-term profitability, but there's always the temptation to sacrifice margin for market share, especially in the face of an economic downturn. It doesn't have to be that way. Even in challenging markets there's plenty you can do to grow your top line and protect your profits at the same time.

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