How do you position yourself as an expert in your market? How do you build a relationship with key customers and partners? What would it be worth to your business to become recognized as a market leader? Today, I share one of my favorite marketing tools, the business blog!
How do you stand out from the crowd when marketing your products and services? With all the marketing messages you see and hear every day, what stands out for you, what gets you to act on something you hear today? I bet if you’re like me, you respond to messages…
I got several notes from readers last week saying that their sales people spend significant time with the wrong people at the wrong time in the wrong part of the organization. Are they really prospects, or suspects? I know your sales team never misses their mark, but I still do,…
I’ve been in sales for many years. Each year, I work with many great clients in emerging technology markets. Every year, I hear from my potential clients that their sales people aren’t prospecting for new business. Over the next two years, 75% of these companies will disappear. Do you want…
Happy MicroBiz Matters Day! Today in the UK, a group of micro enterprise entrepreneurs are celebrating their businesses! Over the past several years, many successful microbusinesses have been founded by people over the age of fifty who want to create an extraordinary business for themselves and families. These businesses have…
How did you do this year? Did you achieve your sales goals for 2016? What was your biggest takeaway from your selling year? Here are seven tips to help you become a stronger sales professional in 2017.
What’s the key to building a growing, profitable business? How do you build a leadership team that can help you lead your markets? I’ve spent the last twenty five years working with and leading many of the world’s best run high growth businesses.
For many years, we’ve talked about how you can build a market leadership position for your organization. Recently, I had several conversations with clients who wondered if market leadership should be the ultimate goal for their organizations as they grow. What are the benefits of building a market leading organization…
How do you find the best people for your sales organization? What has changed over the past several years in sales and business development? How do you find your next great sales hire? I was at the IoT Emerge event last week in Chicago. It gave me an opportunity to…
Do cognitive technologies change the way you grow your business? How can entrepreneurs grow smarter businesses by leveraging cognitive technologies to grow to the next level? I’m at The World of Watson conference this week learning about how cognitive technologies can help you grow a more profitable business. One of…