THE DIGTIAL HELIX provides organizations the power to act faster and do it better than before by developing a digital culture from the ground up. Digital transformation promises a bridge to a future, where organizations can thrive with more fluid business models and processes. The few who get digital transformation right deliver twice as fast as Read More …
Is your marketing system creating the forward thinking that you need? It is just not using predictive analytics. It is also developing the mind-shift that forecasting, recognizing trends should be a large part of your efforts. The cliche I have used for years is that the role of marketing is just not getting the message Read More …
In the book, The Lean Strategy, the authors compare the 5 Key Questions of Michael Porters’ seminal work on strategy to Toyota’s strategy. Michael Porter’s Strategy Model Shaped by 5 Key Questions How do you respond to the bargaining power of customers? How do you increase our bargaining power over suppliers? How do you counter the Read More …
People struggle with the Lean Marketing concept. Especially one that does not lead with Lean Startup type thinking. They struggle to see how problem-solving can be an effective approach to growing market-share. Using the problem/solution type approach causes a marketing effort geared towards a customer versus a collaborative approach. This goes back to that Goods/Product-Dominant Read More …
In a past blog of mine, Growing your Company thru SOAR, I discussed not replacing a SWOT Analysis but using SOAR when setting a vision. SOAR an Appreciative Inquiry, a Strength-Based tool sometimes can deliver differently and I think more challenging results at times. As you may know from previous blog posts, Not as easy Read More …
There is no better way to lay the fundamentals of a marketing plan in place than through the creation of a Funnel of Opportunity. Creating a plan in isolation from customers says that you know everything you need to know starting at the beginning. It indicates that you are smarter than the market. Marketing must evolve Read More …