Lean Sales and Marketing is built upon the philosophy that there has been a subtle shift to knowledge as the way to engage, develop and retain your customer base. The sales and marketing team must act as a vehicle to cultivate ideas not only within their four walls but more importantly from their customers and Read More …
Need to grow by innovation? Consider the little I versus the big I. You will have a little less risk, less time to market and as a result quicker cash flow. If innovation means product development, then it really becomes one of the key corporate growth strategies and that is we’re going to grow by Read More …
Value Stream Mapping Customer Value can be difficult to say the least. Even getting your organization to decide on what the Customer Value’s can be challenging. This PowerPoint/Video highlights the 5 Cs of Driving Market Share as the method of choice to determine your Customer’s Value Stream. It also introduces the term Voice of Market Read More …
I found this older video on how Toyota applies Lean Techniques to Sales and Marketing. I was actually pleased to see that it follows closely my own line of thought. Lean Techniques are not thought of in the traditional sense of production but more so in the sense of how they can achieve better transparency Read More …
The theme of the ASQ Columbus Spring Conference 2011 is Leadership through Quality. After enjoying morning and after-lunch key-note speakers, attendees will have the opportunity to choose from both morning and afternoon tracks covering more than 14 different topics to include Marketing with Lean and I will be presenting it! The conference is held at Read More …
This video is an overview of why you should consider using A3 Problem Solving for Marketing and a plug for my new book, Marketing with A3. I should have emphasized it more in the video but using A3 for your marketing tactics is an excellent way to help in your decision making process but also Read More …