Managing Customer Value
I introduced the SALES PDCA framework in the book, Marketing with PDCA. It is nothing more than a standard PDCA cycle except the SALES part of the framework is where the team gets its directions and coaching from the team coordinator and value stream manager. Within the actual PDCA stage, the team is empowered to make Read More …
What people forget about Lean is that it is the change agent for an organization. This is what attracted me to apply it in the sales and marketing arena. When we sell a product to a customer, we are often asking them to change their behavior or the way they do things. Most of us Read More …
Many organizations procrastinate on their marketing efforts. They already have another job or working on a sufficient number of bids. When they finally reach out for marketing assistance, what they are looking for is sales. They often seek a social media strategist because it seems free and with something “clever” an army of followers will Read More …
This is not a Marketing Funnel We are in love with our mapping processes from Value Stream Mapping, Process Mapping and Customer Journey Mapping. My problem with most mapping processes is that we are making a prediction about how our customer is going to act. After we make this prediction, we determine the reactionary steps Read More …
The Knowledge Vee by Gowin offers a unique perspective for Lean People trying to apply Lean to Sales and Marketing. Most of us relate PDCA to the typical manufacturing analogies such as cycle time and waste reduction. The Knowledge Vee, I have found to be useful in transferring the knowledge-creation activities or thoughts to PDCA. Read More …
Last Day of this Special Offer Excerpt from the Lean Marketing House Lean Marketing House (More Info): A starting point for creating true iterative marketing cycles based on not only Lean principles but more importantly Customer Value. Recommended 1st reading of series. Marketing with PDCA (More Info): Targeting what your Customer Values at each Read More …