Most Opportunities Are Not Created They Are Discovered.

The traditional means of marketing still reside within most organizations. They still hire people based on the look and feel of inbound marketing and the “deliverables.”  There is always an opportunity. However, there is not a step by step method. Innovators, Start-Ups, and even Scaling Businesses look for that formula and try to think of Read More …

Still Selling From Your Perspective

Open up new possibilities through challenging ideas and giving customers reasons to change their minds when they see persuasive reasons to do so. Adapted from the Book, Reading Nonfiction: Notice & Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies by Kylene Beers and Robert E Probst, October 2015 We typically think through the lens of allowing customers to enter our Read More …

The 5 Cs of Adjacency

The 5 Cs of Adjacency In the Funnel of Opportunity (https://business901.com/building-a-funnel-of-opportunity/) I discuss working from the known to the unknown. After “really” understanding our Core Customers…Clusters…Markets we can then start finding Adjacent Prospects…Clusters…Markets. When looking at Adjacent structures: 1. Connect: What people are the most accessible and similar to the core? 2. Concepts: What key jobs Read More …

Creating Never Ending Opportunity

When we start with our customers and their stories things begin to change. We create better relationships and a higher level of learning opportunities. Thus, we can communicate more effectively across with our customers and their markets, develop more business development opportunities and connect with influencers. You must be willing to dig deep to understand customers. It becomes Read More …