The Different Levels of Perspective in Sales Engagements

Using The Systematic Process of The Different Levels of Perspective in Sales Engagements All five levels are even important to address in most selling situations. Of course, sales live in an event—orientated world, and most of our efforts will be directed in that area. The highest leverage action we can take is determined by the Read More …

Lean Engagement Team

Sales and marketing can no longer operate in a vacuum. It has become a process output that intertwines across many of the departments within the organization. As companies have become flat, their decision making is increasingly being done by committee. As a supplier, you must mimic your customer decision-making path and as a result your Read More …

Issues in Transitioning to a Lean Sales Environment

 Does Your Sales Compensation Incentivize the Correct Lean Behavior?  Does Your Sales Compensation Incentivize the Correct Agile Behavior? Is there a Secret Sauce Transitioning from Solo to Team Selling? PDF Download   Co-authors, Jeffrey Liker and David Meir, of The Toyota Way Fieldbook defined the Supplier Partnering Hierarchy of Toyota that consisted of 7 steps. I have always Read More …

Telling Visual Stories

Dan Roam has a unique way of developing a storyline and in fact, one of the most practical. Dan Roam is the author of the international bestseller, The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, the most popular visual-thinking business book of all time. You could credit Dan as putting the Read More …

Why We Need to be Visual

Can we be successful today without being visual? Dan makes a strong case of why we need to be visual and incorporate that into our business philosophy. Dan Roam is the author of the international bestseller, The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, the most popular visual-thinking business book of Read More …

A Case for Not Using Lean/Agile in Your Marketing

Organizations trying to improve their sales and marketing processes react by investing into their software and automation. They add landing pages, generate content, develop auto-responders, email campaigns. That barely scratches the surface as SEO, Social Media, Video channels, Loyalty Programs, and other well-intended programs are rolled out. They take this material and integrate throughout the Read More …