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 …
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 …
This part of my Lean Sales and Marketing Workshop is going through a significant change. In the upcoming months, you will see my latest thoughts on how I approach this area for Lean Sales and Marketing. My most current thinking was posted in the blog post; Value Stream Mapping should be left on the Shop Read More …
I use the Business Model Canvas as a tool to Identify Value in a particular Value Stream. The book, Business Model Generation describes a visual template preformatted with the nine blocks of a business model, which allows you to develop and sketch out new or existing business models. This book has sold over 250,000 copies Read More …
At the foundation of my Sales and Marketing thinking is a program that I helped develop with Dr. Eric Reidenbach; it is the 5Cs of Driving Market Share. Since that time, I have added and subtracted a few things from it, but at its core is an outline focused on customer value. Please watch this Read More …
I use to think that Vision and Mission Statements was just a consultant/academic type exercise. I did them but I have to honestly admit, it may have been more of an exercise than a real vision. In recent years, working with such a variety of companies, I have shifted my thinking. Without vision, you seldom Read More …