IBM and HP are both great companies. But which is more agile? Agility is often defined as the ability to quickly and efficiently adapt to change as it happens. Long-term... read more →
Salespeople love leads - inbound, trade shows, networking. Leads, leads and more leads... that's all we want. But the management of those leads and how they are handled is important... read more →
It is believed that Ernest Hemingway once made a bet at a lunch meeting that he could create a complete story in six words or less. To win his bet,... read more →
Bold CEOs - Grow Companies. Being successful as a technology CEO requires bold moves. The IT industry is not a wait-and-see market model. The "think now but don't act now"... read more →
One of the best sales tools available to CEO's, VP's of Sales and sales managers when evaluating salespeople and sales performance is the use of a lost sales analysis metrics... read more →
I would assess my business model success. If we had not grown our top line revenues 20% to 25% year over year (with corresponding profitability) from new business from new... read more →
Selling products and services is a premeditated process that can use some of six sigma models of management design to minimize business errors and increase selling efficiencies. Managing selling efficiencies... read more →
Chat with any CEO long enough and you will eventually discuss the difficulties they have in finding experienced hunter salespeople, experienced sales managers, and marketing executives who understand how to... read more →
IT sales forecasting by its very nature is an unscientific art. The decision cycles, budgets, and purchasing needs of prospects constantly change. Sales forecasts are just snapshots of time captured... read more →
Developing a sales process that is successful, replicable, and measurable is one key to growing your firm. Like six sigma models, the correct sales process is designed to minimize and... read more →
