To be successful at growing B2B revenue, you need to first define the scope of the challenge. Sometimes you go to the doctor with an issue, and he or she says something like, “You need to lose a few pounds, so cut back on the sugar.” At other, less fortunate times, your doc may say […]
To guarantee or not to guarantee, that is the question. In my experience, the benefits of a performance guarantee usually outweigh the disadvantages. A guarantee promises a measurable improvement for a client — for example, the amount of cost savings or increase in B2B revenue that will be achieved by using your product or service. […]
In his excellent article titled, An Open Letter to CEOs, Alex Osterwalder, co-founder of @Strategyzer, reported, “A recent McKinsey study shows that 80% of your CEO peers think that their current business model is at risk. The research also shows that a mere 6% of your executives are satisfied with the innovation process in your […]
An interesting conversation I had with a prospective CEO client occurred when I gently tried to tell him that his website was doing his company more harm than good. His response: “Why do I even need a website – isn’t that what I pay my salespeople for?” This was surprising because prospects who visited the […]
I just read a thought-provoking report titled: Forrester Data: Marketing Automation Technology Forecast, 2017 to 2023. Having worked in the CRM industry, including co-founding a marketing automation (MA) software company, the trajectory (and complexity) of the industry has been fascinating to witness. The below graphic from Martech, will give you an idea of the enormity […]
I just got off the phone with a B2B CEO who wanted to build his B2B branding messaging around the concept of how his products and services are better than his competitors’ (e.g., “We have better customer service”). It took a bit of explaining, but I believe he is now (rightly) focused on branding his […]
In a recent article, Eight Critical Brand Health Questions You Should Be Asking, I shared the questions that you should be asking to determine if your B2B brand is helping or hurting your company. Branding incorporates a number of elements (e.g. name, message, promise, graphic elements, etc.) but I will focus this message specifically on […]
I have had more than a few people accuse me of being obsessed with marketing numbers (guilty as charged). One of my chief focuses has always been the production of high-quality B2B sales leads. Of course, there are many flavors of leads and one person’s definition of sales-ready is another’s definition of a substandard lead. […]
One of the dilemmas we face as executives, marketers or sales professionals that care about B2B revenue growth, is how to spend our time and money. Should we work on project A, which will take one week to complete and create X value, or should we work on project B, which will take a month […]
Perhaps you have a great product or service that has proven benefits for those fortunate enough to purchase from your company. However, you are not getting the marketplace traction or revenue growth you need, and competitors are grabbing what should be your market share. The tendency in such a scenario is to demand a better […]