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Perspectives on “The 24-Hour Customer” (Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation Book) in Context of Marketing Segmentation

Steve Shu Consulting

In my mind, the book is excellent for executives, strategists, marketing, and innovators. In this post, rather than addressing an overview of Adrian Ott’s total approach, I’ll simply point out one of the key frameworks and cover why it renews and gives marketing segmentation the respect it deserves.

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Special Discussion on Starting Consulting Services Organizations Within Product Companies

Steve Shu Consulting

I’ve had the opportunity to incubate and/or reboot the management, sales, marketing, and delivery for a number of these types of consulting practices, and they definitely face a number of issues that are unique from independent consulting firms. subsidized by product sales).

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5 Ways Playing Small is Sabotaging Your Consulting Success

Consulting Matters

Finding communities and strategic alliances is not the same as trying to partner up with other consultants to avoid the anguish of putting yourself out there alone in your marketing. If you're going to invest in personal development, invest in the skills and tools you may not have like marketing and sales.

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When Sales and Marketing Aren’t Aligned, Both Suffer

Harvard Business

A new product line had failed, and the company believed the problem was either poor product delivery times or lack of effort by the sales force. After throwing millions at both problems, they finally realized what the real issue was: misaligned goals between marketing and sales. Lost sales opportunities.”

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

How should frontline sales professionals approach selling to the C-suite in today’s ultra-competitive market? We called on ZoomInfo’s top sales people — including our founder and CEO — to bring you the definitive guide for selling to the C-suite.

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Ten Factors to Consider Before Jumping into Independent Consulting

Successful Independent Consulting

Sure, it sounds fabulous – be selective about which jobs you take, have a flexible schedule, escape office politics, make really good money – but it definitely has some drawbacks. One way to get over the psychological hurdle is to avoid calling it “sales”. Being a self-employed consultant or “solopreneur” isn’t for everyone.

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How Good Companies Become Market Leaders (Without an Infusion of Capital): Interview with Charles Browne

Consulting Matters

Sometimes the marketing message has fallen off. So, sometimes it’s a disconnect just on that marketing plan. You have a small, local marketing plan that really resonates with a particular geographical community, or some other psychographic community. Well, sneakers is a bigger market. Why isn’t it getting out?