We’ve seen so many operationally excellent companies that can’t operate nearly as well in the sales arena. Many are crushing it in every aspect of business except sales. There are several reasons the sales department can be much more chaotic than the other...
Which stinks more, the cough or the cough syrup? Many SMBs have “the itch you can’t seem to scratch” . That is, they know they can and should be doing better in their sales department but can’t put together the right combination of tactics, people, and process to move...
I love a good bargain as much as the next person, but I learned a valuable lesson about phantom costs. That is, those costs that don’t show up on your income statement but drain profits. Everyone has heard the saying “good things are cheap, and she things are good,” however, we tend to forget it... Read more →
A few years back, I was hired by a manufacturing company who was doing 7-8 million dollars in sales per years. They had been in business about 20 years and had experienced a few growth spurts, but were now in a stagnant position the past few years They were struggling to hit the next level. ... Read more →