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If You Build It They Won’t Come. How to Construct a Go To Market Plan.
Build a go to market plan to define the product vision and message to launch your product with a competitive advantage.
Apply Lean Principles to International Business
Four lean principles for international success: Turn the art of selling into the science of sales. Select international markets with facts, not feelings. Empower champions to blaze the trail. Demand authenticity and trust.
Reflections: 15 years of Customer Advisory Boards
KickStart Alliance celebrates 15 years of client success. Over the past 15 years I have had the great honor to have facilitated Customer Advisory Boards for some of today’s most innovative B2B companies. Here’s what I’ve learned on my journey.
Marketing Campaign Development celebrates 10 years of integrated marketing best practices
Marketing Campaign Development, a practical “how to” guide for designing and implementing integrated marketing campaigns, celebrates 10 years in print. It’s inspired a generation of marketers around the world. Share your story, and weigh in regarding a possible sequel.
International Business? – Tap Embassy Power
If you are expanding your international business be sure to tap into the power of the Embassy for networking, mentorship, information, and more.
Sales Plan 2017 – Ready to Roll?
Three vital suggestions for your sales plan based on its stage of development: Ready, Not-Quite, or Not-Started.
The Customer Advisory Board & the Buyer’s Journey
Is your Customer Advisory Board (CAB) giving you powerful information about your customers and their Buyer’s Journey?
Buyer’s Journey: 10 tips for conducting customer interviews
How well do you understand what makes your customers tick? You may want to invest in conducting a Buyer’s Journey investigation that begins with a few carefully chosen customer interviews. If you are kicking off your own Buyer’s Journey project, these 10 tips will help you hone your own interviewing skills.
Planning for Growth in 2017
Have you started your 2017 marketing plan? Here’s how to kickstart yours. As we race towards a strong close to 2016, it can be hard to even think about setting aside the time needed to build and vet your 2017 marketing plans.
10 Customer Advisory Board best practices
For more than 15 years I’ve been helping B2B leaders design their Customer Advisory Board programs. Here are 10 traits shared by all of them.