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Win in Your Marketplace By Making Strategic Decisions

Win in Your Marketplace By Making Strategic Decisions

I like to learn from others’ mistakes so I don’t have to make them myself. Even better is to learn from a fellow CEO’s success, especially when the story of success looked like a failure at first glance. Cindy D’Aoust, president of American Queen Voyages, has an...
Why Every CEO Needs to Be on LinkedIn Right Now

Why Every CEO Needs to Be on LinkedIn Right Now

Business owners and their sales teams often complain about business-to-business selling: too many people are involved in the buying decision; the buying cycle stretching out longer and longer; profit margins being shaved off at the last minute. Some even blame the...
Marketers’ Generational Biases Often Miss The Mark

Marketers’ Generational Biases Often Miss The Mark

I never know where I’ll find the next marketing gem, but they do appear from time to time. This time it’s about generational bias in marketing, appearing in the “IdeaWatch” section of the January-February 2022 issue of Harvard Business Review. It’s based...
How Does Your Company Measure Sales Success?

How Does Your Company Measure Sales Success?

How does your company measure sales success? Is it a full funnel? Is it the number of leads generated? Is it the number of sales closed in a month? No question, metrics are an important measure of success. But a measure of what success? What sales and marketing...