What kind of leader is effective at growing strategic accounts? How do you find the right person to lead your strategic account team? How does the right mindset increase your key accounts sales and profits? The largest difference between small, well run entrepreneurial businesses and healthy, growing mid-market organizations is…
How can you keep your business growing? How do successful entrepreneurs continue growing their businesses year after year? These executives have discovered that if they hope to grow their business significantly, they need to grow as well. Many successful clients have gone from stage two businesses with revenue of $10…
What are the key elements to build a successful advisory board? How do you find the right individuals who can help you increase your business’s success? I have been on advisory boards for over twenty years. I’ve helped many of my clients find the right people that can help them…
Every day you hear more on social selling. Questions abound: “Is social selling this?” “Can social selling do that?” I’m constantly amazed how much talk there is about social selling on social media. For many of my midmarket clients, it’s something that they haven’t really thought about. As an entrepreneur,…
When I think of Twyla Tharp I think of creativity in collaboration. When I was younger, I was given a book written by Twyla Tharp called The Creative Habit. It was an incredible resource that helped me better understand how creativity was a habit, and habits can be learned. I’ve…
When you think about why you became an entrepreneur, who inspired you most? What did they say or do that keeps you moving forward, even when the odds are against you? What did your mom teach you about being an entrepreneur? For many of the best leaders I’ve met, they…
Having spent over 20 years working in strategic accounts in many different emerging industries, I’ve learned much about what makes a profitable strategic account. I would love to tell you that it’s the outstanding strategic thinking sales leader who ensures that key accounts continue to grow and thrive over time….
The first key to building a strong key account program is to invest time to better understand your partner’s business. With over 50% of executive leaders feeling there must be a better way, I thought I’d give you several ideas to help you choose the right clients for key account…
Over 50% of CEOs interviewed are unhappy with the results they get from their strategic / key account programs. Talk with your best clients and they can tell you they expected more when they decided to choose a primary supplier to partner with as a key account. How can both…
How do you make a difference in the world today? It seems like we’re always being challenged to become better leaders. But at a time where we can all impact the world in our own ways, why do we strive to be more like everyone else we know? What kind…