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Fun Discussion About Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer with Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Johanna Rothman

I met Mark back in 2017 when I attended an Anthology workshop from the nice folks at WMG Publishing. I sold two short stories at that workshop, my very first short story sales. For you agile types, Mark runs his podcast as a reflection—a retrospective—of what he learned from speaking with the guest.

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When Writing Has Two Focuses: Invite Ideal Readers to Change and Assure Secondary Readers

Johanna Rothman

Now that we are close, Sales, Training, Marketing all need much more detail and information about how to use Nova and when they can expect it. I will also work with all the people in Sales, Marketing, Training, and anyone else who wants to see the demos and data to make sure they understand what they see. Was Polly a little snarky?

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Seeing the Close-to-the-Customer Conundrum

Johanna Rothman

Especially when we use agile approaches, we want to be close to our customer. Here are some ideas: Your customer is “down the hall” If your customers are part of your organization, you might have more opportunities to engage them and invite them into your team, specifically to create a user story map and workshop stories.

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Scaling Change

Brimstone Consulting

Senior leaders from across the organization join the workshops as guest speakers to share their teachable point of view and engage in Q&A. The program is led by the leader, while Brimstone supports the Vice President by coaching, facilitating workshops, developing agendas, and other activities as needed. Download Case Study.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Instead of focusing on multiple revenue streams, it may be more effective to prioritize a few key areas, such as improving customer retention, increasing sales from existing customers, and expanding into new markets. For example, let's say your organization's goal is to increase revenue.

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business

Brocade, a data and network solutions provider, created a “customer first” program by identifying their top 200 customers, who account for 80% of their sales. Like many retailers, Macy’s has traditionally spent 85% of its marketing budget on driving sales. These members are 2.6 The results?

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

Unilever has acquired Dollar Shave Club , a young startup, for $1 billion in a move to introduce a new model of subscription sales. This shift gives CPGs an opportunity to gain rich insight into the tastes and habits that drive their sales. Help Employees Embrace Agility. ” Give Employees Direct Access to Consumers.

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