Wed.May 24, 2023

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Invest in Yourself or Fade Away

Chad Barr

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, investing in ourselves is not just a choice; it’s a necessity. Our ability to continuously improve and provide added value directly impacts our success and our clients’ outcomes. Here are nine compelling reasons why we must prioritize self-investment: Gain a Competitive Advantage: Investing in ourselves sets us apart from others by enhancing our knowledge and capabilities.

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4 Ways Discounts Kill Your Business

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

Don’t fall into this trap: The Doom Loop of Discounting! The graphic above is my drawing of an idea I call “The Doom Loop of Discounting” This graphic shows the reality that as your sales drop and you offer a discount that each instance becomes less and less effective. Over time, discounts become a part of who you are…you are a commodity, a discounter.

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Increase The Value Of Your Trusted-Advisor Business Before It’s Too Late

Henry DeVries

"Rainmaker owners tend to have strong connections because they are involved in every facet of the customer relationship," says Laurie Barkman. "They are responsible for service delivery, product development, sales, even client service. That’s a lot for one person to handle, but is it sustainable?

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CEOs, Step into the Front Lines or Risk Losing Touch

Harvard Business

Driving organizational change requires getting closer to both your employees and customers.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Management Agility: Make Change Easy to Learn From, to Change Faster

Johanna Rothman

Brandon, a senior leader, asked, “What is all this hype about agile frameworks and models and practices? Do I really need all that stuff?” I shook my head and grinned. “Nope. Instead, practice this: make change easy, so you can learn from it. That allows you to change again and faster. Especially for management.” “That's it?

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5 Key Takeaways: Brand Management Webinar

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

Next week, I’m doing a free webinar on Brand Management for ticket selling organizations in partnership with the folks at AudienceView. SIGN UP HERE! I’ve been mapping out the presentation this afternoon and I’ll let you see behind the curtain to what the big areas of focus will be next week. Defining what a brand is : Every good marketer should have a working definition of what a brand is so that they can make decisions according to their definition.

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To Regulate Big Corporations, Understand How They Got That Way

Harvard Business

Big isn’t categorically bad, but it should invite public suspicion and scrutiny.

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Dave in the Media…Updated Frequently

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

Here are some links to places I’ve been featured or written for. I’ll update this regularly. Jeweller Magazine : Finding a Way to Deliver Something Different : This is about relative differentiation and standing out in a competitive market. Positioning isn’t about standing alone, but being unique in a special way. Voices of Project Management : I’ve been writing a column for PMI’s blog for over a decade.

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What To Do When a Sales Prospect Says No

LSA Global

When a Sales Prospect Says No Most sales managers teach their salespeople to be persistent. However, salespeople are human, and when a sales prospect says no — to a sales meeting , to a demo, or to the sale itself — they may be tempted to think that “no means no” and stop or delay pursuing their ideal target client. That’s natural, but it isn’t necessarily the right thing to do if you want to grow sales and help your clients succeed.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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It’s not easy

Seth Godin Blog

…to make it look easy. Sometimes, you don’t need to bother. Making it look hard might be a plus. The important part is how it makes the recipient feel.

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How Small Companies Compete with — and Beat — Big Ones

Harvard Business

Strategy lessons from TaoBao’s defeat of eBay in China.

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Conversations, an early review… (and the free class)

Seth Godin Blog

“I have trained companies to treat people better, and SONG is the guidebook I wished I had when doing this work. Now, I will now give it to the enlightened and brutes alike, with a recommendation to take immediate action. Seth Godin has been carefully documenting the end of the industrial revolution and providing new strategies for working in this new world for as long as any of us can remember.

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Azeem on AI: Are Large Language Models the Future of the Web?

Harvard Business

Is AI the future of the Web?

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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When to Give Employees Access to Data and Analytics

Harvard Business

Five criteria to determine when — and to what degree — to democratize data.

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