Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities. They’re also engaging customers in new, value-driven ways.

Industry 52

Industry SMB Software Talent 52

Effective Managers

JANUARY 31, 2022

If the ROI were not there, the investments would not be made. Jim Foster, lead author of the report said: ‘The report highlights the importance of clients and consultants agreeing, at the start of a consulting project how value is to be delivered, and, during the project, monitoring that value is being delivered.”.

Consulting 52

Consulting Research Industry Report 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

” The email contained a link to a 2017 article one of us wrote for HBR, and suggested the CMO read it before their meeting. She went into the meeting prepared for the worst. The CMO began by meeting with her direct reports. With trepidation, she answered honestly and indicated that she didn’t.

Advertising 28

Advertising Agile Marketing Meeting 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2018

The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets. An annual report that summarizes every profit-generating analytics project is compiled and distributed to the C-suite.

Company 28

Company Recruiting Recruitment Financial 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2017

Sales isn’t what you do. Nearly every manager who has reported to me has questioned the wisdom of spending time building talent when there are immediate business goals. But those same managers have come to recognize that the ROI for enabling this development is enormous. You’re not a data scientist. Hire to train.

How To 28

How To Development Metrics Talent 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. That’s why good managers put so much focus on measuring and managing return on investment (ROI) as a basic operational practice.

ROI 28

ROI Operations Enterprise Research 28

Progressus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s capable of linking a company’s financials, supply chain, operations, commerce, reporting, manufacturing, and human resources activities on one platform. Each system required expensive, complex, and customized code to meet unique business requirements which slowed—or even prevented—the adoption of new technology or process optimization.

Software 52

Software ROI Efficiency Operations 52

Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

International Coach Federation (ICF) Research: The ICF conducts extensive research on coaching, and their studies have found that 70% of individuals who received coaching reported improved work performance, communication skills, and productivity. These meetings involve 20-60 minutes. You take notes and track your discussions over time.

Training 86

Training Training Leadership Development 86

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

In one, a star researcher said that he was leaving as there was no space for creativity anymore, as the company squeezed budgets and eliminated roles without a clear ROI. I like to look at variables in 4 columns: Outcomes (what you are trying to achieve, as in sales). I start by making a model of the business.

Company 28

Company Sales Retail Engineering 28

Rick Conlow

AUGUST 1, 2023

.” — Napolean Hill “The key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict, and how to reach our potential… the needs of the team are best met when we meet the needs of individuals persons.”

ROI 72

ROI Training Training Leadership 72

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

By Brian Selby, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations, Tableau Software. How often is your sales team making important decisions based on gut feel? Are your sales resources allocated properly to drive growth? Historically, sales has been labeled an art. Why does this happen in so many companies?

Sales 28

Sales Data Enterprise Operations 28

ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

Our Consultants are meeting with Business Owners around the world every day. Printable report. The calculator produces a printable report that can be offered as a deliverable, included in a proposal or used as a part of an improvement plan. David Thexton, Founder of ConsultX.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow ROI Operations Analysis 52

Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

Would you go and meet a prospective client wearing basketball shorts and sandles? So, I beg you, don’t design your own sales materials. Many sales are won and lost by simply by how you graphically represent yourself.” Email marketing has an average ROI of 3800%. Source: DMA National Client Email Report 2015.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Consulting Advertising 60

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The reasons change doesn’t often happen are reporting paralysis, the lack of “think time,” and failure to collaborate. Reporting paralysis can occur when teams are so wrapped up in distributing data, ensuring data quality, or writing up insights that they forget the purpose of data.

Metrics 31

Metrics Data ROI Benchmarking 31

Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

ROI calculator. A white paper is a report given on a topic in your industry. As a consultant, there is no better position to be in for sales conversations than that of the trusted advisor — a position that publishing your white paper helps you take. Following up with a “Hello” page. Creating a bonus vault.

Consulting 68

Consulting Advertising Case Interview Conference 68