Hey, when are you going to teach me what you know? What else should I know going forward? While the next generation may not come out and say that, they are most likely thinking it. They want to be as successful as you were, maybe more successful. You know who else is...
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Mike Philie
Selling on Purpose: Win Your Share of the Market Redistribution
The effectiveness of the sales team in generating net new business remains an ongoing concern for most sales leaders and CEOs that I hear from. It’s not because they don’t want new business, for many it’s that they are busy being the account manager with the customers...
Make Your Hiring Strategy a Competitive Advantage
A hiring strategy means different things to different people. It certainly means different things post-pandemic. Finding experienced labor and the work-from-home movement have created challenges that we have not seen before. From the production floor to the customer...
Whether You’re the Rabbit or the Hare, Expect the Best and Prepare for the Worst
As you prepare to take your business from your current state to your desired future state, begin with a thoughtful examination of your internal resources. Your staff, equipment, technology, and how well you integrate those three areas to solve client problems. This...
The Value of Strategic Reviews–your Good and Good-er Accounts
New customers are certainly hard to come by, and the last thing you want to do is lose a customer. That said, all customers are not the same. I’ve often used the phrase, all customers are good, some are just good-er than others. A strategic account review is designed...
Optimize Your Company From Front to Back
Technology has always been a big part of the printing industry. Every time there’s been a major advancement in capabilities, technology played a central role. A trend that we see more of today is how the leaders optimize technology to run the business. This enables...