Business clarity has been severely reduced for many organizations. Most owners were counting on a gradual business recovery beginning about now. As different parts of the country were given the signal to restart their business activity in the wake of the global...
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Planning
Finding Your Way When There’s No Clear Path
It’s been tough sledding out there. You’re focused on lives and livelihoods with no clear roadmap or weather forecast. Dealing with uncertainty, you’ve managed to clean, organize the plant and produce the work that’s come in. For many it has been a 20% to 80% decrease...
Prepare for the All-Clear: 4 Takeaways
We are in a time of significant change, an inflection point like we’ve never seen before. Those businesses that endured 9/11 and the 2007-2008 recession learned a great deal about how to rebound from a crisis. Those lessons will be well-served today as they emerge...
Customer Strategy for the Days Ahead
Where you are located and the demographics of your existing customer base largely determine the amount of print business you have during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The pain isn’t being evenly spread with some companies only mildly affected so far, while others...
Your Customer Value – is it a Strategic Asset, and is it Really Important?
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions The key attributes that determine your customer value go well beyond measuring their annual sales. Areas that I believe lead to enhanced customer value include (in no particular order) profitability;...
Strategy Planning on a Note Card
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions As many print businesses thrive, expand their services, and continue to look for that next big thing, a reminder that strategy planning remains an important part of integrating that new initiative into your...