You have faced market downturns in the past, but the upheaval that most print companies are facing today is unprecedented. The mix of your client portfolio has greatly affected the degree to which you need to rebuild your customer base. If this crisis has thrown you a curveball and you find yourself with a sudden […]
Do you have a chief sales officer (CSO) at your company? This could be the missing piece to your senior team. In many small to medium size businesses, this roll commonly falls onto the CEO or owner. As time is precious, this effort fights to get their attention. The person with the CSO responsibility sets […]
Your customers are slowly emerging from the health crisis. The focus and alignment of your efforts will be critical success factors to how well your company re-engages with them. While the goal is to refill your pipeline and to get some work in the shop, the business, and how you get it may not look […]
Best business practices include re-examining your processes and procedures to make sure that they remain relevant. This review becomes crucial during major transitions in the marketplace. As I wrote in Prepare for the All-Clear: 4-Takeaways, “your value proposition and ability to offer high-value solutions and insight may be your key to creating and closing new […]
Most likely, your latest offset press or digital device required special tools for maintenance or repair. As a result, you would make sure that operators had everything they needed. Having the right tools to do the job can make the work look effortless. Watch a good carpenter build or fix something and you’ll see that […]
What are your customers and prospects trying to buy, and how does that compare with what are you selling? Is your team aligned with your customers buying process in today’s market — the what, how, and when? As you identify the different buyer roles and their needs, you’ll also have to approach them appropriately. This […]
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions. Characteristics of top-performing companies cover a broad range of areas. While very few are exactly like, it been my experience that they do share many similar themes. These characteristics are woven into the fabric of who they are and how they operate. They are not from a textbook, […]
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions. Building a predictable sales model sounds great and it can work, but it is hard to do. Making sure that you and your team are up for the challenge is the first step in the process. In fact, it’s probably the most difficult step as you’ll find […]
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions. You probably have varying levels of relationships with your customer base. I’m not referencing whether or not you have become friends with your customer, but rather, what level of business relationship have you earned? There are three progressive tiers that I like to look at. And while […]
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions. Meaningful first time at bats with a new prospect are hard to come by these days. What’s a meaningful at bat? It’s a real opportunity that you’ve earned after you both have come to the conclusion that there’s a good fit between the two organizations, and that […]