With strategic planning as the cornerstone of our list of services, we often get asked if there’s really value in spending time (and the associated funds) on this activity. Clearly, we believe in the concept otherwise we wouldn’t offer it; but in some circles, strat planning has had a bad rap. So here’s an analysis […]
In our last post, we discussed the rapid advances in information technology that are taking the business world by storm and highlighted the need to keep pace with IT by making it part of your strategic plan. That’s often easier said than done, however, unless you incorporate it fully and maintain a strong focus of the overall […]
With the rate at which digital technology progresses these days, it’s really difficult to keep abreast of the changes. It’s vitally important to plan for technology, though, because you never know when a development creates a loophole that can get you into trouble. Writing in the MIT Technology Review last month, Vivek Wadhwa, a Corporate […]
The sales function has changed so much in the past few years that you could be doing everything completely wrong! With the economy slowly edging upwards, 2014 is promising in many sectors. Retailers are upbeat, automakers are enjoying rosy forecasts and businesses across the board are looking forward to a good year. To capitalize on the […]
Monitoring performance of your products or services is vital to provide you with the business intelligence you need. It enables you to evaluate how successful you are, where you need to improve and what challenges you face. It’s not just about the bottom line. You won’t even have a bottom line if you don’t measure […]
