by BobHatcher | Jun 2, 2012 | SalesVP
I have been a Miller Heiman sales consultant for ten years and have worked with small and large accounts implementing the Miller Heiman methodologies. My client is a small system integrator, I’ll call them XXX in the Boston area and they have used LAMP to define...
by BobHatcher | May 31, 2012 | SalesVP
Over the past few weeks I’ve written about Tracey and Weirsma’s great book “The Wisdom of Market Leaders”. Last week we talked about companies who compete based upon “Customer Intimacy” (see below) and today we’re going to discuss those who compete on product...
by BobHatcher | Apr 10, 2012 | Forecasting, Marketing, SalesVP
Last week I wrote about Tracey and Weirsma’s great book “The Wisdom of Market Leaders”. Over the next few blog articles I want to dive in a bit deeper and analyze each of those types from a sales perspective. This is, afterall, a sales blog! If you...
by BobHatcher | Mar 13, 2012 | Forecasting, Marketing, SalesVP
Choosing target markets and market segmentation have always intrigued me. Although there are many ways to think of it, I had an epiphany as I reread one of the classic strategy books over the weekend, the book is “The Discipline of Market Leaders” and is...
by BobHatcher | Feb 20, 2012 | Forecasting, Miller Heiman, SalesVP, Uncategorized
As a sales leader, you know the importance of forecasting. Management needs to know how much revenue you will attain in the next week, month, quarter or year. But, my guess is that it’s more important than you think. Here are three reasons why it’s...