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10 Lessons That All New Business Owners Must Heed In The Modern Era

Strategy Driven

It is important to check that you are getting the best value for money when buying materials, energy rates, or insurance. Your Approach To Operations Is Key. Both B2B and B2C customers are now invested in brands like never before, they want to work with companies that they can relate to.

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Replacing the Sales Funnel with the Sales Flywheel

Harvard Business Review

” By the end of a quarter, she had wrung every ounce of energy out of marketing, and we started the next quarter from a standstill with no momentum and no leverage. It is highly efficient at capturing, storing, and releasing energy. ” The intention was right, but there was no operational impact.

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The Mindset Your Company Needs to Grow Organically

Harvard Business Review

The problem is that many companies have the wrong “operating system” for organic growth. In our work with dozens of large companies on growth and transformation strategies, we’ve found a set of principles and practices that create an operating system for growth. That failure is not due to a lack of trying.

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Eco-Labeling: The Critical Questions to Ask

Harvard Business Review

Or total energy use during the product's lifetime? The best thing to share will depend heavily on the product - the labels on energy hogs like light bulbs, air conditioners, and cars should tell us the total energy use and cost to operate over a year or the product's lifetime.

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How Industrial Systems Are Turning into Digital Services

Harvard Business Review

Those systems can now transmit real-time data about the performance of industrial machines as well as the components of energy and transportation systems. Railway operators and wind farm owners were among the first to deploy the concept. Turns out, data from all of these little things can make a big difference.

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Staying Ahead of Innovation Challenges

Harvard Business Review

Given the diversity of countries and industries (everything from energy to telecom, government to nonprofit) and company sizes (multinationals to startups) there are some striking commonalities that emerge. This means bundled solutions where you provide an end-to-end package, especially for B2B companies.

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A Look into Microsoft’s Data-Driven Approach to Improving Sales

Harvard Business Review

Companies are beginning to utilize their employees’ behavioral data — generally known as people analytics — to better understand and improve their sales operations , with strong results. Microsoft, where we work, is no exception, and B2B sales is one of the areas where we are seeing the most value.