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What's The Future Of Business By Brian Solis

Eric Jacobson

You can likely already imagine that I consider this a must-read book for any business owner and any leader -- even leaders who manage businesses that don't directly connect with consumers. Here are his answers : Question : When you consider all the Business-To-Consumer (B2C) companies in the U.S., Develop meaningful metrics.

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Old way or new way? Only one way works. My way.

Strategy Driven

Don’t forget their managers who force them to use an uncomfortable ‘system,’ a non-sales helpful CRM, and hold their salespeople accountable for their actions and numbers. DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PRISTINE REPUTATION. Dead and over. The online and smartphone evolution has become a sales and selling revolution.

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Focus on Your Customer's Customer

Harvard Business Review

Much of the conversation about customer-centricity focuses on business-to-consumer (B2C) firms. These customer experience management initiatives can be complex. The team kicked off by conducting in-airport interviews with travelers. This post is part of Creating a Customer-Centered Organization.

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To Grow Your Business Abroad, Partner with Local Influencers

Harvard Business Review

And they can be very expensive — in addition to overseas business travel, local distribution partner relationships require significant up-front investment to get started and to manage effectively. They spend their days developing new content — videos, photos, blog posts, and podcasts — and engaging their followers.

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Take Your Show on the Road

Harvard Business Review

The managers who express this idea in our simulated competitive games aren’t thinking of some simple shelving-units-on-wheels format – the kind of oversized salesman’s bag that’s been hauled out to prospects for decades. It has made me think I should consider it more closely, and share it more broadly.

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You Found Your Product-Market Fit. Now What?

Harvard Business Review

You dive deep into a customer development process, working closely with a few customers who feed you requirements and are willing to trial an imperfect product that is evolving quickly. With no travel budget and no field offices, the numbers pencil out nicely. In every start-up, finding initial product-market fit is a magical moment.

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A New Model for Innovation in Big Companies

Harvard Business Review

Traditionally, companies have found ways to navigate these challenges internally, in research and development (R&D) divisions like the famed Xerox PARC , founded in 1970, or through programs that encourage employees to dedicate a small percentage of their time to side projects, as 3M began doing in 1948. A Different Approach.