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B2B Salespeople Can Survive If They Reimagine Their Roles

Harvard Business Review

Firms must conduct a deep dive and map the customer journey, or buying process, taking into account customers’ use of the emerging digital media to search, learn, purchase, and obtain follow-up service. In addition, each needs to rethink its sales funnel, the process for finding, attracting, and retaining customers.

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Closing the Gap Between Blue Ocean Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business Review

Creating a full set of consistent strategy propositions is, of course, essential, whether a firm follows blue ocean or red ocean strategy. Lastly, Comic Relief donates 100 percent of all funds raised with its golden pound promise that it spends none of the funds on its own overhead or operating costs, as the average UK charity does.