Increasing Revenue – Are You Applying the RIGHT Strategy for Your Situation?

2020-03-29T15:50:54-07:00Recent, Sales & Marketing, Strategy|

Is your business goal or one of the objectives this year increasing revenue? Notice I said “revenue” not “sales.”  Small business owners often use these terms interchangeably. They are not the same! Increasing sales is [...]

Use Business Metrics to Become Proactive with Your Revenue!

2020-03-28T16:51:46-07:00Featured, Management, Sales & Marketing|

Are You Watching the Wrong Business Metrics? When you come to the end of the quarter are you watching the right business metrics? Smart businesses begin by looking at their revenue to see if [...]

Building Your Sales Plan Doesn’t Have to be Rocket Science

2022-04-20T19:47:36-07:00Featured, Foundation, need keyword, Sales & Marketing|

4 Questions for Building a Powerful Sales Plan Ok, so last week I looked at 2 Things That Keep You Out of a Sales Crisis.  This week let’s look at how a sales plan can [...]

Sales Management – A Key Factor in Achieving Business Self-Sustainability

2022-01-15T19:12:21-07:00Featured, Sales & Marketing, Self-Sustainability|

The past few weeks I have been sharing the how the sales function evolves as your business matures through the growth cycle.  First we looked at sales in the foundation stage and then sales in [...]

Selling for Startups – 3 Critical Questions Every Business Must Answer

2022-01-15T18:51:31-07:00Featured, Foundation, Sales & Marketing|

If you’ve been following along on our blog then you are already familiar with the business growth cycle.  This week we want to begin looking functionally at what you should be doing within each phase [...]

Avoiding Price Problems That Can Kill Your Business

2022-01-12T09:28:21-07:00Accounting & Finance, Featured, Planning, Sales & Marketing|

In a previous post, Avoid Blowing Your Revenue Engine, I described how important calculating your maximum capacity is and how it can help you make better operational decisions.  Now I want to show you how to [...]