Choose Your Constraint — Why Choosing the Wrong Constraint is a Common-Sense Express Train to Catastrophe
There’s no such thing as a perfectly balanced company where every function is staffed and supplied at the exact right amount.
Why Culture Matters
My curiosity first peaked when I heard the phrase, “in any organization, culture eats strategy for lunch”. After 3 years of research on the subject following the scientific method, I’ve constructed and tested a hypothesis that I believe to be true.
Six Ways Sales Pros Can Create Great Word-Of-Mouth
While there’s no denying that we love to complain through Twitter and Facebook, people do talk about the great customer experiences they have.
The #1 Best Job Description
Is it challenging to attract, select, and retain top talent for your business? It may be what you are saying...or not saying, to potential candidates and employees.
5-Steps for Using Brand as a Leadership Tool
A great branding campaign crystalizes the company’s self-identity as much for the owner and his team as to the public at large.
Which Selling Style Does Your Business Need?
Finders are your hunters. They take a surgical approach to finding the right prospects that need their specific solution. Minders are your nurturers. They take great satisfaction in caring for those that they know and have built a relationship with.
They Hold The Power of Your Company’s Reputation In the Palm of Their Hands…
Remember: the people closest to the job have the best ideas on improving it. Are you listening to them?
McMann & Tate: Worst Ad Agency Ever
Howard McMann once said of his partner, “He’s slippery, he lies beautifully, and he has a great head of hair.” Legend has it, Tate once told a subordinate “If the client loves it, I love it! If the client hates it, I hate it!”
A Divorcee, a Dentist and a Marketing Wonk Walk Into a Bar*
True story: A business owner hires 5 marketing consultants in 7 years, yet the business continues to decline.
Making Better Recruitment Ads | Wizard’s Roundtable
How you recruit can say a lot about your company to both prospective employees and prospective customers alike. Some tips: As with any advertising, involve the applicant. It's not about money. Use current employees.
Formulas and Recipes
Formulas do exist in marketing: Quantitative research, KPIs, customer acquisition costs, pricing strategies, etc. But there are also malleable recipes: Customer experience, value perception, elegant logo design, and positive public relations.
Whittle ‘em Down: 14 survey questions for every job applicant to fill out
Adding this survey to your hiring process can save you hours of perusing resumes.
Sorting the Ad Pros from the Poseurs — 4 Surefire Signs
If you’re going to invest six figures or more, you’ll want a clear plan for persuasion that’s mapped to a business strategy.
Want to Sell More? Hire Gatekeepers Who Bring Sunshine to Work.
Look first to the narrow neck in your marketing process.
Seek a Hire Power
Powerful recruiting radiates from employee perspectives, multiple, authentic voices, implied meaning, and indirect targeting. First, start with Rule One.