When asking for the customer plans, I am constantly amazed when all I’m shown is an excel spreadsheet of forecast numbers, supported by a three month deal promo plan. Sounds famili… Read more
What Makes an Organisation Creative?
/in Business Capabilities /by Dr Mark HollyoakeCreativity drives innovation and change at a rapid pace. Its reach and impact on our everyday lives is enormous, yet, most of this innovation within organisations derives from a h… Read more
Trust – Too much of a Good Thing?
/in Embedded Trust /by Dr Mark HollyoakeClient relationships are a peculiar, they can take forever to develop and nurture, and can be terminated at short notice. Conversely, they can feel secure and comfortable, yet do… Read more
Account management in a complex industry – “Expert salesmen or experts who can sell?”
/in Sales and Account Management /by Alan ThompsonHow good are you at selling and managing relationships within an expert led industry?
In our first financial services article, we examined the importance of broker-intermediar… Read more
Customer management in a world of intermediaries and brokers – “Experts that sell – does it work”?
/in Customer Management /by Alan ThompsonIn the second of our series of articles exploring various issues in the intermediated world of financial services, “Expert salesmen or experts who can sell?” we looked at various… Read more