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Had a terrific first session with the graduate intake for the CONTACTUM Sales Academy; very enthusiastic bunch of guys and they will help shape the wider sales academy programme t… Read more
Developing the Sales Academy
/in Sales and Account Management /by Gary LuntHad a great day with Nigel and the sales colleagues from CONTACTUM at an exhibition in Exeter – great insights to help develop the Sales Academy, and first hand experience of deta… Read more
Exporting and International Business Development
/in Sales and Account Management /by Dr Mark HollyoakeAre you preparing to make the most of your international trade and business development opportunities pre & post Brexit?
A leading bank has recently published a UK trade outl… Read more
Credit Crunch 10 Years On – 4 Seismic Changes in B2B Customer Management
/in Customer Management /by Peter LaversIt’s hard to believe that the Credit Crunch hit the global economy a whole decade ago!
Readers in their mid-thirties and under may not have experienced anything in their professio… Read more
Is your distributor up to the challenges ahead?
/in Customer Management /by Dr Mark HollyoakeIs your distributor up to the challenges ahead?
We have an evaluation tool (Distributor Evaluation Tool – DAT) that will tell you and highlight what needs fixing or replacing.
Us… Read more
Are your people getting the right share of mind / share of voice with your distributors?
/in Customer Management /by Dr Mark Hollyoake
Are your people getting the right share of mind / share of voice with your distributors?
We have the training and development programme to fix it. It cov… Read more
The Why, What and How of Stakeholder Mapping
/in Sales and Account Management /by Paul LaughlinWe’re delighted to include this guest blog from our friend an associate Paul Laughlin.
Do you have a stakeholder map? Is it up-to-date and do you use it?
Those questions freq… Read more
What Great Customer Data Quality Reporting Looks Like
/in Customer Management /by Peter LaversOur friend and key Associate Paul Weston has published a great article on customer data quality reporting, which is a must-read for anyone passionate about customer centricity a… Read more
Business Development Managers (BDM) & the Underwriter relationship
/in Sales and Account Management /by Dr Mark HollyoakeThe importance of the BDM role and function in the distribution and customer management of financial services cannot be underestimated. The BDM ensures we gain and maintain the o… Read more
If Customer Data Is The New Marketing Battleground, Then Analytics Are The New Weapons Guidance Systems
/in Customer Management /by Peter LaversIn my previous blog I argued that Marketing and CRM are in exciting times because is it now economically viable to unlock the incredible value that’s often hidden in inaccessible a… Read more