Take the position that you are the CEO of the product. You are responsible for everything: profits, inventories, happy customers, successful product launches, focused engineers, etc. In other words, everything. Take on personal ownership for the success of your products. This is an important mindset because, as a product manager, you will interact with every ... Read More

The annual B2B sales meeting is your perfect opportunity to revitalize sales efforts for next year. These are pivotal events for businesses looking to energize their sales teams, share industry insights, and drive growth. A successful conference can inspire, educate, and motivate attendees, improving performance and enhancing team cohesion. Consider incorporating these seven essential elements ... Read More

The research on B2B sales call preparation isn’t encouraging: 75% of B2B executive buyers say salespeople are not knowledgeable about their business and do not understand the issues they face.1 Unsurprisingly, only one in four salespeople get agreement from these buyers to meet again.2 Let’s see how the clever use of AI can change this. ... Read More

Let’s learn to moderate focus groups with jobs-to-be-done. Focus groups are a cornerstone of market research, providing valuable insights into consumer behaviors, preferences, and perceptions. Jobs-to-be-done is our primary methodology to understand customer behavior and decision-making. It’s natural to consider the interplay of moderation skills, the special context of the focus group, and the mental ... Read More

Key account management is important to your company. But are you doing it any better than your competitors? You can with Key Account Blueprinting. When you apply traditional New Product Blueprinting to a “market of one,” you’ll lock in that key account, expand your business with them, and learn how to increase your prices. Here’s ... Read More

Jobs-to-be-Done brings CLARITY and PRECISION to every element of innovation, product development and marketing. And likewise, there’s no better structure to understand CX, Customer Experience, than Jobs-to-be-Done. The problem with “Customer Experience” (CX) programs is that we’re missing common definitions of what CX is. Some think about customer journey maps. Some think about NPS surveys. ... Read More

If you work inside a corporation, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with near-term cost controls: spending freezes, travel bans, hiring delays, layoffs, and so forth. Maybe you’re a business leader who has implemented these. But… have you considered the price you pay for them? Let’s see why it may be higher than you think. ... Read More