A personal health challenge reveals an important business lesson: symptoms are not the problem. Learn why manufacturers must diagnose root causes before growth can happen.
https://t.co/E4RQ10fz4o
After a week of being sick and realizing I couldn’t “push through” without help, I started thinking about how many businesses operate the same way.
My latest blog explores what business “illness” looks like, why companies get stuck in survival mode.
https://t.co/8yxyaJo7ya
Most sales problems are not really sales problems. They are people and communication problems. In this webinar, we discuss how using DiSC profiles with your sales team can completely change the way you communicate, build trust, and move deals forward.
https://t.co/gOhHr9d0fc
If you want to view a webinar series by three industry experts -- Richard Bello, Matt Wizeman, and me -- created specifically for manufacturers, check out our website, register for the next webinar in June, and view past sessions on YouTube.
https://t.co/jPcZEMJFWH
The Manufacturers' Efficiency Webinar Series is hosting Lowering Taxes & Improving Employee Benefits at the Same Time. Make sure to attend on June 9 at 11:30 a.m. ET.
https://t.co/UnZXhElVL3
Most B2B companies are chasing buyer personas when they need to pay attention to something even more useful: signals. I wrote about what signals are, what they look like in manufacturing and B2B, and how to use them to focus on the right opportunities.
https://t.co/SNdSvTvwma
Sales can't drive B2B growth alone when only a small percentage of your market is ready to buy now. The rest need time, context, and education before they’ll be open to a conversation. There’s a better way to make sure sales is talking to the right people.
https://t.co/0IKJBfGnnz
Happy to share that I'll be speaking at Your Bottleneck Isn't Where You Think It Is: Rethinking Constraints in Mfg! Make sure to register and attend on May 20.
https://t.co/VkwogX8sBs
SEO got your business found. GEO helped AI discover you. Now, AEO is changing everything. In this newsletter, I break down what SEO, GEO, and AEO mean and why this shift matters more than most companies realize.
https://t.co/70mGvY1zuk
Happy to share that I'll be speaking at Your Bottleneck Isn't Where You Think It Is: Rethinking Constraints in Mfg! Make sure to attend it on May 20. https://t.co/4ABTy6Uiuc
Most manufacturers don’t have a lead problem or a capacity problem; they have a system problem. There’s a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein about the definition of insanity. It plays out in manufacturing every day.
https://t.co/u1btTKThTv
Most manufacturers diversified suppliers after the last disruption. But almost no one is diversifying AI. That’s concentration risk. AI is now operational infrastructure. It deserves supply chain discipline.
https://t.co/DaVzM2xKTQ
Everyone’s experimenting with AI. Almost no one is managing it like a supply chain. If you rely on one AI ecosystem, that’s not efficiency; it’s concentration risk. In Part 2, I break down 3 types of risk applied to AI.
https://t.co/kyOhLQFzv2
AI isn’t just a tech story; it’s a supply chain story. I break down what @AnthropicAI & @OpenAI's expansion signals for manufacturing and B2B leaders. If AI now touches your marketing, sales, or operations, it’s a supplier. Are you managing it like one?
https://t.co/euWURfpZUq
Saint Patrick's Day just passed. Everyone talks about luck. In business, luck is often a very convenient story. If you pull back the curtain, luck usually has fingerprints all over it. I wrote about what’s at play and why betting on luck is expensive.
https://t.co/ODVloO9mks
We do a monthly webinar hosted through Eventbrite. It's free, and we always learn something. Follow us and come to one that interests you. The webinar is The Manufacturers Efficiency Webinar Series, but what we share is applicable to any B2B enterprise.
https://t.co/YCzAgtVuOa
Manufacturers track scrap. Labor. Machine uptime. But when was the last time you audited your telecom bill? In this webinar, we break down how manufacturers can uncover hidden telecom costs and redirect recovered dollars into real growth.
https://t.co/j8XHiJU5QR