by Bob Hatcher | May 31, 2012 | Market Segmentation, Marketing
This is the third installment in my series of blogs about the implications on sales of Tracey and Weirsma’s great book “The Wisdom of Market Leaders”. Last week we talked about companies who compete based upon “Product Leadership” (see below) and today we’re going...
by Bob Hatcher | May 4, 2012 | Forecasting, Market Segmentation, Marketing
Over the past few weeks I’ve written about Tracey and Weirsma’s great book “The Wisdom of Market Leaders”. Last week we talked about companies who compete based upon “Customer Intimacy” (see below) and today we’re going to discuss...
by Bob Hatcher | Apr 6, 2012 | Forecasting, Market Segmentation, Marketing, Uncategorized
Last week I wrote about Tracey and Weirsma’s great book “The Wisdom of Market Leaders”. Over the next few blog articles I want to dive in a bit deeper and analyze each of those types from a sales perspective. This is, afterall, a sales blog! If you...
by Bob Hatcher | Mar 13, 2012 | Market Segmentation, Marketing
Choosing target markets and market segmentation have always intrigued me. Although there are many ways to think of it, I had an epiphany as I reread one of the classic strategy books over the weekend, the book is “The Discipline of Market Leaders” and is...
by Bob Hatcher | Mar 1, 2012 | Forecasting
As a sales leader, you know the importance of forecasting. Management needs to know how much revenue you will attain in the next week, month, quarter or year. But, my guess is that it’s more important than you think. Here are three reasons why it’s...