Dear Strategy

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob talks about the definition of an "industry" vs. a "market" and discusses how you can evolve a PESTEL analysis to be more focused on the trends that affect the industry that your company is a part of. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob talks about setting realistic objectives for your strategy and how you can validate your growth objectives using the 3 components of market, share, and price. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob talks about the original 4 P's of Marketing, and why consultants shouldn't necessarily mess with frameworks that are already working! If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy,   Bob talks about the importance of understanding how your product interconnects with and depends upon other products that may be outside of your control, and why this all needs to be accounted for within the context of your product and portfolio strategies. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Genera...

On this episode of Dear Strategy,   Bob takes on the controversial topic of our ever-expanding tipping culture and talks about why it might not be the best strategy for businesses to embrace. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy,   Bob expands upon his 2nd golden rule of small business success, which is to never make your customers feel like they're a burden. Tune in to discover why and when businesses are likely to fall into this trap, and how to ensure that it never happens again! If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generat...

On this episode of Dear Strategy,   Bob expands upon his 2 golden rules of small business success, starting with Rule #1. Tune in to hear tips on when, how, and why diligent follow-up should be practiced within your business. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy,   Bob gives us his two golden rules for small business success: 1) Practicing diligent follow-up, and 2) Never treat your customers like they are a burden. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob responds to the idea that "all bets are off" when you begin executing your strategy. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we discuss the definition of "value" in relation to developing strategic value propositions and implementing value-based pricing. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about the different methods that can be used for gathering the Voice of the Customer (VOC) and provide a structure for organizing those methods to optimize your customer insights. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about how so many companies are embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and whether it's really such a good strategy to have your system run your company! If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about how so many college graduates are ill-prepared by their educational institutions to enter the workforce – and how colleges should be paying more attention to this before somebody else does! If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about some of the natural parallels between military strategy and business strategy and explore whether that analogy still works within a more modern business landscape. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about how political strategy correlates with product and business strategy, and why that can create a dangerous environment under the wrong circumstances. But don't worry – despite the topic, no sides were taken during the recording of this podcast! If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generat...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about our new strategy framework, the latest direction for our podcast, and how strategic planning really works – especially in the face of unexpected events. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company .

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about the process of customer segmentation – discussing how it is defined, what it is used for, and how you can perform segmentation for your own strategic planning process. Visit our Blog to read the full post that goes along with this episode. Subscribe to Our Mailing List  to stay up to date on all the latest episodes. If you're interested in strategy t...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about the concept of "strategic arrogance" – describing what it is, why it can be so dangerous, and how you can keep it out of your own strategic process. Visit our Blog to read the full post that goes along with this episode. Subscribe to Our Mailing List  to stay up to date on all the latest episodes. If you're interested in strategy training or coaching...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about the difference between a product strategy and a go-to-market plan, and why it's important to have both of these key planning tools working together in harmony. Key Takeaways: A product strategy and a go-to-market plan are two distinctly different, yet very much coordinated planning tools. A go-to-market plan is a dynamic and continuous plan that exis...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about how you can align your product strategy to your corporate strategy, and why it's so important to alert your company's leaders when that alignment doesn't quite exist. Key Takeaways: If you are a corporate leader, make sure that your corporate strategy exists and is clearly communicated. If you are a product manager or business unit leader, make sure...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we answer the following question… Dear Strategy: "What is the single most important common element that you see in successful strategy executions?" *** We also share a very special announcement, related to this question, about the future strategy of our show! *** Visit our Blog to read the full post that goes along with this episode. Subscribe to Our Mailing List...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we talk about the true value proposition of college. Given the outrageous prices, coupled with the fact that many students aren't coming out of college with all the tools they need to be successful in their chosen fields of study, it's hard to see how there is any real value proposition left here at all. And, yet, people keep paying. So what's really going on here...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we answer the following question… Dear Strategy: "Is there a way to test your strategy prior to implementation?" Visit our Blog to read the full post that goes along with this episode. Subscribe to Our Mailing List  to stay up to date on all the latest episodes. If you're interested in having  Strategy Generation Company  deliver a strategy workshop for your busin...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we analyze the practice of offering the same basic product across several different brands – especially when some of those brands are positioned as premium and some are – well – not! Is this a good strategy for companies to take, or is it something that will eventually backfire on them? Visit our Blog to read the full post that goes along with this episode. Subscr...

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we answer the following question… Dear Strategy: "How can we measure the success of our strategy using some KPI other than orders? How do we learn from our failures?" Visit our Blog to read the full post that goes along with this episode. Subscribe to Our Mailing List  to stay up to date on all the latest episodes. If you're interested in having  Strategy Generati...