I am on a soap box these days about the effect of no thinking time. So today I come to you with a simple way to add more time into your day: Make all 1 hour meeting 40 minutes. Make all 30 minute meeting stand-up. If you do this (at least in the meetings you [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Planning’
It’s The End Of The First Quarter — Do You Know Where Your Plan Is?
Have you pulled out this year’s marketing plan to see if you are still in the right ballpark and still in the game? Next week is the last week of the first quarter. Set some time aside to pull your performance reports together (especially if this isn’t done automatically) for your programs and overall performance. [...]
Doing More With Less
The mantra of senior management across all industries, across all disciplines has become “do more with less.” Budgets and personnel continue to be cut while the need for increased revenue and margin continues to grow. You can continue to successfully perform in the market using this mantra if you are thoughtful in how you approach [...]
Getting Ready for 2007
Wow! It is already October. Hard to believe 2006 is winding down. For all businesses the end of our fiscal year means turning your focus on the next year’s opportunities and challenges. Here are a couple of thoughts to help with this process: 1. If Marketing is responsible for writing the plan, who else is [...]
