Interim Manager: Sheri Osborn
My background has been many years working for blue ribbon technology companies- hardware, software, internet technologies. The value I bring to organizations is helping the company see new markets...
View ArticleNumber One Factor For Hiring Executive Managers: Years of Relevant Experience
What are the most important qualities for senior executives to possess to be effective managers? The Harvard Business Review surveyed executive search consultants to find out what their clients most...
View ArticlePragmatism of Vision to Transform Culture: Interview with Peter Klinge
What is the purpose and meaning of the phrase, “Pragmatism of Vision to Transform Culture”? The purpose of this phrase is to encourage the transference of ideals and the underlying reason(s) for the...
View ArticleInterim Sales VP: Richard Brune
I help transform companies and sales process and methodology and help with sales metrics and profit and loss. I have over 25 years of experience building and managing consumer brands and products...
View ArticleHow to Grow Revenue From Sales Funnel Leaks
Interim marketing executive, Chuck Besondy, explains how to take advantage of the opportunity of leads that leak from the sales funnel pipeline. This simple sales funnel step can significantly improve...
View ArticleAligning Marketing and Sales for Revenue Growth
The misalignment of sales and marketing can prevent an organization from reaching it's sales potential. Interim marketing executive Chuck Besondy, explains the top 7 costs of misalignment of sales and...
View ArticleThe Executive Marketing and Sales Podcast: Interview with Paul Travis
Listen to The Executive Marketing and Sales Podcast: Episode 1 here. Interview with Paul Travis. How does interim management work? Well you know your question is so simple yet it’s indicative of much...
View Article12 Reasons Your Business Needs An Interim Sales Executive
Here are the top 12 reasons your company needs an interim marketing executive: 1. You can't afford to lose ground to the competition while you search for a new executive for 3-6 months 2. You can't...
View ArticleDefinition of Interim Management
From Wikipedia comes a great definition that concisely explains what interim management is about: "Interim management is the temporary provision of management resources and skills. Interim management...
View ArticleInterim Sales in Uncertain Economic Times
by Interim Sales Executive, Charles Besondy With my conservative-realist hat squarely placed upon my shaved head I ask you to consider that the economic environment we are seeing today (August 2009),...
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Financially, Which Entrepreneur Are You?
Previously, we examined that being mentally ready to sell your business is the first step to looking at your life’s work in terms of its reward and contribution to your future. On the business front,...
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Push Starting Your Sales
<![CDATA[ Like a vehicle, sales engines can stall. Suddenly, “sure-thing” or 90% deals flounder or drift, a competitor steals one of your best closing opportunities, pipelines suddenly empty as all...
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Wheels Coming Off the Sales Vehicle? Be Patient and Structured!
Back in the mists of time, someone in the UK had a “brilliant” idea…let’s manufacture a three wheel car so that it can be classified as a “motorcycle”, and consumers won’t have to pay full road tax for...
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Building a Great Brand – Internally and Externally
For the past 10 years, Josh Dunn has built an organization and a brand that has become the model of two communities. Premier Media Group is the publisher of 425 Magazine and South Sound Magazine. These...
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Navigating the Minefields of Life and Business
The world would like us to believe that when we turn 18, we’re “mature” and capable of making decisions on our own. After all, you’ve been through school, you’re considered an adult, you’re legally...
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Big Data Meets Marketing – 5 Trends for 2014
Sure, this is the time of year that we see a lot of predictions and trends being announced. Many will focus on social media, content marketing and other smaller pieces of the puzzle. For marketers that...
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Do You Feel the Heat?
The new survey by CMO (Chief Marketing Officer Council) announced that 66% of marketing executives are feeling heat from the CEO and board of directors to make marketing more effective. 60% said that...
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Take Inventory of Your Data Assets
The ability to leverage data to create a significant competitive advantage continues to separate the leaders from the laggards in virtually every industry. Until recently, the flood of data produced by...
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Predictable Growth
Outpace Your Competition And Control Expenses With A Data-Driven Marketing Program Not long ago, marketing was all about standing on the tallest mountain and screaming the loudest. Today’s savvy...
View ArticleTop Trends to Watch for in 2014
With all the technologies coming out this year, a handful will stand out as being bona fide trendsetters. Only a small portion of those will be directly relevant to businesses, both large and small....
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