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Advisory Board Strategy — April Office Hours with Mike Gospe
Do you have questions about your Customer or Partner Advisory Board program? The Coronavirus has changed the way we think about these programs. Join Advisory Board strategist, Mike Gospe, during his open OFFICE HOURS in April. Drop in. Get answers, advice, and recommendations.
KickStart Alliance announces new “virtual advisory board” model
KickStart Alliance, a pioneer and leader in Customer Advisory Boards (CAB) and Partner Advisory Boards (PAB), today announced a new model for engaging Advisory Board members virtually. This is the answer for harnessing the power of Advisory Boards when travel and face-to-face interaction is not available.
6 Tools to Unlock the Future
Looking into what the future holds is a human pursuit. Here are six tools to unlock the future personally and professionally. Investors look for the most promising ventures. Sales managers seek accurate business projections. Production Managers pursue critical deadlines. On a personal level, we seek to make the best life decisions.
Who should own a Customer Advisory Board program?
Who in your organization should own the CAB program? It depends on your organization structure as much as it does the leadership skills and chemistry of your executive team.
GOOF Business Insight: Innovation and Antibodies
GOOF. Get out of the office for new business insight. Going to the movies awakens insight into business innovation, startups, and corporate antibodies.
KickStart Alliance launches new, updated Advisory Board Resource Center
KickStart Alliance has launched a new, updated website with Customer Advisory Board & Partner Advisory Board best practices.
3 Articles to Help you Execute a Successful CAB Meeting
Prepping for your upcoming Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting? Read these three articles to execute a world-class CAB meeting.
Whoever Understands The Customer Best Wins
Do you remember the summer of 2011, when Netflix split their DVD and streaming businesses and increased prices by 60%? As a result, Netflix lost over 800,000 subscribers, their stock price fell to less than half its previous value, and the company became one of the 10...
Quick Survey: How do you onboard customers?
I'm conducting research for a project to improve customer retention for B2B software companies like yours. I'd love to know how you onboard and enable new customers. Would you be willing to take five minutes to complete this survey? In exchange for your time, I will...
Create a Winning Sales Compensation Plan
A well-designed compensation plan is critical to the success of a company. Five interlocking components ensure success for your sales comp plan. WHO The top-line company, division, or brand goals are directly reflected in the sales compensation plan. Quotas,...