How to Optimize the B2B Buyer’s Journey
The B2B buyer’s journey has undergone significant changes in recent years. Gone are the days of linear sales funnels and predictable decision-making processes. Today’s B2B buyers are savvy, well-informed, and expect a seamless experience tailored to their unique needs. Mitch Lee, Vice President of Product Marketing at Vendavo, explains how companies that adjust to this new reality avoid lagging behind competitors and losing valuable opportunities.
Rallying the Troops: Engaging Stakeholders for Business Process Improvement Success
Engaging stakeholders is key to business process improvement project success. But first you need to identify the right people, get (and keep) them involved, and prepare to tackle a few common challenges. Chris Kennedy-Sloane, Business Consultant at Vendavo, explains his top tips for turning skeptics into supporters to ensure your projects thrive.
Build vs. Buy: Making the Right Commercial Excellence Software Decision for Your Business
Organizations that want to grow profitably have a tough choice: build an in-house commercial excellence solution, or buy software from a third-party vendor. A lot goes into this decision, and you don’t have to make it alone. David Anderson, Vice President of Business Consulting at Vendavo, explains how key factors like cost, risk, scalability, and long-term value each impact building or buying to help you make the right decision for your operations.
Process Improvement KPIs & Metrics for Success
When it comes to process improvement, success is about more than hitting your targets. You need to be able to make meaningful progress, but that requires knowing what success looks like from the start and measuring it throughout. Dan Cakora, Business Consultant at Vendavo, explains what you need to know about the KPIs and metrics you should be measuring to gauge your process improvement project’s success.
The Internal Advocate’s Strategic Role in Adoption Success
A lot goes into driving successful change, especially if your organization has been doing things a certain way for a long time. Mike Slavin, Business Consultant at Vendavo, explains what you need to know to get the right internal advocates on your side, ensuring your change management plans get the attention and adoption they deserve.
Getting Your Project on the Radar: Tips for Prioritization Success
Project prioritization is high stakes in business. Every move counts. Numerous initiatives are battling for a slice of the resource pie. But clinching that top spot on the priority list is completely possible – so long as you have a strategic approach. Janice Shih, Managing Consultant at Vendavo, explains how to blend sharp strategic communication, insightful data analysis, and effective relationship-building to get your project on your organization’s radar.
How to Increase Sales Productivity
Sales teams encounter numerous challenges when it comes to maintaining high levels of productivity. From managing complex pricing structures and product configurations to navigating lengthy sales cycles and dealing with siloed data, sales reps often need help with administrative tasks rather than focusing on what they do best – selling. Mitch Lee, Profit Evangelist at Vendavo, explains how companies can unlock the full potential of their sales teams by adopting a strategic approach to sales productivity.
The Champion’s Role in Business Process Improvement
Champions are the heart and soul behind the transformative shifts that redefine companies. Their passion and leadership ensures that teams are motivated and aligned, making continuous improvement a standard part of the organizational culture. In this article, Mitch Lee, Profit Evangelist at Vendavo, explains the role of a champion in business process improvements, the perks they offer in their roles, and how to navigate the pitfalls that come with any strategic shift.
The Art of Approval: Why Organizational Buy-In is Key for Effective Commercial Process Improvements
Organizational buy-in is a spark for commercial process transformation, but getting approval requires a strategic approach. In this article, Corey Schroeder, Vice President of Product Management at Vendavo, explains why this buy-in is key to commercial process improvements and gives his tips for making your next project a success.
How Price Changes Impact Your Stakeholders
Price changes are a normal part of business operations, but they need to be properly communicated. In this article, Dan Cakora, Business Consultant at Vendavo, explores why price changes happen, which stakeholders are most impacted, and how to smooth the process for everyone involved.