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Business Model Innovation (BMI): Business Model Journey

Flevy

As defined by Clayton Christensen, author of the Innovator’s Dilemma, a Business Model consists of 4 elements: Customer Value Proposition – The Customer Value Proposition is the “job to be done.” Profit Formula – For a business model to be viable, it must be able to make the company money.

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THE 10-K FILING: THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT SAMS NEVER READ

Strategic Account Management Association

Remember the golden rule (of sales): It’s not value unless the customer finds value in it. Despite security measures, we are at risk for interruptions, outages and compromises of …operational systems and manufacturing processes.”. Operational Systems, security systems and vehicles could be affected by cyber incidents.”.

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IMPACT Over the Years

Brooks Group

During the recession created by the 2008 housing market crash, the CEO of a large cotton cooperative issued an ultimatum to the denim manufacturing division. The company had shown no profit for five consecutive years. Management now had one year to break even, and two years to turn a profit, otherwise the company would be shut down.

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Equipped for the Inevitable: The Owens Corning Story

Luminas Strategy

Based in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning — a leading manufacturer since 1938 — is known for its entrepreneurial spirit, focus and thirst for being better. Building materials manufacturers would die for that kind of brand recognition. In 2009, when the bottom fell out of the housing market, building materials manufacturers were hit hard.

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Diagnosing Barriers to Commercial Excellence

Blue Canyon Partners

Build the Case – Does our offering have a clear value proposition targeting priority segments that economically benefit customers ? Set the Strategy – Is our go-to-market approach guaranteed to deliver profitable growth? A manufacturer of specialized computer parts was having difficulty acquiring new customers.

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Does Your Strategic Planning Process Incorporate Customer Value?

Luminas Strategy

As managers we, of course, believe that our organizations have a unique value proposition and that our offerings somehow provide us with a competitive advantage even if we are unable to articulate how this occurs. Many organizations unknowingly offering de facto customer or stakeholder value as if they are operating on autopilot.

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Pay in the Skilled Trade Industry

SalesGlobe

Availability, Price Hikes, and Regulation Changes The HVAC industry itself is dealing with what people are calling the “three-headed monster”, in that there is lack of availability, price hikes in manufacturing, and a recent department of energy regulation on SEER and EER ratings of certain HVAC systems.