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Pipeline visibility. Wasted proposals. Long sales cycles. We write about the unsexy problems that actually determine whether your company grows, or just stays busy.
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3 articlesWhy you can't sell your way out of an 18,000-customer market
A 40-year industry veteran walked 110 km at Interpack. Zero conversions. I went home and did the math: one salesperson needs 62.5 years to visit every potential customer once. Here's why the numbers don't lie, and what actually works.
Proposal waste, the hidden cost of unqualified buyers in machine manufacturing
Every proposal your engineering team writes for an unqualified buyer is paid for. In hours, in attention, in opportunity cost. Here's how to measure it, and how to stop it.
Why most machine manufacturers can't see six months ahead, and what to do about it
Sales teams stay busy. Proposals go out. The pipeline somehow still looks full. Then a quarter ends and production capacity is empty. Here's why pipeline visibility breaks down, and the three things that fix it.