Image credit: Tashatuvango / Shutterstock.com Ask any veteran in business and you’ll hear stories about the ongoing warbetween the marketing function and the sales department. Many relationshipsbetween sales and marketing departments often resemble an efficient andeffective circular firing squad. Marketing blames sales for not executing onits plan and sales complains that marketing has failed to...Read More

Would a winning team come to the plate in the World Series expecting to win without their best equipment? The answer from most sports enthusiasts and players alike would be, “certainly not!” But retailers and sellers across the industry spectrum may be coming to the plate in the biggest game of the year woefully unprepared...Read More

When Adaptive Risk Advisors (ARA) was formed earlier this year, co-founder Miles Parker’s goal was to create a full service company focused on providing customized insurance solutions for high net worth business owners and individuals. Specializing in Commercial Property and Casualty, Workers’ Compensation, Fleet Vehicle, Liquor Liability, Cyber, and Luxury Home and Auto insurance coverage, ARA...Read More

It may be arguable but fair to say that most businesses are either intimidated by or carelessly underestimate the competition. In most cases, it would likely be advisable to be a little more of the one and a little less of the other. Taking on a well-established market leader is cause for serious evaluation, particularly...Read More

The knowledge that women wield the most influence over the household spending decisions is nothing new. For decades women have been credited with controlling the purse strings at a greater degree than their male counterparts. But as traditional societal male/female roles continue to evolve, the only difference for marketers is the realization that the numbers...Read More

The concern of marketers about the effectiveness and real value of all the money and energy spent on advertising has been going on for centuries. The earliest of purveyors of commerce wrung their hands over what portion of advertising spend was being unheard. Little in the way of easy and accurate measurement existed and the...Read More

Perhaps one of the most used but underutilized terms in business is strategy. Add to the word planning, and the phrase tops the chart of importance in business success. It seems so simple and is unarguably a truly great example of common sense. Knowing where you want to go, mapping out a route and preparing...Read More

Sales automation is fast becoming a critical need in today’s hyper-competitive business environment. The process of managing sales efforts has long been fraught with challenges. Identifying premium sales targets, making a meaningful connection with the individuals who yield the most significant buying influence, presenting the pitch and closing the sale has always been a time-consuming...Read More

Junction Creative Solutions (Junction), a hybrid between a traditional consulting firm and a creative agency, is often labeled as just a “creative shop” or a “marketing agency.”  Junction was founded on the premise that there is a fundamental juncture between strategy and the execution whether in operations, sales, marketing, technology.  Assisting clients in meeting growth...Read More

Just as the green leaves of summer begin to turn color and fall from the trees, predictors of the coming year’s trends offer their insights as to how the most successful, leading companies will achieve their sales objectives in the months ahead.  Last year, Forbes cited important trends in business for 2017.   As we quickly...Read More