Simon BoardmanOct 9, 202013 minWhat "The Fonz" Can Teach us About Tall Stories in BusinessJumping the shark is an idiom used to describe when something (or someone) makes a misguided attempt at generating publicity, which backfire
Simon BoardmanAug 14, 20207 minThe Gap of Creating Demand Where None Exists - Part IIPreviously, we made the point that expecting sellers to "create" demand with target prospects, where no demand currently exists is an...
Simon BoardmanJul 28, 20204 minThe Sales & Marketing "gap" between ability and reality in "creating demand."In this current environment in B2B we should be clear about who we are selling to (our target audience), why and how
Simon BoardmanMay 25, 20207 minThe Great CollaborationI originally posted this article on July 2nd, 2017 (to coincide with the July 4th holiday). As the media starts to talk about Covid-19 in...
Simon BoardmanMar 25, 20208 minThe Prisoner of the MomentSpaniards, prisoners, moments, dilemmas, and sandwiches…and what they all have to do with commercially surviving the current crisis....
Simon BoardmanAug 21, 20175 minThe Great Sense of Humor FailureThese days people work hard at being serious. We think that being serious is the only way to be taken seriously. Being serious is a...
Simon BoardmanJul 19, 20174 minIf Culture Eats Strategy, Why Haven't More Companies Joined The Club?As well as being a line from Culture Club's 1982 hit Time (Clock of the Heart) "In time we could've been so much more" is often the...
Simon BoardmanJun 1, 20175 minIs company culture becoming a selling point?While the “Disco Starbucks” may not be the Café Procope at the time of The Great Enlightenment, and Jon Birdsong and I might not be...