Inspirational Content


We love to write about our experience and what inspires us. We keep it short, appealing, sometimes bold or with a wink. But always for your good.

The key to more revenue isn't always more headcounts & activities

The checklist for commercial leaders

Question is what are you trying to solve? Decline in profitability? Weak way of generating demand in up-market? If you don't figure out what the root cause is, the impact on the organization will be huge. 

Why flexible leadership roles are upcoming

An opportunity to grow and scale in a flexible way.

Hiring isn’t going as fast as before or even hard to get the talent companies are looking for.  Why not considering a flexible model on top to run a specific project, to fill a gap in resource or expertise, or to pilot a new leadership job role. 

Lessons learned in adopting ICP

That realizes 80% win rate and 5x higher ARR with an account-centric approach

It has been quite a ride, and the lessons have been a plenty. Here are 5 of the biggest ones Jeroen Hendriks learned during this  journey that started in 2017.

“Out-of-the-box” demand gen engine

Building meaningful relations

Building the predictable engine your commercial dream team loves with the technology, processes and frameworks you need. 

Maximize your service provider partnerships

Enable and Innovate together

When introducing innovative ways of going to market to be able to engage and have relevant conversations with buyer profiles in the changing market, the vendor was positively “surprised”.
 

Does growth start with people or products?

Go-To-Market

To be relevant as an organization or a person/employee what approach would you take for your Go-To-Market? A or B?

 

 

For revenue leaders

8 steps to build a plan to achieve predictable revenue growth.

Another year is coming up, and the revenue growth number is being formalized with you in the driver seat to accomplish it.

 

Learning from my
5-year-old

The infinite game

The rules changed, there was no endpoint, nobody won or lost, some players where behind and some were ahead... 

Purpose without a spark

Imagine IF..

And there it was… Filling the gap in my mind. Don’t we all look for that spark in our (professional) life? Just earning money doesn’t fulfill. At least not for me…
 

Maximize your content marketing efforts

8 easy steps

Think about what can I do myself, where do I require training to uplift skills in my team or where do I need skills from outside the organization like an agency through fractional leadership to make it happen. 

Finding your true customers

A cultural shock to reach success together!

Let me tell you a story of a sales leader I worked with. When starting to pioneer on finding the customers with the propensity to buy some years ago, he was at first somewhat skeptical.

An appeal to put people in the heart

Growth to be remembered for. 

Will you act upon this responsibility?  


 

The 9 worst Go-to-Market myths

Building a Go-to-Market, seems so easy.

But you will be surprised what we discover every day. For us common sense, for others an eye opener.

 

 

Why is marketing enablement such an underinvested area?

And how to fix it?

It is time to get a marketing enablement program in place. 

 

 

Commercial team on a Mission

The shared responsibility for Sales & Marketing 

It is time to move from Sales and Marketing alignment to Commercial integration. Where integration is a shared responsibility to realize growth.

Go-To-Market

6 challenges with silo’s and how to build a bridge  

Rallying around the customer is high on the agenda. Action= needed. 
 

Are you serving your market?

Like Kings and Queens do?

Discover the power of commercial togetherness to succeed externally.  

 

 

A letter to commercial & revenue leaders

Subject: F.A.I.L.

Being relevant in a subscription economy requires more than having a great product. People are the key differentiators.

Unlock innovation and partner growth

Stop over railing with education 

Where partner enablement and innovation is a 2 way street. 

The ideal sales process

Shouldn't be about selling

A sales process that is about selling will never unlock all potential opportunities and deals. Isn't that where it is all about?

Market(ing) and Commercial controversial trends

To master for 2021

No, this is not your “feel good” trend list as most companies will probably debate them. Find 100 reasons for not adopting them instead of 1 reason just daring to do it.

4 things you CAN control in your sales & marketing life

That you will not regret to try out

To play the game differently as a sales & marketing leader there are many things you can’t control. That is OK and part of the game. 

Big bets

For your company and your career

8 years ago I walked into the office of my MD, 1 hour later I came out with a game plan, a big bet for the company and my career. 

How can both parties get truly excited about it

And see the value in it? 

First of all, I believe the customer is the hero, you are the guide. Are you with me? There are six key parts of a news item...

Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM

A classic for people in the IT industry

Off course I am exaggerating but buying technology is easy, building an effective engine for predictable revenue growth is hard. 

Want to create content that resonates and drives recurring revenue?

Center it around your buyer and make it human

Here are 3 parts you want in...

Crafting your sales deck

Don't be a hero

It is not easy, to craft a story deck. But the story needs to be told, inspired by amazing people. Starring the hero - YOU the one who dares to take action! 

Tip for your career

Walk into the office of the MD

8 years ago I walked into the office of my MD, 1 hour later I came out with a game plan, a big bet for the company and my career.