As mentioned in earlier blogs, B2B companies in mature markets must manage complex businesses in order to grow and sustain reasonable margins. We believe the best way to view the business is through the lens of market segment needs and share of wallet. This is because of the “law of ...

Stop Chasing the Silver Bullet to Maintain Simplicity We have two conflicting pressures in business today.  The first is the need for companies to be successful managing a complex business model – products, software, services, and professional services – in different segments and markets. The second is leaders’ interest and comfort ...

In this blog series, we will begin discussing the important issue of how to play – how to organize the go-to-market assets to address different account categories and different business models – hardware products, software products, services, professional services, outsourcing etc. The goal of a “how to play” model is ...

As discussed in this blog series, most agree that Portfolio plays a strategic role, yet we consistently see organizations use portfolio as a catch-all at the end result of market sizing and R&D. Oftentimes, organizations fall prey to a “Typical State” portfolio that acts as a broad offer/sales catalogue over ...

This is not a typical post for the McMann & Ransford blog so for those of you in search of one of those, excuse the self-help nature of this post and come find us next week. In light of the surge of people transitioning to working from home for an ...

As discussed in our 1st blog in this series, most companies agree that a Portfolio plays a strategic role, yet we consistently see organizations use portfolio as a catch-all at the end result of market sizing and R&D. Oftentimes, organizations fall prey to a “Typical State” portfolio that acts as ...

All businesses must manage competing priorities and limited resources when determining how to develop and deploy new solutions to remain relevant in the market. As businesses grow and build out new offers, it’s imperative to formalize a process to evaluate, consolidate, and align new topics to the organizational strategy. This ...

Part 2 – Feedback Unlocks Understanding In our previous blog in this series, we explored how any negative messages the talent market hears from your employees can damage your employer brand, resulting in difficulty attracting new talent. Developing an accurate understanding of your employees’ experience and addressing any issues is crucial ...