Remove Channel Remove Direct Marketing Remove Sales
article thumbnail

SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. From grumbling skeptics, they all became packaging design converts.

Sales 120
article thumbnail

Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job. He tripled Microsoft’s sales to $78 billion and profits more than doubled from $9 billion to $22 billion. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000.

Azure 120
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job. He tripled Microsoft’s sales to $78 billion and profits more than doubled from $9 billion to $22 billion. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000.

Azure 120
article thumbnail

10 Keys To Enabling Your Startup For Unicorn Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. These days, heavy marketing is always required to make your startup visible and scalable amid the flood of information from all sources to all customers.

article thumbnail

10 Tips To Ensure That Your New Venture Is Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. These days, heavy marketing is always required to make your startup visible and scalable amid the flood of information from all sources to all customers.

article thumbnail

Effective Ways To Differentiate And Scale Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

I was in sales and marketing, and Andrea was in operations and dementia care. And before starting Senior Living Smart, I was a national VP of sales and marketing for Five Star, which was the fifth largest senior living company. We'd never owned a marketing agency. Why don't you just focus on marketing?

article thumbnail

7 Incredible Web Design, Branding, Digital Marketing Experiences

Occam's Razor

A really nice way to do a multi-channel strategy. Not just the online + offline part (though they all want multi-channel desperately), but the whole cart experience. "Let's just get people on the phone and our sales reps will convert!" Neither Macy's, Best Buy, nor PetSmart does anything close to this clever.

Web 165