by Sam Klaidman | Oct 10, 2024 | Growth
Introduction This year’s most viewed article on the Middlesex Consulting blog list is “How Should I Price Spare Parts?” When I first saw this statistic, I wondered why it was so popular. Then, I realized that spare parts sales are usually the most...
by Sam Klaidman | Sep 23, 2024 | Growth
Michael Porter, a leading authority on business strategy and the competitiveness of nations, regions, and companies, says there are three ways to achieve competitive advantage: price, monopoly, and sustainable differentiation. While competing on price for a limited...
by Sam Klaidman | Sep 16, 2024 | Growth
Purpose of this article. Any product that uses fossil fuel to generate power will eventually be a candidate for repowering (conversion to electric power.) It may be a battery, solar panel, or fuel cell, but it must reduce its impact on global warming. The conversion...
by Sam Klaidman | Aug 5, 2024 | Growth
How can inflation and supply chain issues be good for your aftermarket business? In a recent Chief Executive magazine article, “Your Inflation Is Not the Consumer Price Index,” Business Adviser Ram Charan said, “Inflation is here to stay.” He...
by Sam Klaidman | Jul 11, 2024 | Growth
When my colleague Lalit Mohan Chandra Bhatt shared the title of this article on LinkedIn, “Cures Sell Themselves, Prevention Takes Persuasion,” he captured a fundamental selling truth in the B2B world. I couldn’t get the statement out of my mind...
