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...
by Sam Klaidman | Jun 4, 2024 | Growth
Introduction Every business leader wants to know how their business compares to competitors or well-known non-competitors. They also want to forecast the outcome of significant moves they are evaluating. For both reasons, the SEC 10-K for public companies is a great...
by Sam Klaidman | May 10, 2024 | Growth
I have written several articles about the aftermarket’s role in OEMs’ go-to-market strategies. However, I have yet to give you a financial reason to invest your time, effort, and money into making your aftermarket program a strategic necessity. Understanding the...
by Sam Klaidman | Apr 5, 2024 | Growth
Prospering in a VUCA World is Causing Industrial OEMs to Focus on the Aftermarket We are again living in uncertain times. The name for uncertain times is VUCA, which stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. It describes constant, unpredictable...
