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Year 4 Helping Ambitious Execs & Orgs Solve Complex Challenges Across REVENUE - PROFIT - PEOPLE by Refining Strategy + Execution
4 years ago today, I launched this business. Over the weekend a client sent me this email: _________________ Hey Zito, Just wanted to say...
May 1, 20242 min read


Cutting Your Marketing Budget To Save Money Is Like Stopping Your Watch To Save Time
Cutting your B2B #Marketing budget? Expect to be cutting your #Revenue growth. Several studies consistently show that B2B buyers are more...
Apr 29, 20241 min read


What Does It Feel Like To Be Wrong?
What does it feel like to be wrong? It feels exactly like being right (up until the moment... ...you realize you're wrong) It's only then...
Apr 25, 20241 min read


The #1 Factor Differentiating Winning B2B Players From Their Competitors
What one thing most separates winning sellers & vendors? Research* of over 700 B2B transactions... ... asked the buyers in each...
Apr 23, 20241 min read


The Key Factor to Success of Strategic Initiatives
Research shows 75% of org-wide 'Strategic Initiatives' fail. This ~2 min video covers the ONE factor that... ... has the highest impact...
Apr 23, 20241 min read


Can you 10X Revenue From Existing Clients? FORMULA + SCORECARD
"How do you 10X revenue from a single client in less than 2 years?" ($1M to $11M) I asked this... ...of a client while discussing recent...
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Why and How I Do What I Do
You're a #CEO, #COO, #CRO, #GM, #President. You've got a LOT on your plate. Easily put: ... aggressive goals... ... with resource...
Apr 18, 20242 min read


3 Sales Basics Still Stunting REVENUE GROWTH in Mature Orgs
$10's Million on the table. Happening in many orgs. #Revenue covers all sins. But when it plateaus... ....I'm brought in and... ...a...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Growth Levers
It's an absurd question. To maximize #Revenue #Growth, if you could pick only 1 of the following... ...and improve it by X% which of...
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Q1 vs Q2
Didn't hit Q1 numbers? A bit soft or a big gap? How do you plan to hit Q2 and beyond? If you didn't hit Q1, was it... • Execution? ...
Apr 9, 20241 min read


Why Don't You Have a Sparring Partner?
You need a sparring partner. What I mean is this... Yesterday, I watched a complete rockstar make a 180 in strategy they had been close...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


What it Feels Like to Clear the Path for Revenue, Profit, Predictability
You come in stressed. Overwhelmed. The firehose of competing demands and... ...fire drills, distracting you from what's important. What's...
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Top 4 Reasons for Stalled Revenue Growth
Growth stalled after years of acceleration? Research* points to 4 primary causes... ...within management's control. __________________...
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Stalking The Impossible
"it's not possible." Revenue goal. Profitability goal. Whatever goal. As soon as I hear this, I get excited. I'm wired to prove people...
Mar 27, 20242 min read


Go and See at the Actual Place
'I was in 50 sales meetings in 30 days.' This was the answer I got from a new #CRO. The question I asked was: → You've been here 45 days,...
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Simplicity
The #Superpower of #SuperAccelerators is #Simplicity Give me 30 sec to explain... (This is all based upon Heidrick & Struggles research)...
Mar 23, 20241 min read


Vitamins or Painkillers
Painkillers = Good | Vitamins = 'Meh' I'm talking about what you're offering. • Your product • Your service • Your process It should...
Feb 8, 20242 min read


Executional Debrief Report
What if you could SCORE how action-oriented you were in Q4? If you were clear on outcomes? Yesterday, I sent an exec a Q4 debrief report....
Jan 23, 20241 min read


How Do You Create Unique Value?
"How will you win?" #CEOs often don't (or can't) give me a straight answer. There's a standard list of moves in the competitive strategy...
Oct 2, 20231 min read


The Rumelt Strategy Chain
Results lagging? Operational friction slowing your path toward #profitable #growth? This 3 step framework is a powerful beginning point...
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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