Do Companies Need Consultants?

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Lessons Learned From Year 6 – Greg Chambers Annual Consulting Update

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Lessons Learned From Year 6 ———————————————————— I usually send this note in October, on the rough anniversary of launching Chambers Pivot Industries, LLC, but for 2018 we’ll sneak it in with a day to spare. This is edition 6 (which is something like 72 in Greg-job-years). Each year I note 2 or 3 big lessons from […]

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Greg’s 5th Annual Consulting Update

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Greg’s 5th Annual Consulting Update It’s that time again! Greg’s annual business update. If you’ve been on the list, this is number five in a series. Yep, I’ve just completed the fifth year of solo consulting. Each year I’ve take a day or two and sketched out my biggest learnings from the year and I […]

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This Marketing Best Practice Isn’t Working – Why Not?

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This Marketing Best Practice Isn’t Working – Why Not? The phrase “best practice” is casually tossed around by marketing consultants, but if they’re “best,” why don’t marketing tactics translate across industries or even within industries? First things first, best practices are a set of guidelines, beliefs, or ideas that represent the most efficient course of […]

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How Strong is Your FIT?

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How Strong is Your FIT? This article originally appeared in Amalgamate: A Mix of Ideas for Your Business, Winter 2015 F.I.T. is my shorthand for your company’s ability to Focus; its ability to cater to Individuals; and its ability to leverage technology and training Tools to grow. Take 2 minutes and score yourself on this assessment:

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Selling and Robots and AI and Doctors

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Selling and Robots and AI and Doctors Bleep boop. News from the Chambers Pivot ticker tape. IBM’s Watson and Salesforce’s Einstein are getting together to make us smarter. It comes as I’ve been immersing myself in sales and marketing software. Researching dozens of the thousand plus startups promising to make selling automated. It’s a trend. A vision of the […]

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The New AMALGAMATE Booklet is Here

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The New AMALGAMATE Business Booklet is Here The Winter 2016 Edition of AMALGAMATE is ready for download.

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Chambers Pivot: The fourth year that was at CPI

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Chambers Pivot: The fourth year that was at CPI 3 Things You Can Use Each fall I look up and think, really? Another year? This is the fourth annual recap for Chambers Pivot Industries, LLC. In case you didn’t know, every year I take a full day and think about the year that was, then […]

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You’re Not Broken, Are You?

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You’re Not Broken, Are You? What is your people’s default attitude about your customers? Do they think of them as capable? Do they think of them as helpless? How is that communicated? My morning had me filling the role of customer to keep projects moving forward. That involves a good amount of time spent on the phone, exchanging […]

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Not Being Your Own Worst Boss

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Not Being Your Own Worst Boss Check out this interview I did on The Entrepreneur Way with Neil Ball. Neil is out of Manchester, England and I’m in Omaha, NE, but through the miracle of modern technology we had sit and a talk about sales and marketing. You can listen to it here: http://theentrepreneurway.com/podcast/164-not-being-your-own-worst-boss-with-greg-chambers-founder-and-owner-of-chambers-pivot-industries/ Neil […]

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