I offer Business Development Services, either on a project basis or on a long term retainer.
Our relationship starts with a meeting, where we chat and get to know each other, and where I probe to see how your business works today. From there, we'll focus on new ideas, enhancements or changes to your strategy.
Maybe it starts as simply as defining and documenting your strategy, along with the underlying assumptions, enabling you to have a business road-map to refer back to and tweak over time. It is surprising how many companies don't have a documented roadmap. It can lead to confusion and frustration among your teams. There is always a new opportunity to consider and one of the best ways to keep driving in a positive direction, is to have a roadmap, referring to it with each major opportunity. It's OK to stray - but know when you are doing it and know the justification for it.
We'll define the greatest area of return, or the areas of growth you never seem to get to...
I can help you focus and excel in these areas:
- Website
- Do you focus on your website as through it were your primary marketing tool? It is & You should
- Are you optimizing your site for traffic generation and Google Rankings
- Is your Website a living tool, delivering value to return visitors?
- How do you monitor it's effectiveness?
- How do you drive traffic to it?
- Do you focus on your website as through it were your primary marketing tool? It is & You should
- Marketing Activities
- What is your Marketing philosophy - Do you have the right focus? How much time do you spend in each area?
- Advertising - Web and Print
- Web Design and Management
- Google Adword Selection and Management
- Public Relations
- Blogging and Networking
- Editorials and Articles
- Awards and Partnerships
- Industry Events
- What is your Marketing philosophy - Do you have the right focus? How much time do you spend in each area?
- Sales and Business Development
- Define the Channel to Market
- Direct Sales
- Channels - Representatives or Distributors
- Web Based Sales
- Managing the mix of "All of the above"
- Define the Channel to Market
It takes an understanding of the marketplace as a whole, a strong knowledge of your business, and the ability to communicate and interact, to help realize the best business model, based on your technologies, your position in the market and the strength of your competition. I will help you work through all these areas and can help you research the avenues to success.
Project by project or as a valued member of your team
Our activities can start with a project and transition to a retainer. Either way, you can feel comfortable that I will treat you and your company with the professionalism and ethics you demand. Our first meeting will include a Nondisclosure agreement. I have worked with dozens of companies in the automation marketplace and I understand, respect and fully endorse your need for confidentiality.
Please download my One-Way Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) here - AutomationSMX NDA
Companies I am Currently Working With
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Online Development Corporationwww.oldi.com OLDI designs and manufactures dedicated modules to connect PLCs to other PLCs or to connect them to plant and enterprise computer systems. Capabilities are as simple as protocol conversion and as powerful as our Appliance Transaction Modules……all-in-one-module solutions to configure; map and enable sophisticated data exchange.
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iSagacitywww.isagacity.com iSagacity is a leading force in the delivery of predictive condition monitoring technology and process data mining software. Their software and services enhance the performance of a variety of industries by increasing productivity, promoting operating efficiency, and providing early detection and diagnosis of abnormal process conditions. Their technology is literally "Rocket Science," initially licensed from NASA and repurposed for automation. It is a learning solution that offers modeling of a plant or process and has the ability to recognize and alert users of anomalous behavior. |
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SmartGlancewww.SmartGlance.com Need to display key performance data about your business on a Mobile Device? "There's an APP for that..." SmartGlance offers a unique visualization application for iPhone, iPAD and Blackberry mobile devices. The APP is coupled with a Cloud Based Server, with a monthly or yearly device access fee. You send information up to the cloud, safely and securely, and your mobile users have access to the results. Their market focuses on value to both end customers and the OEMs that want to offer data access services to their customers. |
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VC Global Partnerswww.vcglobalpartners.com The VC Global Partners team has worked with most of the world’s top Automation technology suppliers as well as many new and innovative VC-funded start-ups that turn to us for assistance in accelerating their paths to success. Our clients create Automation technology solutions of many types and flavors. Software, Hardware and Services are all represented. VC Global Partners primarily focuses on Software and Service Solutions. The end user customers of our clients are to be found in all industries that utilize Automation in some way. They may be Process, Discrete or Hybrid industries. In Manufacturing, Utilities or Life Sciences, for example. VC Global Partners have worked with countless end users directly, and understand not just their needs - particularly internationally - but also Partners that they require. |
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Control Station Inc.www.controlstation.com Control Station was founded in 1998 by Dr. Douglas Cooper under the name Control Station Technologies. Headquartered near the University of Connecticut, the Company has successfully harnessed the creative energies of its surroundings. Those energies have produced an array of products that are both award-winning and patent-pending. Their commitment to innovation has secured Control Station's position as the leading provider of process diagnostic and optimization solutions. |
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CASTECHNOLOGIES Inc.www.castechnologies.com CASTECHNOLOGIES, Incorporated was founded in 1987 to provide industry with an economical source for precision castings utilizing the Graphite Permanent Mold process. |
