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Why Getting It Right the First Time May Not Be in the Best Interest of Your Product Development
Posted: November 4, 2020Everyone wants to get it right the first time, and product developers are no different. While careful planning needs to go into any product development endeavor, product development — especially when the product is intended to be genuinely innovative — is a predictably unpredictable affair.
Four Areas You Need to Assess When Vetting a New Supplier
Posted: October 28, 2020Finding a proven supply partner in even the best of times can be daunting. But in the current climate, it can feel for many companies like a game of musical chairs. The good news is that there are more “chairs” than might first be apparent, provided you know what to look for. We've prepared a list of four areas you’ll need to assess to help your company find an experienced, cost-effective supplier who can ensure you’re not the one left standing.
Avoiding Pitfalls and Overcoming Roadblocks: How to Move Your New Product Development Forward or Get it Back on Track
Posted: October 21, 2020At Pivot International, we help companies detour around these obstacles to successfully commence new projects and get existing projects back on track. Regardless of what stage of development your product is currently in — concept, prototyping, design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution — we bring nearly 50 years of experience across over fourteen different industries to move your project forward.
One Tough Customer: Cost-Effective Website Strategies for Supporting Industrial Product and Service Sales
Posted: October 8, 2020Making a sale for your industrial product or service is almost always challenging. For every sale that might land in your company’s lap, your sales team may have had to aggressively pursue dozens of qualified leads. That said, some customers are tougher than others. There are three in particular that can take longer and cost more for your sales team to successfully move down your sales funnel. To mitigate these challenges, it’s important to invest upfront in strategies that help support and vet potential customers before they ever get as far as actual contact with your sales team.
Think Like an Investor When Pitching a Product
Posted: September 30, 2020When it comes to launching a new product successfully, businesses need to understand they’re building two products and two cases: one for customers and one for investors. The savviest of businesses never lose sight of which audience they’re talking to and the differences between them.
Three Winning Strategies and Competitive Insights from Star Sales Performers for Developing Successful Products
Posted: September 24, 2020For all the challenges that supply chain professionals, product developers, manufacturers, and companies of all kinds have faced over the last six months, the world of business can and will go on. Market opportunities must still be identified, products conceived, and product development partnerships formed.
5 Mindset Shifts for Becoming a More Innovative Leader
Posted: September 10, 2020Innovation has been a key term and area of interest in management science for well over two decades. The names of many of the world’s most noteworthy, profitable, and respected companies, including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Tesla, are synonymous with this term. As it pertains to the leadership demands of successfully navigating the disruption of the global pandemic, the role of innovation is perhaps more relevant than ever.
Key Challenges to Building a Resilient Business and How to Overcome Them
Posted: September 3, 2020Entrepreneurs and enterprise-level executives alike have always attempted to build businesses that are robust enough to withstand unexpected storms. For example, contingency planning is hardly a novel concept, and many leadership teams of companies large and small engage in this critical activity. But the unprecedented nature and speed, scope, and scale of COVID-19 has brought new urgency to the quest for resilience.
The Rise of Telehealth: New Market Opportunities for Medtech Companies
Posted: August 26, 2020Before 2020, demand for telehealth services and home-care medical devices was already on the rise. But the global pandemic has driven exponential consumer adoption and skyrocketed market demand for these services and products, and Mckinsey & Company estimates the potential market for them at $250 billion in US healthcare spending.
Pivot’s Aggressive Growth Strategy Skyrockets it to the Top 1% of Fastest-Growing Businesses
Posted: August 10, 2020Our team at Pivot International is proud to announce that Pivot has been named a winner of Ingram’s 35th Annual Corporate Report 100 competition, which ranks Kansas City’s 100 fastest-growing businesses. Pivot’s 11th place ranking represents its status as among the top 1% of the area’s 75,000-plus businesses.
