Investing In Your Business

Practical Wisdom from Kahle Way Sales Systems

: “So, what do you think you can do for us?” The CEO had finally gotten to that question after a couple of hours of introduction to his company and their specific marketing problem.

They had a successful company, selling acoustic panels through architects for buildings that had a sound problem. A year or so ago, they had developed a new product – a computer-operated sign board that allowed building managers to list events and meetings, and to easily change those as needed. The product had taken a year to develop and the company had poured all its excess financial resources into it – a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Now, they were having difficulty selling the product, and had no money to invest in a sales and marketing system.

I answered his question. “Nothing. I can’t make something out of nothing. If you have no money to invest in the system to sell this new product, I can’t do anything for you.”

Unfortunately, their situation is not unique.