Bill Hodgdon, Author at Modern Distribution Management

Market Growth Strategy Based on The Lanchester Strategic Model, Part 2

The first part of this analysis outlined how distributors can pick their battles and create strategies to win market positions in any given territory. Here in Part 2, companies can learn how to implement those precise strategies to grow their bottom line and increase market share.

March 30, 2022

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Market Growth Strategy Based on The Lanchester Strategic Model, Part 1

There is only one market leader in any given territory. Any successful growth strategy has to be built on your position in the market — you have to pick your battles and create tactics to win. The question is how you decide where to focus your sales and marketing resources to increase your market share. This analysis presents a methodology for developing more precise strategy.

March 28, 2022

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Managing Key Accounts: How To Win & Keep Them

This article appeared in Vol. 27, No. 12, June 25, 1997 issue of MDM Premium. This article provides a framework for managing key accounts. It gives a definition of a key account, examines the structure of key accounts, and discusses tactics for managing key account opportunities, including how to work with the different types of people that make up a key account. For this article, winning a key account is defined as follows: Of all the products and services the account could purchase from you, they are now purchasing 74% or more from your company.

July 31, 2018

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