Laura Patterson

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Laura Patterson is a proven marketing practitioner, respected consultant and dynamic speaker. She is known for her practical, no-nonsense approach to proving and improving the value of marketing. Inventive and engaging, Laura quickly gets to the heart of the matter to provide actionable recommendations and solutions. Because her 20-year career began in sales and now spans customer relationship management and marketing, her recommendations are always cross-functional friendly. An early pioneer on the science side of marketing, Laura is recognized as one of the leading authorities in marketing measurement and performance, operations, and data and analytics. A strategic marketer, data and metrics master, she has helped hundreds companies in a variety of industries fulfill their marketing potential and achieve competitive advantage.

 

 

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How to Lower Your Risk of Entering a New Market: One Good Idea

Several recent conversations with new entrepreneurs as well as veteran business owners have been on the topic of entering…

Laura Patterson
September 16, 2021
Strategy

How Much Time Do You Spend Thinking About the Future?

You probably recognize by now that we’re big fans of Peter Drucker. We consider him the father of modern…

Laura Patterson
August 26, 2021
Strategy

Want Your Business to Grow? You Might Need to Break Some Patterns

https://media.blubrry.com/whats_your_edge/content.blubrry.com/whats_your_edge/Want_Your_Business_to_Grow_You_Might_Need_to_Break_Some_Patterns.mp3 All of us rely on patterns, that is a recurrent automated response to help us save time, effort…

Laura Patterson
August 19, 2021
Strategy

Process is at the Heart of Operational Excellence

Process is one of the four pillars of high performing organizations. Highly functional organizations leverage distinctive capabilities and processes…

Laura Patterson
July 13, 2021
Strategy

How My Grandfather’s Fishing Wisdom Applies to Customer Acquisition

In this episode we’re using a fishing story to illustrate how to ensure Marketing and Sales work together when…

Laura Patterson
June 22, 2021
Strategy

Bring a New Product to Market Without Reinventing the Wheel

Many of our customers are committed to successfully bringing new products to market. But they often find that it’s…

Laura Patterson
May 27, 2021
Product Management

Logic and Math: 2 Essential Skills for Accountability and How You Use Them

Logic and math are two essential accountability skills. Both are integral to performance management for every part of your…

Laura Patterson
May 20, 2021
Strategy

How Leaders Can Strengthen Business Performance Through Inside and Outside Focus

Every month or quarter, leaders in most organizations report on the state of business performance. We are strong proponents…

Laura Patterson
May 13, 2021
Leadership