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Our desire is to bring insightful concepts that can be pragmatically applied.
These blog posts are almost entirely based upon real client conversations.
Thus, we're sharing the real perspectives CEOs and other senior execs are employing to break through growth plateaus and capture as much upside as possible.
We hope you enjoy these musings. But even more, we hope you apply them in your business.


Jan 131 min read
2025 Growth Engine
In 2025, I'll be posting more often about a critical & pervasive problem: post-sales revenue. 🟥🟥🟥 In almost every business 🟥🟥🟥 →...
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Nov 4, 20241 min read
Poor client retention? Anemic client expansion revenue? 7 Reasons to watch this 4 min video
(1) Underscoring one of the most common root causes (2) A conceptual framework directing post-sales efforts (3) A pragmatic tool to...
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May 21, 20241 min read
Pragmatic Actions for Complex Challenges
"Very specific, very clear actions that will definitively move the ball forward on this issue." This is often what... ...I hear in...
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May 20, 20241 min read
Generative Language Thinking Doing for Exciting Goals
"They have to stop calling them #aggressive #goals..." Recently one of my favorite #CROs said this... ...while we were having coffee. I...
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May 13, 20241 min read
How Does The Right Thing Happen... When The CEO Is Wrong About it?
How does the #right thing happen, when the #CEO is #wrong about it? A few examples: 🔺 Larry Page was highly hesitant about Chrome...
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May 9, 20241 min read
Everyone Is Working At Capacity. Yet Results Still Aren't Coming?
Everyone is working hard. Long hours. 'At capacity.' Yet results aren't coming... Is this a #Strategy issue? → The wrong goals? → The...
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May 2, 20241 min read
You Have a Complex Revenue Machine, It Needs To Be Engineered + Optimized To Break Through REVENUE PLATEAUS and to identify PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES
One of the most valuable yet overlooked roles to any #Revenue team (and thus any business at-large) is... ....#RevOps. Rev Ops is not...
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May 1, 20242 min read
Year 4 Helping Ambitious Execs & Orgs Solve Complex Challenges Across REVENUE - PROFIT - PEOPLE by Refining Strategy + Execution
4 years ago today, I launched this business. Over the weekend a client sent me this email: _________________ Hey Zito, Just wanted to say...
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Apr 29, 20241 min read
Cutting Your Marketing Budget To Save Money Is Like Stopping Your Watch To Save Time
Cutting your B2B #Marketing budget? Expect to be cutting your #Revenue growth. Several studies consistently show that B2B buyers are more...
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Apr 25, 20241 min read
What Does It Feel Like To Be Wrong?
What does it feel like to be wrong? It feels exactly like being right (up until the moment... ...you realize you're wrong) It's only then...
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Apr 23, 20241 min read
The #1 Factor Differentiating Winning B2B Players From Their Competitors
What one thing most separates winning sellers & vendors? Research* of over 700 B2B transactions... ... asked the buyers in each...
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Apr 23, 20241 min read
The Key Factor to Success of Strategic Initiatives
Research shows 75% of org-wide 'Strategic Initiatives' fail. This ~2 min video covers the ONE factor that... ... has the highest impact...
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Apr 22, 20242 min read
Can you 10X Revenue From Existing Clients? FORMULA + SCORECARD
"How do you 10X revenue from a single client in less than 2 years?" ($1M to $11M) I asked this... ...of a client while discussing recent...
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Apr 18, 20242 min read
Why and How I Do What I Do
You're a #CEO, #COO, #CRO, #GM, #President. You've got a LOT on your plate. Easily put: ... aggressive goals... ... with resource...
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Apr 17, 20242 min read
3 Sales Basics Still Stunting REVENUE GROWTH in Mature Orgs
$10's Million on the table. Happening in many orgs. #Revenue covers all sins. But when it plateaus... ....I'm brought in and... ...a...
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Apr 10, 20242 min read
Growth Levers
It's an absurd question. To maximize #Revenue #Growth, if you could pick only 1 of the following... ...and improve it by X% which of...
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Apr 9, 20241 min read
Q1 vs Q2
Didn't hit Q1 numbers? A bit soft or a big gap? How do you plan to hit Q2 and beyond? If you didn't hit Q1, was it... • Execution? ...
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Apr 3, 20241 min read
Why Don't You Have a Sparring Partner?
You need a sparring partner. What I mean is this... Yesterday, I watched a complete rockstar make a 180 in strategy they had been close...
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Apr 2, 20242 min read
What it Feels Like to Clear the Path for Revenue, Profit, Predictability
You come in stressed. Overwhelmed. The firehose of competing demands and... ...fire drills, distracting you from what's important. What's...
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Mar 29, 20242 min read
Top 4 Reasons for Stalled Revenue Growth
Growth stalled after years of acceleration? Research* points to 4 primary causes... ...within management's control. __________________...
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