Every entrepreneur wants their brainchild to be at the pinnacle of success in their respective domains. But not every company can establish itself as a brand.
Staying ahead of the competition by being the market leader demands some extraordinary functioning styles and spearheading the company to success. Undeniably, marketing strategies play the most vital role in establishing the company’s product or service as a brand. Gauging the pulse of the market, the customer needs, and promoting the product so that the customer can identify with it and be loyal to it are the requisites to be on the top. Consistent marketing and putting customer service on top of the priority list are keys to success.
The next important thing is the company’s management. A work culture with a positive mindset, work-life balance, perks is critical for a company to be the most sought-after workplace besides being popular among its customers. Successful businesses keep their employees happy. The retention rate in such companies is also extremely high, which renders them an unparalleled reputation. A company’s work culture and commitment to its customers speak volumes about its success mantra.
Reaching the top is difficult, but being on the top is more challenging. To retain the market position, innovation is inevitable. Big names in the business landscape think differently and ahead of their competitors. They are also sharp enough to anticipate challenges from their competitors. Navigating change of any kind is vital for a company’s growth.
Successful companies keep setting goals and achieving them. This keeps the wheel of business moving. They have a vision and seize the opportunities that their counterparts fail to see. They become household names.
Xerox, Tupperware, Cola, Band-Aid, PowerPoint, and many others have become household names such that products of other companies are also recognized with these names.
We selected a few companies that have stood the test of time and for whom success is a continuous journey. These companies have been in focus for all the right reasons and have inspired others to follow suit.
Read our interesting edition of Insights Success - Companies in Focus 2. Discover their success stories and what it takes to hog the limelight.
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Business process management is an approach allowing a business to see the whole picture of activities involved in creating its products and services.
Such an approach enables a better understanding of how the business operates in total and at the level of individual processes.
In addition, business process management allows identifying which areas require special attention and how their improvement will increase the company’s overall efficiency.Please read the article Overcoming Chaos.
Business Process Management in Software Development for more information about BPM.
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill GatesAn unhappy customer teaches you a lot, be it about your products, your ability to read the customers’ needs, existing circumstances, or even one’s demeanor when handling customers.
This we are sure wouldn’t have been possible had he not kept his ears practically to the ground.On why Bill Gates made such a profound statement, there could be multiple reasons and from them, learnings.
?Businesses exist to serve their intended and identified customers, and it is the former’s obligation to take care of the latter’s genuine concerns and needs.
If a product or service provider does not remain attentive to client needs, where is the client to go?It is thus the former’s most profound obligation to serve his/ her/ their customers with all their resources.
If gaps still remain, a service provider ought to be upfront (though not curt) in making things clear to the client.
If the former’s contention remains justifiable and true, there is every reason to believe that the client may relent, and sometimes even help the service/ product provider make essential changes and additions.A client knows his/ her/ its business and needs.
