Intelligent?


Just seen today at a trade show: "Intelligent Solutions"

Does this mean the competitors are either dumb and/or problematic?

Rod Aparicio

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From yesterday's message, lots of readers replied with "I'd choose to sell less units for more $". That's awesome. :) However, you'd be surprised with how many business owners go with "More (units) for less (price)". They're not wrong. It makes sense from an intuitive POV —and from what we have always been taught (from uni to bros): "It's all about growth. It's all about reach." The missing detail: to get that kind of reach, you need bigger pockets. And more time. So, if you're not one of the...

If you want to improve your sales, would you go for selling more units*, selling more units for a lower price each, or selling the same units for more? selling less units for more? *Unit: any offering you quantify. ie. A consultancy, a workshop, a product, a service, a productized service…

While we use interchangeably measurement and metric, there is a different between both of them. A measurement is the reading of something—the figure. A metric, is that same measurement, applied by judgement / criteria. USD 100K is a measurement. It just counts the money: 100 000. A metric would be if it's above, on, or below an arbitrary point. If your costs are 200K, this metric of 100K would be bad. If your costs are 10K, then it would be good. :)