Forbes.com: Are you SURE you know what your customers want?

Listen to last week’s WOCA interview with Jaynie Smith, a CEO of Smart Advantage, as she describes how every company from the smallest startup to the largest company can set themselves apart from their competition. Great Q & A by radio hosts make for a fun listen. Listen to last week’s WOCA interview with Jaynie…

Companies leave potential business on the table all the time. It happens in so many different ways: potential contacts not followed up, proposals that don’t go far enough or meet the specific needs of customers, so sales aren’t closed when they should be. One significant overlooked reason is often at the root of the failure.

What Do Your Customers Really Value? How to improve your marketing message and sales approach by aligning with customer needs

Office Depot is a company in search of itself. New chief executive Roland Smith said the nation’s No. 2 office-supply retailer needs to develop what’s known as a “unique selling proposition” — a way to set itself apart from competitors that include Staples, Amazon and Costco. Speaking with analysts last week, the former Wendy’s CEO…

New York Times interviews Jaynie Smith for research findings that support survey outcomes by Boston Consulting Group. “Companies can be foreign owned, but they need to say that ‘We are still on your soil. We create jobs. We make quality products, and we’re delivering them quickly.'”

Morey Stettner from Investors.com discusses the main concepts behind Jaynie L. Smith’s newest book, Relevant Selling.