by Dana Baldwin | Jun 29, 2026 | Strategic Planning
by M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Strategic Planning ExpertIn an earlier article, we discussed the Expand strategy – Growing our selected market segment much faster than the overall segment is growing. Because we will be grabbing a competitor’s share, it is an...
by Dana Baldwin | Jun 29, 2026 | Strategic Planning, Strategy Implementation
by M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant In the 80s, families, teens, many of us used to go to Blockbuster Video to select movies for our entertainment. The business model was simple: go to the store, wander the aisles, select one or more videos to bring home, watch the...
by Dana Baldwin | Jun 29, 2026 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
by M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Great Companies develop Strategic Plans which incorporate agility in execution. What is generally meant by being agile? Most companies intend to carry out their goal of being agile by becoming more responsive, more sensitive to...
by Dana Baldwin | Jun 29, 2026 | Strategic Planning
by M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant In strategic planning, there are five basic strategies one may pursue: Expand, Maintain, Contract, Milk or Withdraw. The most aggressive strategy is Expand. What does an Expand strategy encompass? First, let’s define the Expand...
by Dana Baldwin | Jun 29, 2026 | Strategic Planning
by M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant In my prior article (“Time to Start Planning for Growth – Step One: Analysis”), we discussed the lessons we should be learning from the major slowdown in business experienced during the recession, and how to...
