The Jasmine Group

Jennifer Koehl, aka "Revenue Hunter"
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Roseville, CA 95747 | Phone: 916.771.5588 | jennifer@jasminegroup.net

The Jasmine Group specializes in addressing the needs many emerging growth companies face, wereas their revenue objectives are not being met.  Optimization of existing resources, determination of other necessary tools required to boost success of incumbent Sales Organization.  Achieving revenue commitments being crucial to business longevity.

  

Customers are provided with the necessary tools to maintain an understanding of the customer lifecycle.  The ability to set proper customer expectations as well as work well with all individuals involved in the provisioning and maintenance is key to Revenue Retention.  The cost incurred during the acquisition process is high.  Retaining recurring/repeat business of existing customers is mandatory.  The cost of a disatisfied customer can be exponential.  Mitigating such losses is an important part of the customer lifecycle management offered by The Jasmine Group.

  

The Jasmine Group works with clients just starting out, or are performing less than optimally; recommending changes conducive to maximizing production of existing sales resources.


 

Success cannot be realized unless we begin with the end in mind.  The following components are typically included in the scope of The Jasmine Group consulting engagements.

  • Initial planning meeting, discuss business pain points, define project scope.
  • Assessment of existing sales practice.
  • Presentation of assessmet findings to customer.
  • Solicit customer feedback of assessment.
  • Document other newly realized business issues.
  • Create and execute a plan mitigating redundancy and reducing the sales cycle.
  • Hands-on involvement with sales prospecting, building a funnel of viable sales opportunities. 
  • Document each step of the sales process (ongoing process), always leveraging best practices.
  • Provide finalized methods and procedures to client, "train the trainer."
  • Execute change management plan to all affected staff.
  • Sales Planning guidelines, tools for the management of strategies, tactics, activity, time management, and close ratio.  
  • Toos forcing accountability for identification of qualified opportunities, and demonstrate ability to close business.
  • Sales forecasting, funnel management and lead source development will also be required of each Sales Professional.


 

The Jasmine Group was established in 2003 by Jennifer Koehl; having identified the need among the emerging growth technology companies and high-tech entrepreneurs, they provide assistance to business customers whose sales practice is either non-existent or functioning less than optimally.  Working with clients to set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relative, and Timely) business objectives, The Jasmine Group develops the necessary training and guidelines necessary for ongoing generation of Sales Revenue.

The Jasmine Group consulting methodology, provides clients with all tools necessary to sustain a successful Sales Organization. 

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Do not confuse Price with Cost
Technology infrastructure solutions swiftly evolve into service-based models. Businesses are able to pay monthly for solutions including a wide-range of software, storage, and infrastructure components to support their needs. Precious capital is preserved.

Those who choose to use Infrastructure Services are avoiding major capital investments as well as clearing the unpredictable maintenance costs from their books. Alleviating themselves from the taxing responsibilities once required to store, protect, and manage information will decrease operational costs in more ways than one might realize. This change will also have a positive impact on each major business function as many other benefits are realized. An immediately apparent change is the recovery and re-allocation of a great deal of the workforce, far more than one might realize.

What next? Get back to basics. Lean on the core competencies, and staying a step ahead of competitors by building a better understanding of existing and prospective customers, addressing their business issues. Product development will inherently improve, customer churn will stabilize, and business acquisition will grow; all a direct result of making better use of the talent and time previously absorbed by infrastructure.

The companies best able to overcome any potential obstacles to their success will not overlook the most crucial component of their longevity; ongoing development of quality learship, that which is capable of creating organizational excellence. Recognizing desired behaviors and achievements, coaching and training when necessary, and when necessary unseating individuals unable/unwilling to provide the services to which they agreed when they were hired.
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The Jasmine Group * Roseville, CA Phone: (916) 771-5588