The traditional business model of separated teams, or silos, for marketing, sales, development and support simply is no longer working for B2B companies. This business model is prone to a waste in resources, duplication of efforts and poor internal communication. On the other hand, a product focused business model can lead to not recognizing opportunities for additional sales opportunities to an existing customer base. So what is the alternative? To borrow and adapt a quote from the 90’s – it’s about the customer stupid. Though these independent functions are still necessary, the best organization is to align business operations and teams with a focus on a customer segment.
When to Buy, Build or Partner
Buy, Build or Partner is a business decision point where a company determines the best action to take to fill a gap in their market solution. Within this model, a company will develop a solution and core competencies around identified market problems. The build decision is based on the parts of the solution that aligns with their strengths, the buy decision on utilities and add-ons, and partner decision for anything else.
