Let me be clear: my team is made up of rockstars. When a client knows they are in trouble, when they realize that revenues are down, that the end is near they call us in. Like superheroes, we swoop in and save the day.
Recently, a customer engaged my firm to save them from impending doom. At first glance, it was the typical customer deal. Incompetent leadership, poor staff, and bad lighting in the conference rooms. However, a more detailed analysis revealed the real problem: the lack of a comprehensive Big Data strategy and no ability to adopt machine learning.
I asked them, do you realize your competitors are miles ahead of you? Do you realize that without Big Data you cannot aggregate and disseminate the colossal troves of data you have? That without an ability to capture this data and analyze it that your data services have failed? By the end of the meeting, the entire staff was scared stiff. I also casually informed them that my firm was told to look for significant salary savings and that most of their positions were 100% dependent on helping me to launch this project.
Once the proper cajoling was completed, the client signed on the line which was dotted. I claimed a spot bonus for my fantastic sales ability while the customer now has access to my team to help them save their business.
Chalk it up as another win for the good guys!
Sincerely, TCC