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Originally posted by Rain Man
IotaNet, you bring some insight to a question that (from my personal observation) Greeks have danced around but never really fully addressed:
Are the NPHC orgs still relevant in the 21st century? At the very least, your insight makes it a little bit harder for Greeks to definitively answer yes.
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Slow down Sir -
The relevance of BGLO's is not in question here. The focus and understanding of our market is the key.
BGLO's have always provided a valuable service to our respective communities and have provided a valuable training ground (As well as networking opportunities) to its members. What we have to do is to make sure we understand the "buying criteria" of our market, i.e. prospective members.
Here's an example. In the mid-1990's, IBM Corporation (where I was a Sales Executive) experienced a serious upheaval. Market share was down, we were losing clients, and competition was eating into our market share.
Was the company irrelevant? Heck no! We were still making billions of dollars in revenue per year AND IBM computers were powering well over 2/3 of America's computer infrastructure. The key was that we had to re-examine how we were working with our customers. We had to be more focused on their buying criteria as well as the value we were delivering.
No different for BGLO's. We need to make sure that what we're doing fits the marketplace of today. That doesn't make us irrelevant, nor does it mean there's something "wrong" with the system.
The BGLO system is still a powerful force that is making a difference
every day. We are far from "irrelevant."