Tuesday, 30 October 2007

Tom Peters at The London Business Forum on Women


Saw Tom Peters yesterday at The London Business Forum. Very good.

I will share this slide of his with you:

10 UNASSAILABLE REASONS WOMEN RULE


  • Women make [all] the financial decisions.Women control [all] the wealth.
  • Women [substantially] outlive men.
  • Women start most of the new businesses.
  • Women’s work force participation rates have soared worldwide.
  • Women are closing in on “same pay for same job.”
  • Women are penetrating senior ranks rapidly [even if the pace is slow for the corner
    office per se].
  • Women’s leadership strengths are exceptionally well aligned with new organizational effectiveness imperatives.
  • Women are better salespersons than men.
  • Women buy [almost] everything—commercial as well as consumer goods.

So what exactly is the point of men?


As I said, 'very good'.

Meanwhile...

  • What is your business doing to sell to women?
  • Do you recognise that women buy in a different way from men?
  • Do men, or do women, design your products/services/offices/websites/adverts? How does that impact on how it is received by women?


RELEVANT ARTICLES
READ THE ORIGINAL BLOGS:
Women = Men?
I believe that men and women do behave differently from each other (a sweeping generalisation!) and I believe that they do buy differently.
Bright Marketing: She's Your Number One Customer!


READ THE FULL ARTICLES:
Marketing To Women: What Women Really Want! - Are women different from men? Do they behave differently when they are buying? And if they are different, should we be marketing to them in a different way? (CriticalEye, Aug 2006).
Targeting Number One - Women make the majority of buying decisions today. Why reaching this segment is possibly the number one opportunity for businesses (London Business School Business Strategy Review)

WEBSITE:
www.tompeters.com

10 comments:

Unknown said...

see also
http://www.fastcompany.com/1689418/moms-most-receptive-to-cause-campaigns-says-new-cone-study

Unknown said...

see also
http://realbusiness.co.uk/business_woman/how_to_sell_to_women

Unknown said...

see also
"Are women providing a new economy that will change business? http://bit.ly/newtribe
http://ff.im/-rxJIL

Unknown said...

The number of female executives in top jobs at the UK's leading 100 firms is almost unchanged for a third year running – there are 135 female directors out of 1,076 people on FTSE 100 boards, or 12.5%; the figure was 12.2% in 2009 and 12% in 2008. Cranfield

Robert Craven said...

see also
http://realbusiness.co.uk/business_woman/how_to_sell_to_women

Larry said...

Maybe the clue to what needs to be done is in the name of the magazine - FAS Tcompany

James said...

Women control more than 80% of U.S. spending. And this is just the start of a sweeping change. http://bit.ly/gkeUCq

Robert Craven said...

A Closer Look: Industry Trends & Women-Owned Businesses http://bit.ly/fgDC83

Robert Craven said...

What do women control in spending, really?

http://www.lipsticking.com/2011/04/what-do-women-control-in-spending-really.html

Robert Craven said...

More than 40% of successful women entrepreneurs feel they're not on a level playing field with men http://entm.ag/kTrJNu