Services

When considering making organizational changes or implementing new innovations, wisdom dictates gaining fresh perspective and insight from outsiders with “inside” experience and expertise. John Von Achen regularly serves his clients as a seasoned advisor, director and executive coach for a wide variety of projects and initiatives.

John Von Achen is well known for his innovative strategic counsel for mature and established corporations looking to introduce seamless organizational change. And, many young companies turn to John Von Achen in order to begin their business activities faster in order to enjoy an accelerated break-even point and increased ROI.

John Von Achen and his team of experts provide services in these distinct but interrelated areas:

Corporate Performance

• Comprehensive corporate due diligence on the strategic level
• Creation of corporate manuals and critical strategic documentation
• Design and implementation of corporate vision, mission and values
• Design and implementation of strategic objectives and KPI’s
• Development and/or reorganization of human resources strategy and functions
• Improvement and/or realignment of reward and recognition systems and policies, including motivational and compensation systems
• Talent assessment of senior executives and key staff
• Alignment and reorganization of corporate structure and architecture
• Key process and systems analysis, restructuring and reengineering
• Design and implementation of controlled execution plans for new change initiatives
• Creation of leadership development programs for all levels inside an organization

Marketing

• Comprehensive due diligence of existing marketing strategy and activities
• Design and implementation of new marketing plans
• Creation and/or restructuring of marketing communication messages, methodologies and channels
• Brand creation and/or the development of repositioning strategies for existing brands
• Creation and development of marketing campaigns
• Design and implementation of social media plans and initiatives
• Creation and/or restructuring of direct marketing and BTL plans and programs

Sales

• Comprehensive due diligence of sales strategy and activities
• Sales strategy development and/or reorganization
• Creation and/or restructuring of sales plans and sales structures
• Alignment and improvement of sales processes
• Creation of retail sales improvement programs
• Reorganization and improvement of wholesale sales teams
• Key account / complex sales development and improvement programs
• CRM strategy development and implementation
• Improvement and/or realignment of reward and recognition systems and policies specifically for sales teams
• Creation of sales executive development programs

Business Development

• Locating and negotiating with new strategic partners and suppliers
• Launching operations in new markets
• Negotiating large and complex contracts, mergers and acquisitions
• Business expansion strategy, including direct sales, franchising, network marketing and online based technologies

Corporate Support

• Training of executive and key personnel in sales, marketing, leadership and personal development
• Coaching of executives and key personnel
• Participation as a member of a Board of Directors

All projects John is involved with are fully customized to meet the individual needs of the client and all projects are always confidential, from beginning to end. To learn more about how John might be able to help you and your company or to schedule a summary meeting with John (in person, over the telephone or through video conferencing), click here.