Pull, don’t push customers

The U.S. economy didn’t just go down during the past decade — it has changed — radically. “Our traditional approach to business development and client growth just isn’t cutting it anymore,” declared Meridith Elliott Powell, the speaker at the recent Insight on Business program in Reno, sponsored by City National Bank. Powell, an Asheville, N.C.-based business growth expert and author, offered attendees thought-provoking insights into the three steps they might use to better succeed i