Brandon Hickie
Marketing Manager, Pricing Strategy
Startup Strategy
B2B Market Sizing: Analyst Spend Statistics Approach

In this quick guide, I outline how to use analyst spend statistics by vertical to identify company size cut-off lines for target market definition, so you can avoid this problem.

by Brandon Hickie
Startup Strategy
Census-Based B2B Market Sizing

Census-based B2B market sizing a bottoms-up approach that enables you to size a market opportunity defined by industry, employment size, and/or geography. It relies on data collected via the US Business Census every five years.

by Brandon Hickie
Startup Strategy
8 B2B Market Sizing Approaches to Quickly Assess Market Opportunity

Learn how to apply eight different B2B market sizing approaches to quickly assess the value of a given market.

by Brandon Hickie
Market Research
The Science of B2B Market Sizing

Mastering B2B market sizing is a necessity for any company hoping to improve its strategy and decision making. In this post you’ll learn how to use the right applications, create a clear market definition, and identify the best market opportunities for your company.

by Brandon Hickie
Finance & Operations
Nokia’s Power Play: A Case Study on Strategic Partnership Positioning

Startup and expansion-stage company lessons from Nokia’s strategic partnership positioning success with Microsoft.

by Brandon Hickie
Startup Strategy
Should Companies Force Employees to Use Their Vacation Days?

Vacation utilization is reaching dangerous levels. Here are some ideas on how companies can buck this trend by enforcing more innovative vacation policies.

by Brandon Hickie
Marketing
Chromecast Marketing Strategy: Google Taking a Page from Amazon's Playbook

Breaking-down Google’s Chromecast marketing strategy and the logic behind it.

by Brandon Hickie
HR & Leadership
Should the Ryan Braun PED Suspension Get Us Rethinking Startup Employee Compensation?

Can tech companies learn something from the Ryan Braun PED suspension? Should they consider leveraging disincentives in startup employee compensation?

by Brandon Hickie
At OpenView
Penguin 2.0 Reflection: Google Getting Back to Its Academic Ways

My thoughts on where Google’s search algorithm strategy is headed post Penguin 2.0, and tips for how you can stay ahead of the curve.

by Brandon Hickie