If you had to off the top of your head note your business strategy, could you do it in a short amount of time?

While most companies have mission statements, some fail to come up with the best strategy. As a result, it can leave them on the outside looking in as competitors come out ahead.

So, is it time you worked on your business strategy before it is too late?

Does Technology Factor into Your Plans?

In looking at improving your business strategy, here are three keys to it:

1. Staying on top of technology – Given how fast the world moves these days, you can’t put a blind eye to technology. Many businesses rely on technology to accomplish their goals on a daily basis. That said are using various means of technology to improve your business? For instance, do you have a mobile app in play? If not, now would be a good time to consider getting one. The first step in the process is to have app development and strategy in place. In researching app developers, go with the one you feel is best positioned to provide you with a stellar app. From there, you need to have a strategy to how you will best use your app. Remember; your app is only as good as you use it. Even if you have the best app mankind ever came up with, it will not do you any good if it only sits there. Promote it and make sure consumers know about it. At the end of the day, an app is but one way to use technology but it is one of the more important ones now.

2. Listening to your customers – If you fail to listen to customers, chances are good you will not be around too long. Most consumers have options where they shop. As a result, you are at their mercy all too often. Don’t take them for granted and think they are always going to be with you even when your service is bad. Not only do your products or services have to be good, but so too does your customer service. Always do your best to know the pulse of your customers and what they want from you. Your strategy is to always come up with ways to keep them coming back to you.

3. Hiring the best workers – Unless you are the only employee your business has, you’ve hired people over time. With that in mind, have you done a good job of getting the right people in the right roles during that period? The right people in the right roles can make all the difference in the world. This is why you want to do all you can to hire the right people the first time around. Remember, hiring the wrong people means putting out more ads, doing more training and so on. The time and costs add up over time. By getting the right people when you hire, you are doing something positive for your strategy.

If your strategy has not been getting the job done, don’t you think it is time to rethink what you have been doing?