Overview
At Fifth Element Associates, we believe that customers desire to purchase solutions, not products or services. Their motivation is to solve a problem or achieve a goal. They prefer to buy from a partner or trusted advisor, but if neither is available they will purchase on the basis of price. Opportunities are won and lost by an organization’s ability to create a solution that customers value.

Through our combined business consulting, strategic selling, effective marketing, and creative research expertise, we have developed a process for helping our clients grow their business. This process contains five elements. The first four; Assessment, Performance Planning, Transformation, and Measurable Results (ROI) identify the major components and flow of our process. In collaboration with our clients we will build a custom program that creates the Fifth Element – an organization with a strong competitive advantage.

Mission
Our mission is to help our clients realize their full revenue potential by creating a unique and compelling value proposition that gives them real differentiation in the minds and hearts of their customers.

Guiding Principles

  • If you're not offering value, you're a commodity. Every business needs a unique and compelling value proposition in order to differentiate itself in the minds and hearts of its customers. Otherwise, its customers will just look for the lowest price.
  • It’s critical to intimately understand your customer. In order to build solid and long-term relationships with your customers, there has to be an ongoing dialogue through research and marketing efforts and a true alignment of your core values with theirs.
  • Changing a habit takes time and effort. The only way to make real changes in the performance of an organization is through a long-term continuous learning approach. Just like exercise, new methods, processes, and tools must be practiced daily in order to get consistent desirable results.
  • We are consultants who work in the field, side-by-side with your business, sales and marketing teams, to support, coach, and drive revenue growth.
  • If there isn't a return on investment, don't do it. Our solutions always include measurable results with a strong return on investment.

Values

  • Focus on Results
  • Commitment to Excellence and High Integrity
  • Respect and Collaboration
  • Challenge the Convention
  • Dedication, Enthusiasm, Creativity

What Makes Fifth Element Associates Different

  • 20+ years of experience in business strategies and operations
  • 20+ years in sales and sales management of complex solutions and selling environments.
  • 20+ years in strategic and tactical marketing and branding
  • 20+ years market research methodologies and creative questioning techniques
  • 10+ years of experience in the design, development, and delivery of advanced training and knowledge transfer programs.
  • Broad and deep expertise in consumer goods, food, healthcare, non-profit sectors.
    Comprehensive knowledge of telecommunications and technology industry, markets, products, and services.