Have you checked out MyStrategicPlan’s Whiteboard Video Series?

Each week, we here at MSP have been toiling away at producing quality video content to help you, dear readers, craft super-powerful strategic plans. And what do we ask for it? Maybe a few comments… a link or two. If you haven’t taken the time to check out one of our stellar whiteboard videos, take […]

Startup Booster Recognizes MyStrategicPlan

Oh, happy day! It always feels great when someone tells you that you’re doing a good job, and web apps aren’t immune to that! Today, StartupBooster, a fantastic blog that showcases some stellar startups, issued a review of MyStrategicPlan that has all of us really excited. Here’s a little of what Jey at StartupBooster had […]

Strategic Planning For Dummies in the News

KTVN Channel 2, Reno Features our very own Erica Olsen!Click here to read original story
It’s never too early to learn how to start your own business. A book
called “Strategic Planning for Dummies” is out and the author was in
Reno today, signing books at Barnes and Noble. Money from the book
sales go to an entrepreneurship program […]

The Tools: Smart Stuff

Erica Olsen’s strategic planning savvy led to authoring a book under the famous Dummies brand.

Story by: Linda Fine Photography by Alicia SantistevanThe Business Report of Northern Nevadahttp://www.nevadabusinessreport.com/stories/html/2006/11/27/190.php
While not a household phrase to be sure,
strategic planning is certainly an important concept in the world of
business, and one woefully neglected by most entrepreneurs.
“You
wouldn’t go on a […]

Strategic Planning for Dummies and Experts Alike

By Stephanie Molnar
The bottom line: Sales is responsible for delivering the company’s top line growth. While hitting the numbers is important, says Erica Olsen, Vice President of Marketing for M3 Planning and author of Strategic Planning for Dummies (slated for November publication), salespeople are often so busy working to deliver year-end goals that they’re left […]

Recognize Local Entrepreneurs during National Women in Business

(RENO, NV., October 11, 2006) (Reno, Nevada)- National Women in Business Week falls just days prior to the release of a new book, which is part of a national best selling series, authored by a prominent local business women.
Erica Olsen, 32, owner of M3 Planning in Reno, and author of the soon to be […]

Listen to Erica’s First Podcast

Here my thoughts about strategy, strategic planning, writing Strategic Planning For Dummies (with a bunch of hums and ahs), and the future of my home-town Reno, Nevada.
Click here to listen.

A Brief Background on Howard

M3’s business model stems from the shift in marketing from an almost purely creative process to an increasingly metric-driven approach - an approach that Howard Olsen, President of M3 Planning, has based his company on. Why? Because it blends his combination of skills - accounting and marketing. An odd, but powerful, mix!
Building on his background […]

Welcome!

Welcome to our Strategically Speaking Blog! (We dare to say that five time in a row!) We have been busy at M3 Planning helping businesses fine tune their strategies. We know strategic planning is an overwhelming task, but necessary for success. We want to use this space to share our knowledge of strategy with your […]