David Nour

Keynote speaker David Nour is a social networking strategist and one of the foremost thought leaders on the quantifiable value of business relationships. In a global economy that is becoming increasingly disconnected, The Nour Group, Inc. is solving global client challenges with intracompany, as well as externally focused, Strategic Relationship Planning

David is the author of Relationship Economics (Wiley, 2008), a senior management adviser, and a featured speaker for corporate, association and academic forums, where he shares his knowledge and experience as a leading change agent and visionary for Relationship Economics - the art and science of relationships.

Strategic Relationship Planning™

(SRP) is the process of transforming an organization’s most valuable relationships into quantifiable performance, execution and results. The outcome is Relationship Economics® - the art and science of relationships.

Below are just some of the areas in which he can create significant results for key clients:

   1. Strategic Focus – In most companies, there is no shortage of strategy. But it is at the execution level where the strategy typically falls apart. How do you close the strategy-execution gap and help management execute on these great ideas?
   2. Revenue Growth – Companies have many revenue engines – from sales and marketing to business development – but they are rarely all on the same page. How do you accelerate your organization’s profitable revenue growth?
   3. Talent Development – Your human capital is your greatest asset. But how do you find, attract, and retain top talent? How do you effectively invest in your employees to realize the greatest ROI on your human capital?
   4. Cost Performance – Every dollar saved at the bottom line could mean an additional $2 added to the topline. How can you leverage relationships with suppliers to eliminate redundancy, inefficiency, and ineffectiveness from your overall cost structure?
   5. Process Optimization – There is a reason that franchise opportunities do well. They follow a systematic, disciplined process for success. How do you build repeatable, predictable processes to scale your business?
   6. Matrix Effectiveness – Organizations are complicated structures. With multiple reporting structures in different geographic locations and with different agendas, how do you get everyone on the same page to focus on execution?
   7. Competitive Differentiation – From customer satisfaction to customer loyalty and innovation – how do you elevate your products & services “above the noise” and convey your unique value proposition?
   8. Corporate Reputation – Your credibility and visibility. Not just from a financial perspective, but also the perception of different stakeholders that contribute to that reputation including analysts and investors. How can you improve and maintain these relationships?