Practitioner Development

Marketing and Consulting in Organizational Behavior Management

Braksick et al. (2023) · Journal of Organizational Behavior Management 2023
★ The Verdict

Frame every OBM proposal around hard numbers the CFO already tracks.

✓ Read this if BCBAs moving into or already working in organizational consulting.
✗ Skip if Clinicians who only provide direct therapy to children.

01Research in Context

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What this study did

Braksick and colleagues wrote a how-to guide for OBM consultants. They share real stories about landing big contracts.

The paper is not an experiment. It is a roadmap for selling behavior science to company leaders.

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What they found

The main message: speak the client’s language. Translate "behavioral principles" into "dollars saved" and "goals met".

Consultants who frame services around clear, measurable gains win more deals.

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How this fits with other research

King et al. (2020) and Gravina et al. (2024) tell newcomers how to enter OBM. Braksick et al. (2023) picks up where they stop—showing how to sell the service once you are ready.

Cymbal et al. (2024) surveyed 43 practitioners and listed the exact skills companies want. You can cite that data in your pitch to prove your training is evidence-based.

Conard et al. (2016) warn that behavior change can fade after you leave. Braksick’s marketing tips help you secure long contracts that fund maintenance plans from day one.

04

Why it matters

You can be the best OBM technician alive and still go broke if no one hires you. This paper gives you phrases, slide order, and proof points that executives trust. Use them to turn cold calls into paid projects that fund lasting behavior change.

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Add one slide that shows last quarter’s lost revenue your service will recapture.

02At a glance

Intervention
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Design
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03Original abstract

One of the greatest challenges in business consulting is to help clients quickly grasp how the products and services you offer will improve their organizations. As businesswomen whose adult lives have been spent implementing behavioral solutions in large companies and complex organizations, we have amassed experience and advice for those who seek to help others achieve sustainable improvements through behaviorally based solutions. It starts with getting them to understand and believe in what you are proposing. This paper outlines advice and strategies gained over three decades of marketing and implementing behavioral solutions in large organizations.

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2023 · doi:10.1080/01608061.2022.2087822