Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
In a glass-half-full note, one of the positive things that comes out of a downturn is that laid off workers generate new business ideas. Here's one you probably haven't heard of: wedding cake rentals. My brother-in-law and his wife have started a company called Twin Cities Cake Rental, which allows ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Scrap metal traders are finding out that a deal's a deal in China - until it's not. The question is, over the long term, will the Chinese adopt our practices or will we adopt theirs? I hope for the former. It's such a shame when someone is willing to sell ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Seth Godin speaks to Google - a wonderful talk that's well worth an hour of your time. Most interesting story: creation of Hallmark collectible ornaments (about halfway through), with followup marketing by email. Takeaway: the most effective email campaigns are
Anticipated
Personal
Relevant
The "email blast" approach has never worked, will never ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Read this Information Week article and get jealous. Or get busy. :)
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Becoming an expert in your niche will pay dividends. Here are some ideas to get you started from Inside CRM.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Regular readers of the blog know I'm a huge fan of Jeffrey Gitomer. His newsletter is a great read - there's always something inspiring in it. Of course, if you're looking for a shortcut to success you'll be disappointed; his advice tends to emphasize the ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Here's Clifford Stohl explaining why e-commerce will never work back in 1995:
Then there's cyberbusiness. We're promised instant catalog shopping--just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obsolete. So how come my local mall does ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
TJ Maxx is being ordered to hold a one-day "we got hacked" sale as part of their punishment for lax data security. Tip to shoppers: pay with cash. :)
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Read their blog.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Strategist Matt Stempeck reviews online shoe retailer Zappos.
The day after I found this article, I learned that Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, recently spoke at SXSW. Here are one attendee's notes about Tony's talk.
It's nice to see an etailer who views customer touchpoints as a branding opportunity instead ...
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