Competing and winning
You, Adversity and Blockbuster Video
Saturday, May 29th, 2010What would it take for your business to survive in the face of adversity? Let’s take a look at the possible bankruptcy filing by Blockbuster Video and what that has to do with you. All over the country there are now chains of stores that have a video dispensing machine where a person can rent [...]
I Love A Bad Economy!
Friday, February 12th, 2010“I love a Bad Economy.” I heard this statement from a very astute entrepreneur whom I respect a lot. When he made this statement I asked him to explain what he meant. In a simple sentence he said, “Say Goodbye to former competitors.” A bad economy causes a lot of pain. A lot of people [...]
Who’s Right? Who’s Wrong?
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Seth Godin, Chris Anderson, and Malcolm Gladwell are going at it about “FREE”, the book recently written by Chris. Personally, I side with Chris and Seth, even though Malcolm makes a strong argument for his position. I think it’s clear that if you look at the trends of “free”, you can [...]
Getting the lowdown on your Competitors
Thursday, December 18th, 2008When I think of this topic, I’m reminded of the movie “The Fly.” Have there ever been times when you wished you were a fly on the wall of your competitor’s office or store? The good news is that you don’t have to be a fly to gather information about what your competitors are up [...]