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Mobile Commerce Has Arrived, My Top 5 Apps

February 26, 2017
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I’ll admit that I was a late adapter to the iPhone. That isn’t because I love my technology or gadgets or anything of that sort, but solely because I had just bought a new BlackBerry about 3 months before the iPhone first arrived and AT&T is tricky with those contracts. But, one thing I […]

February 26, 2017
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We hear a lot about customer service, but how much of it is total BS and how much of it is really true. Because in so many instances, we hear all kinds of slogans being run out by companies like: “We love our customers.” “We put our customers first.” “Our customers are the life blood […]

February 25, 2017
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2009 Books I Have Read1. The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz 1/262. Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook 2/73. The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland 3/54. The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris 3/235. Trump 101: The Way To Success by Donald J. Trump 5/46. Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donal J. Trump 5/97. Take It Personally by Anita Roddick […]

February 25, 2017
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The Internet seems to be driven by choice. You don’t like a certain type of news, there is a choice for you that skews to your viewpoint of the day. You don’t like a certain song, changing it is easier than ever before. You are looking for something to distract you, sure…no worries. This goes […]

February 24, 2017
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I’m heartened to hear that Major League Baseball is taking its demographic challenges seriously, finally. My concern is will the efforts be too little too late. Because at the core of MLB’s challenge is the fact that they have allowed a generation or more of fans whittle away the prime ages that they would hook […]

February 23, 2017
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We hear a lot about value, jobs, and other terms that we connect to the work that we do. Yesterday I was working through catching up with some reading on my iPad when I came across an HBR.org article that was just fantastic for the way that it conveys the need to think beyond the […]

February 22, 2017
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We hear the word value thrown around pretty regularly. The challenge that most organizations face when addressing value is having no consistent way for them to look at value or build value in a way that is meaningful to their audience. But if you are paying close attention to your market, you will realize that […]

Mobile Commerce Has Arrived, My Top 5 Apps

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Book I Read In 2009

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MLB’s Demographic Dead End

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Are You Using These 4 Building Blocks Of Value?

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