Sure, there are some pretty good websites out there that help find a job. But do they really do the job? Sites like HotJobs and Monster almost always seem filled with spam about working from home. The Ladders does little more than aggregate stuff from a bunch of other sites–at least its tidy. Indeed does [...]
Automobile tires have looked the same forever. Sure, the size, tread, quality and such have changed. But what we see hasn’t. Tires are black. Tires are boring. Tires have never been exciting. Rims and hubcaps have changed but not the tire. It’s sort of like toilet paper. The same old boring thing.
The question is: are [...]
Arena football teams have a tough time filling arenas made for NBA, NHL and other franchise teams. The problem is most people haven’t experienced these teams. Not everyone will enjoy it, but there are ways to still make money while giving game tickets away for free.
How about the first game, or first few games, giveaway [...]
CNN recently announced that they are going to start offering a wire service to newspapers. Having experience working at a newspaper I know that CNN will be in for the fight of their lives for two reasons.1. Newspapers don’t have much money to spend2. They will be competing with AP–which newspapers have an ownership interest [...]
Best Buy does pretty well. So why don’t they have toilet seat covers? Sure, they provide more piece of mind than actual protection, but we’re talking about customer experience here. Part of customer experience is providing something that is more mental than physical.
One a positive note: Best Buy employees tend to be helpful–how can they [...]
Ebay has been working hard to help you spend your money–but get a lot of stuff cheaper. We all know that Wal-Mart is the home of low prices and now that the economy is tanking they have found their niche once again.
To their credit–Wal-Mart has introduced a section called: “Money-Saving Tips” with video and posts [...]
I went into a local Radio Shack looking for an enclosure for a hard drive. The bad news was they didn’t have it.. the good news was the employee told me to try a local store a few doors down.
I went to the store a few doors down, but they didn’t have anything either. He [...]
You know where my favorite place is to hear new music? YouTube. And not the videos–just songs people upload to nothing more than static images. Of course record labels are quick to yank these down for being unauthorized, but that is a mistake.
If I was an artist I’d upload my entire album as seperate [...]
In the midst of all the economic upheaval there has never been a better time than now to join forces with other companies. Friend or foe, now is a great time to explore opportunities. Not all ventures will turn massive profits–but right now saving money with economies of scale and/or exchanging help could produce more [...]
So what do your customers want? I have no idea. Have you ever asked them?
Ask yourself one question: Why do I make my product/service/etc.?
Then answer it by doing the simplest of things: Ask your potential customers if they’d care.
If they don’t. Either figure out what you need to do to make them care or it’s [...]