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My book came out last month and I have been doing the lecture circuit in Washington DC, talking about what it takes to be successful with new products and services. I have been speaking with high-ranking officials in Treasury, Homeland Security, IRS, Office of Personnel Management, Department of Interior, and many others. What they all want to talk about is the sequester and how to deal with it effectively. Continue reading
Loyalty is defined as a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Companies fight for it because it correlates well to product sales. The Fabulous Five (Google, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook) are waging a spectacular battle against each other to earn customer loyalty. Continue reading
Apple is known for its top-notch design and its webpage is no exception. Charlie Hoehn took an interest in Apple.com and used the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to examine how Apple’s website has evolved over the past 15 years. Continue reading
Google, Apple, Facebook, Samsung, and Amazon are in a mad scramble to enter new territory and cover gaps in their strategies. The one that gets ahead and stays ahead will earn bragging rights in what may be the most significant business battle of all time. These companies are the Fabulous Five. Continue reading
In the wake of Newtown we have to examine what good is innovation is if it is not reaching the most disturbed and the most disturbing aka the US gun laws and corporate gun culture. We might listen now to Teny Gross at the institute for the study and practice of non-violence and question our collective will to act against violence in our own lives and communities. We have to do something. Or the mantle innovator is simply false. Continue reading
Thought leaders in the design community are raising the bar and sharing their unfiltered views and behind-the scene stories around problems, opportunities and challenges that businesses face today as they stretch and grow their brands. These elite perspectives are now available through a new Designer Showcase to connect innovators and brand leaders to the best design thinking around the world. Continue reading
Business leaders can now find out whether their brands are felt to be cool and how much emotional heat it contains as a measure of future business success. Results from a recent study in the beer and spirits categories are described below to illustrate the new insights available by measuring cool. Continue reading
