Monthly Archives: April 2008

Don’t build a better mousetrap

Sometimes the good stuff leaps out at you during a random phone call. Tonight it was from my good friend David Bailey, a source of many gems, but this one I particularly liked. So, with his permission: If your customer has a mouse, don’t build the better mousetrap. Just trap that mouse. Don’t just focus […]
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Tune in on Monday – Connect Grow Profit Radio

It is getting to be a habit and I like it!  Kathleen Smart has invited me to once again visit the Connect Grow Profit Radio show, part of the Blog Talk Radio network. The show will “air” live at 12pm eastern on Monday, April 14th 2008, and then be available as a podcast. We’ll be […]
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I couldn't have said it better myself

Just wanted to share two great quotes from a terrific article: “Can You Say What Your Strategy Is?” by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad in this month’s Harvard Business Review. The first is the teaser for the article: “It’s a dirty little secret: Most executives cannot articulate the objective, scope, and advantage of […]
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When worlds collide – tagging in meat space

Only Jeff Pulver would fly around the world hosting “Social Media Breakfasts” and thank goodness!   This was a great event, lots of fun.   I don’t know if the concept is Jeff’s originally, but he has been going  from city to city on a mission to bring social computing techniques to real-world networking.   Using the […]
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