Customer Demand

How much does customer demand drive business? I think it entirely depends on the business – what they are doing – or their approach. Let’s take Apple for example. They drive the change. They innovate. They design new features. They Read More …

A Work Around

Good or bad, there is usually a work around…for something that went wrong. company policy security measures protocols data processing calculations adjusting inventory free item gift card exchange out of date or, even…a detour on the only road you know Read More …

Robot Music

I spent a little bit of time today listening to a few pod casts and one of them talked about how great robots are and how much they can do, including making robot music. The pod caster, went on to Read More …

If You Like

If you like this, you might like that. It is all about the next visit and they hope they can enjoy your return. From demographics, trends and prior purchases, retailers can tell a lot about you without even really “knowing” Read More …

Inconsistently Good and Bad

How is it possible to not be one of these: good all the time or bad all the time? Somehow, there are retailers and service providers that are simply inconsistently good and bad depending on the day (or quite likely, Read More …

E-mail Overload

During the weeks and days leading up to the holiday, promotions, discounts and offers were a welcome sight in my e-mail inbox. Today, however, getting over 75 e-mails promoting overstock, winter clearance, healthy new you and post-holiday dining out specials Read More …