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January 30, 2010
By Doug Stephens In the end, the world doesn’t need what you’re selling. It doesn’t matter if you sell shoes, cameras, cars, goldfish or even iPads. The world can […]
January 21, 2010
It’s been called the first rule of modern warfare – “never bring a knife to a gun fight”. Although I’m not certain who coined the phrase, […]
January 8, 2010
By Doug Stephens I had coffee recently with a friend who works in the mobile technology sector. We were talking about how much progress had taken place […]
December 21, 2009
By Doug Stephens For our final blog post of 2009, I wanted to share something different. Something that I hope might help rocket you into the New […]
December 16, 2009
By Doug Stephens A recent Brandweek article titled “Retail Customer Service Stinks” reported that the service received by shoppers in over 1000 retail interactions in the study rated 48.2 […]
December 11, 2009
By Doug Stephens As the recession drags on, it’s become clear that few in the retail sector are being spared its wrath. In separate stories this […]
December 2, 2009
By Doug Stephens I subscribe to Chris Anderson’s point of view. We truly are entering the golden age of small business. And while Anderson says “It […]
November 28, 2009
Almost every news item surrounding this year’s Black Friday shopping ritual focused purely on store traffic and consumer turnout. The media was consumed with stories of […]