How does your State of Mind alter your Decisions

Dr. Reldan, “Relly,” Nadler was my guest on the Business901 Podcast. Our talked centered on leadership and developing the state of mind for making effective decisions. It is interesting what I learned about our mental models and as a result our everyday decisions.   Dr. Nadler is a leading psychologist and Executive Coach focusing on developing Read More …

Outside in Strategy = Customer Value

This can serve as an introduction to tomorrow’s Business901 podcast with Christine Moorman. Christine is the co-author of the book (Amazon Link) Strategy from the Outside In: Profiting from Customer Value. As you know from browsing my site, I have a strong belief that Customer Value is not old hat. I think it is a Read More …

Are you an influencer?

The word of business is changing. Your typical hierarchy structured in an organization chart may still exist but the age of communication has really changed the work structure and who is influencing the way you do work and from a marketing perspective how your customer is influenced.  Learn the basic concepts of influencing through this Read More …

Converting Storyboarding to Marketing

This storyboarding process used by Disney is just absolutely sensational. Disney was a storyboarding freak! Not only does a storyboard allow for a dress rehearsal of the final product but by the very fact of being posted on the wall,it elicits early feedback and encourages quick, painless editing, leading to significant savings in time and Read More …

A Quick Tool for Value Analysis

Customer Value is the ultimate metric for your business to track and is the best leading indicator for future market share. Defining value can be difficult but a straightforward definition and the one I like to use is simply what is your product or service worth.  Value is what wins in the marketplace and is Read More …

Great discussion on Content Marketing

Jason Fried is the founder and CEO of 37signals. Fried is a passionate leader in the field of simple, clear, and elegant web-based user interface design. He spearheaded the concept, design, and development of Basecamp, 37signal’s web-based project management tool for designers, freelancers, and creative services firms. Fried is also the co-author of Defensive Design Read More …