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Atricle Dump - Trends Worth Billions – Changing Hindsight into Foresight (Part 2 of a 3-Part Series)
Outsourcing your email operation makes sense.You may be running a business that requires processing many emails, whether it is, Sales emails to and from customers, Query emails to and from customers, other emails required to run the business, processing emails forms a core part of any established business.As volumes increase, it is important to make sure that emails are processed in a timely, professional and cost effective manner. Losing control of your email operation can result in unhappy customers and subsequent loss of business.There are many reason
Identifying lifestyle trends is relatively easy. However, knowing how to market and serve them requires mo
The first article in this series discussed the ways you build trust with your client base. In this article we will focus on the mistakes that can kill your business - and how to avoid them.Mistake #1: Buying the Wrong ThingsYou've decided to go into business. You're excited. For many new business owners, going into business means buying a fancy desk and other office equipment. This can get expensive very quickly.The hard truth: If you don't have customers, you don't have a business. You have a hobby. Don't spend money buying fancy gadgets until you have a
The pizza trend didn’t appear overnight nor was it the result of a savvy entrepreneur who envisioned the process. The trend built momentum as it went through stages of innovation, awareness creation and market adoption.
Would you invest in the pizza trend today? That all depends on where you believe the trend is heading – up or down.
With hindsight, we can look at this trend and identify some of the factors that led to its growth: convenience, growing families, working moms, increased disposable income, swarms of hungry teens, delivery anywhere, anytime, etc. If you knew these factors in the 1970s, the pizza business would have been a great investment. Knowing the factors that would grow the trend, you could position your business advantageously in the growth cycle.
In hindsight, can you identify other trends that would have made a great business opportunity? Of course! Hindsight is easy. The critical question is:
Can you change hindsight into foresight?
If future trends can be identified based on changing lifestyles, then developing a business strategy based on those trends makes sense. Take the aging Baby Boomers for example. They are impacting the health industry with their concern over food quality, lifestyle issues and eating choices. With a huge amount of disposable income and leisure time, social activities, travel and hobbies are of great interest. Since there are many more boomers on the way, it would be safe to assume that the market demand for health-related products and leisure time activities will also substantially increase.
Identifying lifestyle trends is relatively easy. However, knowing how to market and serve them requires mor
Asian nations like China, Singapore, and South Korea should be given a bigger right of speech and participation in the upcoming International Monetary Fund or IMF conference. Goh Chok Tong, Singapore Senior Minister said that his country as well as other nations in Asia must have a larger participation in the decisions of IMF since the Asian region is earning worth as far as the global trade and international economy are concerned. In an interview last August 31st, Goh said that Asia is a fast-growing region and is becoming very essential in providing contributions to the d
The pizza trend didn’t appear overnight nor was it the result of a savvy entrepreneur who envisioned the process. The trend built momentum as it went through stages of innovation, awareness creation and market adoption.
Would you invest in the pizza trend today? That all depends on where you believe the trend is heading – up or down.
With hindsight, we can look at this trend and identify some of the factors that led to its growth: convenience, growing families, working moms, increased disposable income, swarms of hungry teens, delivery anywhere, anytime, etc. If you knew these factors in the 1970s, the pizza business would have been a great investment. Knowing the factors that would grow the trend, you could position your business advantageously in the growth cycle.
In hindsight, can you identify other trends that would have made a great business opportunity? Of course! Hindsight is easy. The critical question is:
Can you change hindsight into foresight?
If future trends can be identified based on changing lifestyles, then developing a business strategy based on those trends makes sense. Take the aging Baby Boomers for example. They are impacting the health industry with their concern over food quality, lifestyle issues and eating choices. With a huge amount of disposable income and leisure time, social activities, travel and hobbies are of great interest. Since there are many more boomers on the way, it would be safe to assume that the market demand for health-related products and leisure time activities will also substantially increase.
Identifying lifestyle trends is relatively easy. However, knowing how to market and serve them requires mo
Are you a California homeowner or business owner? If you are, have you ever taken the time to think about mold? If not, you are advised to do so. You will want to give your home or business a close look to see if you have mold lurking around. In fact, you may even want to contact a professional California mold inspector. Should you or a professional inspector determine that you have a mold problem; it is advised that you get your problem fixed. This is done by having the mold in your home or business removed.When it comes to mold removal, you are advised to contac
With hindsight, we can look at this trend and identify some of the factors that led to its growth: convenience, growing families, working moms, increased disposable income, swarms of hungry teens, delivery anywhere, anytime, etc. If you knew these factors in the 1970s, the pizza business would have been a great investment. Knowing the factors that would grow the trend, you could position your business advantageously in the growth cycle.
In hindsight, can you identify other trends that would have made a great business opportunity? Of course! Hindsight is easy. The critical question is:
Can you change hindsight into foresight?
If future trends can be identified based on changing lifestyles, then developing a business strategy based on those trends makes sense. Take the aging Baby Boomers for example. They are impacting the health industry with their concern over food quality, lifestyle issues and eating choices. With a huge amount of disposable income and leisure time, social activities, travel and hobbies are of great interest. Since there are many more boomers on the way, it would be safe to assume that the market demand for health-related products and leisure time activities will also substantially increase.
Identifying lifestyle trends is relatively easy. However, knowing how to market and serve them requires mo
"Now what should I do?” a reader laments. “I’ve instituted many of your productivity techniques, and now I’m getting out of the office on time. I arrive before my boss does in the morning, so she doesn’t see how hard I work when I start my day. Now that I’m leaving by 5:00, she thinks I’m slacking. But I’m actually getting more work done than ever before!”Though some companies understand the realities of time constraints due to day care, most are still measuring employees the old-fashioned way—by the clock. The truth is the more indispensable you are and the more
Can you change hindsight into foresight?
If future trends can be identified based on changing lifestyles, then developing a business strategy based on those trends makes sense. Take the aging Baby Boomers for example. They are impacting the health industry with their concern over food quality, lifestyle issues and eating choices. With a huge amount of disposable income and leisure time, social activities, travel and hobbies are of great interest. Since there are many more boomers on the way, it would be safe to assume that the market demand for health-related products and leisure time activities will also substantially increase.
Identifying lifestyle trends is relatively easy. However, knowing how to market and serve them requires mo
Watch Out For The FinancingIts almost 9 PM and you've got just one more order to fill because you promised “Henry” you'd have his order ready for pick up first thing tomorrow, Henry's an old customer, a good friend and has a machine down and the part we stock will have him up and going again. But the nagging thought comes back again . . . . “after 27 years I don't need this anymore, I'm gonna sell it!”There are many different reasons why businesses are sold. But of all the reasons, the three most popular are retirement, burn out and major illness.When
Identifying lifestyle trends is relatively easy. However, knowing how to market and serve them requires more thought. Most business owners are so exhausted with making it through today that they postpone planning for tomorrow. To complicate their situation, business trends are also changing. What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, so positioning your business for the long term also requires a rethinking of today’s marketing and customer service strategies.
Take traditional advertising for example. In the day when the local radio station and newspaper were the primary source of news and information, it made sense to put your advertising message where the masses were looking. But consider how fragmented those two vehicles have become. With cable and the Internet, consumers have the option of thousands of radio stations, each one targeting a specific listening audience. Add to that the growing number of other choices on our time – satellite radio and TV, MP3s, DVDs, magazines, the Internet, etc. – and I challenge you to ask: “Am I spending my hard-earned money advertising to audiences that are no longer there?”
Considering all the advertising being thrown at us, is it surprising that we suffer from a feeling of mental and emotional paralysis – like kids in a huge candy store? It becomes increasingly difficult to sort out what’s best.
We’re living in the New Economy but continue to use marketing strategies from the old one. We’re numb to advertising – on just about everything – but we add to the clutter each time we approve another ad. We’re not sure if it’s effective but without an alternative, we do it anyway. We tout the importance of customer service but don’t take the time to train our staff. We know the value of ‘thank you’ cards but our database is incomplete. The shop needs a facelift; but that’s for another day. We’re overwhelmed with all the things we need to do. What we really wa
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