The drone industry is booming. And the number of companies authorized to use drones for commercial drones is up from 499 to over 5000 in just one year according to the NBC Today show. The number of personal drones registered has risen to over a million in the USA. Currently the Xponential 2016 Conference andContinue reading “Drones for commercial use up ten times in one year- pizza delivered by drone?”
Category Archives: Careers/Jobs Strategy
Why are people suspicious of innovation in organizations?
CEO’s know that their organizations must innovate to stay relevant and succeed. Other functional heads (CxO’s) also understand the innovation imperative. And this applies to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) ,Chief Supply Officer (CSO) or the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) etc. These organizational leaders cannot understand why getting a new thing started is so difficult. And why they do not see the benefits flowing in- simply because of employee reluctance in implementation and “buy-in.
Why nail spas seem to be the only growing(23% since 2007) small business on Main Street USA
If you go to any main street in America, the only small businesses that seems to have proliferated are Nail Spas. In one Connecticut town we counted no less than five nail spas on Main Street, spaced pretty close together. And all this growth since 2007: that is an astounding 23% growth. A lot ofContinue reading “Why nail spas seem to be the only growing(23% since 2007) small business on Main Street USA”
RadioShack and now Staples: Five steps for retail businesses in the Internet Knowledge Economy
That Staples will close 224 stores by the end of the year is shocking just after the news that Radio Shack is closing 1000 stores. Shocking because a way of life in American strip malls and malls is changing- just as a Dollar Store replaced Circuit City a few years ago at our nearby Mall.Continue reading “RadioShack and now Staples: Five steps for retail businesses in the Internet Knowledge Economy”
What’s the difference between a start-up and a small business?
It's important to understand the difference between a small business and a start-up just to be sure that you know what you are getting into. Here are three differences: Small businesses have a business model- start-ups are building the business model: Take any small business on main street America from a franchise, a liquor store,Continue reading “What’s the difference between a start-up and a small business?”
Do not “spray and pray” with keywords in Google AdWords
Keywords are what you pay for in Google AdWords. You do not pay for your Ad that is displayed (called impressions). If someone clicks on your ad, the keyword that triggered the Ad is what you pay for. But first the "spray and pray" phenomenon. The term "spray and pray" has lots of non-military usesContinue reading “Do not “spray and pray” with keywords in Google AdWords”
US poverty rises: a focus on “good jobs” is needed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy US poverty has risen from 46.2 million in 2011 to 46.5 million in 2012 and is at 15% of the population. Poverty in 2012 was defined as a family income of $23,494 for a family of four. Clearly, the bottom of theContinue reading “US poverty rises: a focus on “good jobs” is needed”
Washington Post website has huge traffic : great prospects to reinvent digitial
The purchase of the Washington Post by Jeff Bezos of Amazon for $250 million is stunning news. Since Alexa.com , an Amazon service, ranks the global traffic at washingtonpost.com at an impressive global rank of 405, Bezos seems to have made a great move.With huge global traffic, the Washington post website has great prospects toContinue reading “Washington Post website has huge traffic : great prospects to reinvent digitial”
USPS door delivery is a corporate strength- why stop door delivery?
Door delivery for the US Postal Service (USPS) is a corporate strength and USPS is actually considering stopping door-delivery mail and move to a cluster delivery starting with 35 million addresses. The savings are projected to be $ 4 billion which is more than the $3.5 billion they could have saved with stopping Saturday deliveries that appeared in an earlier post. It seems that the Saturday stop service is on hold, thankfully.
Dow Jones index at record high today: when will US economy and jobs recover?
The Dow Jones industrial crossed 14,253.77 its highest ever point and back from the dismal depths of the recession on March 9, 2009 when it had touched 6,547. Investors and particularly large investors seem to be feeling upbeat about the stock market and things do seem cheery from a macro level. The optimism driving theContinue reading “Dow Jones index at record high today: when will US economy and jobs recover?”