As Appeard in Forbes Today

3 C’s & A T When Bytes … Bite Back or  why the covert collection and manipulation of consumer data might crash your cash flow what’s next after what’s next Title a tad bit too long for the Forbe’s style book .. but if it interests you …click below. http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesinsights/2018/06/13/when-bytes-bite-back/#1553bb4b531c    

Chasing the Customer … Game Changer!

Game Changer! $ 155 Bn & Climbing       Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. or Alibaba will commence its pre-market debut roadshow  tomorrow, Monday, September 9, 2014. The anticipated first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange is Friday, September 19, 2014. That could well mark the ‘game changing’ day for global eCommerce. … Continue reading

Chasing the Customer … Schumpeter’s Gale

Schumpeter’s Gale The Winds of Change P&G Cuts 1/2 Brands   “Creative destruction describes the “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one.” Joseph Schumpeter  Intense competitive and turbulent economic conditions have forced managements to re-examine every aspect of their strategies … Continue reading

Chasing the Customer … Klobbers!

 Kroger Klobbers! Data & Digital Power!! Kroger  Amazing !!!   Consider what the Kroger management team, Dave Dillon and Rodney McMullen and the Kroger employees have done. 10+ years of  ¼ / ¼ consecutive growth. Plus: Impressive growth in a challenging retail environment Revenue gains similar to Amazon.com Both Kroger and Amazon are growing revenue at … Continue reading

Chasing the Customer … Tango – Ara – Google!

Tango ↔ Ara ↔ Google   Remember These 3 Names! They are about to change the game!!!   Also … remember the name Regina Dugan. She is head of Google’s Advanced Technology And Projects Lab (ATAP). Google is all about innovation. Regina Dugan and her team … well … they’re Tango and Ara. To quote Regina, … Continue reading

Chasing the Customer … Grandpa Has A Smartphone Too!

Nielsen’s Latest Report If you are in marketing today — I may be formulating a marketing ‘law’ somewhat similar in scope and applicability to Moore’s Law. [Just Kidding!] Gordon Moore in 1965 wrote a paper which became a time-worn bellwether for predicting computer chip power growth. In basic terms what the hypothesis stated was that computer … Continue reading