Posted in Business for the Future, tagged big box stores, franchise, new innovations, retail, structural changes, the future of free enterprise, Wal-Mart on March 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The other day, I went into a Wal-Mart store to make a purchase. Why do I go there? Because it’s cheap!
“I wonder how you ever overcome this model,” I thought. “This and franchising have to be the end-all of innovation! The crescendo! It will overcome eeeeverrrryyything (insert wicked laugh)!”
As I looked around, I was observing [...]
Posted in Business for the Future, tagged AIG, Crisis, Economic Meltdown, Economy, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage lending on September 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In light of the current economic conditions that are seeing the implosion of the housing bubble, the self-inflicted lending crisis, and high gas prices let’s take a look at real root cause.
LACK OF CHARACTER
I’m not a doomsayer, but to say the current situation is bad is an understatement. Can we rebound? Yes. And we will… [...]
Posted in Business for the Future on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Technologies and the proliferation of technology have given the “little guy” a powerful voice on the global stage.
The Internet, computers, mobile devices, and easy-to-use publishing software has made anyone, anywhere part of a multi-fragmented, uncontrollable public relations weapon of mass destruction.
Public Image, referred to as brand image, is very fragile, expensive and difficult to create [...]
