Posted in Adventure, Travel on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[The following explanation of cricket has been used since the 1970s, to explain cricket
to Americans who had never seen a cricket match.
First developed in Seattle, it has been used throughout the USA.
Try it on your American friends...
if they understand baseball, they should be able to follow cricket with this handy guide!]
There are TWO teams, [...]
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is overnight success possible in this day and age? Silently organizing the crowds and leveraging their connections and interest groups facilitates what I want to call: The Silent Success. These companies that did not run traditional mass-advertising to become successful, they leveraged the crowds that started to appear around their products and enabled [...]
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From consumer products to branding, here is a list to consider when comparing your ideas coolness or innovativeness.
LiveScribe – a pen that records your conversations.
Wii – interactive gaming.
X Box – where the Wii leaves off.
Flipcam – owns 20% of the camcorder market.
iPhone – owns 51% of the smart phone traffic.
Wikipedia – eliminated Encyclopedia’s overnight.
Hulu – [...]
Posted in Product Management, Product Marketing, buzz marketing, design, humor, ideas, innovation, marketing, sales on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii
Here is an innovative advertisement. Pay close attention to YouTube.
Posted in Product Management, Product Marketing, complete strategy on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Customers -provide maximum value and utility for customers
Stockholders – growing revenue, making a fair profit
Board + Leadership – provide fair wages and growth opportunities
Employees – pay fair wages and growth opportunities
Family of Employees – provide healthcare for employees and families
Environment – become carbon neutral
Government – pay your taxes
Unions – you will not have unions if you are [...]
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To do list on steroids. Create a simple yet effective list that focuses on results. Create due dates, count downs, completion percentages and multi-task management system. Focus on the goal of the result and keep everyone involved informed. A simple app like this can manage complex projects to grocery list.
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When will I be able to carry only my phone (iPhone)? I know the technology is there to transfer funds digitally with bluetooth and even other secure connections. I see a digital wallet enabling consumers to pay at vending machines to retailers with their phone. Take the scanable apps and the new way [...]
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am sure this is a product, I just don’t know about it.
I have a wall mounted flat screen TV that every once in a while, I think it would be cool to turn into a Fireplace, Aquarium, Surf, Coy Pond, Rotating Mountain Scenes, Snow falling and other scenes that create a scene or experience. [...]
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Decorate the yard, house, car and office with cheer. This is more for a handy guy than myself. Yet, think about the potential of such a service. With a country obsessed with holidays, doing these things right is important. Franchise the service would work even better. I even heard of [...]
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
H.264 video at its best. Only Hulu Networks can compare. Upload your video for free – compress it and then get a stream to load to your site.
