Groupon As The Emperors Tailor?
You remember the story … The Emperors New Clothes a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that are invisible to those either unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, a child cries out, “But he isn’t wearing anything at all!” The tale has a modern twist. Restaurant owners are being told by Groupon that their online couponing model...
Read MoreGoogle: The 800 Pound Gorilla in the room.
Market share is the golden ring we all chase in business. Having 5 or 20 percent more or less than a closest competitor is what keeps a lot of business owners awake at night. Google can sleep well.
Read MoreThe Three Smartest Words in Advertising … Ever
These three words that have sold more product, driven more repeat business and caused a consumer behavior phenomenon that no other three words in advertising have ever accomplished.
Read MoreLest We Forget … 69th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Remembered
Lest we forget … today is the 69th anniversary of the sneak attack on the US Pacific Fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor, on the island of O’ahu in Hawaii where 2,403 American servicemen and women lost their lives. This years event was attended by just 120 survivors as due to advancing age there are fewer remaining each year. That attack thrust the US into World War II and a total of 405,399 American military personnel lost their lives in combat and non-combat roles during the...
Read MoreBeware … The End Is Near … For Google, At Least.
Pundits web wide are asking if Google is afraid of Facebook based on the latest comScore data regarding time spent on sites owned by each of the megalith internet companies. Well … hold on a minute … last time I checked, actual time spent on Google’s search site averages about 3 nano seconds to return about 150 gazillion results, while Facebook users languish in the throws of interpersonal communication for hours on end. Hardly a fair fight. Yes, I do realize they are talking about...
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