Posts by Dan Blacharski
The True Origin of Value Creation
True value creation is accomplished much differently than it was decades ago, and it’s based on evolution of the sales process, segmenting the customer base and allocating resources, and taking full advantage of digital sales tools and automation where appropriate.
Read MoreOnline Innovation Takes Over Startup Culture
The dotcom boom never really went away. From about the mid-nineties through 2001, the landscape was littered with crazy speculation, business plans scratched out on cocktail napkins, and venture capital being pushed to where it never should have been. The bursting of the dotcom bubble didn’t put an end to dotcoms. It put an end…
Read MoreEntrepreneurship and Innovation in the Auto Industry
As automobiles move into the next phase, there will be a window of opportunity for entrepreneurs to gain a foothold into this re-invented industry. Much like the smartphone allowed tens of thousands of entrepreneurs create remote service centers and a new type of maintenance offering; and facilitate the automotive Internet of Things that will connect those cars to the rest of the world.
Read MoreReady or Not? Black Friday Online Shopping Frenzy
Last year, online sales on Black Friday reached an all-time record of $3.34 billion, up 21.6 year-over-year…and this year’s online sales are likely to exceed last year’s record. Last year’s holiday shopping surprise performance of online versus brick and mortar shocked the retail community and this year’s Black Friday weekend will bring even more surprises.
Read MoreHow Companies are Using the Gig Channel to Expand Marketing Possibilities
Gig platforms have opened up new possibilities for marketers by putting in place a new type of sales channel that doesn’t rely on a formalized network of channel partners.
Read MoreQuality Culture: Getting it right the first time
Dan Blacharski looks at Four Components of a Quality Culture, the differences between popular management theories, and why Quality Culture and MVP are not too far apart.
Read MoreThe Power of Anytime Access
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement has been called everything from the greatest innovation ever, to a nuisance to IT security and a bane of the working person who is expected to adhere to an “always-on†business model that has made the 9-to-5 workday obsolete.
Read MoreHow Big Brands Move to Brand Journalism
The stories aren’t meant to sell corn flakes. They are meant to inform, entertain and engage in much the same way that articles on any mainstream media site accomplish the same goal. Naturally, there is a brand message, but it is subtle. True to the nature and mission of brand journalism…
Read MoreInnovation for the Dotcloud Revolution
Even though dotcommers seemed to take pride in their lack of fashion sense and innovation in the pervasive hoodie and jeans combinations they preferred, this era delivered some of the greatest technology innovations that changed how we see the world. The hype about the eventual bubble overshadowed the fact that Amazon would one day give Microsoft a run for its money.
Read MoreInnovations in Fintech
Technology automation tends to have two phases: In the first phase, automation replaces human decision-making and process with an inflexible set of rules, often creating new problems even as it solves old ones, and shutting out those who may be outliers or may be “exceptions to the rule.†But the next phase is where the innovation really kicks in, and this is when that automation becomes intelligent, data-rich, and capable of actually making rational decisions that improve and enhance the level of customer service, and open up new opportunities for the business that could not have existed previously.
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