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What Are You Going To Do About It?

I’m thinking about going into the life-preserver business because every day I become more aware of how many people are drowning.  Then again, I might already be in that business since part of what I do as a consultant (or am I a lifeguard?) is to help my clients break free of the ocean of data that surrounds them.

English: A life preserver icon.

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Maybe you or someone you know is caught up in the same rip-tide – the one where you know more and more each day about your customers, your business, and how they interact and yet you struggle to use that information to advance your goals.  The good news is you’re not alone.  The bad news is you’re not alone. Continue reading

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Thinking Differently

Apple used the slogan in its advertising “think different” years ago.  Over time, I think we all can appreciate how that mantra, perhaps grammatically incorrect or perhaps not,  has come to be reality in the types of products produced by Apple.  I’ve always admired that much of what Apple produces isn’t original per se – there were mp3 players before the iPod, for example – but Apple manages to take a product sector as it evolves, marry it to better technology, and change everything.

What has me babbling like an Apple fanboy this morning?  A piece of research on TV‘s of course, and a thought about how some research points to the need to think out of the box. Continue reading

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Split Personalities

All of us who are active online face, from time to time, digital overload.  As individuals, we might be active on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + and a host of smaller or emerging social sites such as Pinterest.  It can be exhausting – remembering to check-in, write a review, etc.  Companies and brands face a similar situation which is magnified many times over.  The big difference is I only have to worry about one account per platform and I’m…well…me!  I don’t have to monitor anyone else posting on my behalf.  The issues of social media guidelines, who owns a brand online, and how an employee’s activity online reflects on the company for which they work are big issues.

All of these came to mind as I read a new study from The Altimeter Group the other day.  Let’s see what you think. Continue reading

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