Ariel Horn, who runs The Horn Corp., a Manhattan ad agency, has found both a way to help the numerous unemployed advertising workers in New York, and a new business model.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105217454
Great ideas don't come from doing things the way they've always been done. Start with the problem not how you do things. It not only makes it easier to solve the problem. It makes it easier to sell the solution. Think like Ariel Horn and you'll find opportunity where others only see problems. Know of anyone else like Ariel?
New Perspectives = New Value.
--Charles
Showing posts with label business model. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business model. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Dell makes $1 million from its Tweets
$1 million sounds like a lot but in comparison to Dell's annual sales it's not very much at all. Even so, it does show that as Twitter continues to become more and more popular with the mainstream, opportunities for businesses to monetize Twitter will also grow.
http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/15/twitter-has-made-dell-1-million-in-revenue/
So put on your brainstorming cap, sharpen your pencil and figure out how to make your own million using Twitter.
Keep on Twittering,
--Charles
http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/15/twitter-has-made-dell-1-million-in-revenue/
So put on your brainstorming cap, sharpen your pencil and figure out how to make your own million using Twitter.
Keep on Twittering,
--Charles
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Cisco wants to be a Leadership Consulting Firm?
Read this article in Fast Company today.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/131/revolution-in-san-jose.html
Cisco's business model is fascinating. From what I can tell they have created these groups and councils that will have the authority to make decisions about new products, services, businesses, etc. without having to get approval from the c-suite. It has worked so far, especially in speed to market with new products. They also have expanded their definition of who they are (which in the long run may or may not be a good thing) to more consulting oriented offerings that connect more to their business model than to their technology offerings. Can the firm known for offering the plumbing supplies of the internet add leadership/management consulting to the mix successfully? I'm not so sure. IBM did a pretty good job at this but in the end they transitioned to become more consultant than technology producer. Time will tell. Having $26 billion to play with doesn't hurt their chances... or does it?
Think,
-Charles
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/131/revolution-in-san-jose.html
Cisco's business model is fascinating. From what I can tell they have created these groups and councils that will have the authority to make decisions about new products, services, businesses, etc. without having to get approval from the c-suite. It has worked so far, especially in speed to market with new products. They also have expanded their definition of who they are (which in the long run may or may not be a good thing) to more consulting oriented offerings that connect more to their business model than to their technology offerings. Can the firm known for offering the plumbing supplies of the internet add leadership/management consulting to the mix successfully? I'm not so sure. IBM did a pretty good job at this but in the end they transitioned to become more consultant than technology producer. Time will tell. Having $26 billion to play with doesn't hurt their chances... or does it?
Think,
-Charles
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