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Leveraging technology has the potential to take companies to greater heights. But what is the right technology to leverage? When should a good leader suggest moving forward? The Technology category focuses on where CEO’s can find better results for their business through technology.
Pop Quiz: is there a particular part of the search results you see to the left that stand out? Here’s a hint: the search query Read More
I’m writing this on a mid-Monday afternoon just after the end of the Christmas Day Blizzard here in the Connecticut. We’ve had more than 18 Read More
You’ve probably heard on the TV show The Biggest Loser, that angry and energetic trainer Jillian Michaels also hawks vitamins. So my wife buys Read More
Is social media marketing a central focus in your company’s current marketing plan? In a recent study earlier this year by White Horse, 46% Read More
As reports predict that Cyber Monday sales were up nearly 20% from last year and the Monday online holiday explodes into Cyber Week we asked Read More
After a somewhat encouraging Black Friday and ensuing holiday shopping weekend (up 6% over 2009) today is Cyber Monday and many feel this may be Read More
A successful business doesn’t have to be about creating something that doesn’t exist-sometimes augmenting what’s lacking in other products can be a road to success. Read More
I’ve been ‘using’ Foursquare’s location based application for about 9 months now. People ask me all the time WHY do I use Foursquare to let Read More
It’s a wrap for video stores. Blockbuster Inc., a business phenomenon just a few years ago, filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago.
The video-rental Read More
Took a ride with one of our consultants earlier this week to see a client who was having trouble printing checks from Sage MAS 90 Read More
One growing trend on the internet is the idea of localization, taking the larger internet and boiling it down to just what’s around you. What Read More
It’s the dirty little secret of successful software implementations. No one really talks about it. It’s taken for granted and underappreciated, usually. Like the Aunt Read More
I’ve been on a flight or maybe two that offered internet access this year but they were short flights – under 3 hours so it Read More
What is the ultimate goal of process-driven innovation? Open a bottle of Coca-Cola – and read its performance reports – to get a true taste Read More
Many consultants talk about customizing software as if it’s akin to selling your soul to the Devil. They site a litany of reasons why it’s Read More
Some of you may recall my last blog entry included a made-up term “Achrontastic Maltesia” as an experiment to see just how long it would Read More
I just got out of a meeting with the CEO at a client where the meeting began by him asking me the question “What technology Read More
Activision/Blizzard’s online role playing game World of Warcraft (WOW) continues to amaze me. With more than 11.5 million monthly subscribers it is one of the Read More
What I’m about to tell you is the number one secret to achieving results on the Internet. I’m also going to back that secret up Read More
I had a dream. I was the CEO of a business, and we didn’t have to buy any servers or have an IT department. Our Read More
If you read the article in the NY Times this past Monday http://nyti.ms/cLeFl6 you saw that Dell Computer had a series of problems with its Read More
I heard it again. “It doesn’t work like our old software”. You work in this business long enough, and there are some standard catch phrases Read More
If you run a company, you’re probably used to your “IT Guy” telling you that you need to do this and that. It seems like Read More
Late last year, I traded in my Treo for an iPhone. No, this decision wasn’t based solely on the fact that I could now use Read More