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Posted by tony@gorainmakers.com on Apr 20th, 2012
When you are in the middle of creating a start-up business there is one key thing to remember; the market, like “god”, paraphrasing the Irish limerick, will laugh at your plan. It doesn’t mean that you don’t have a plan, a product...
Posted by tony@gorainmakers.com on Apr 2nd, 2012
I believe Social Media has some challenges with its name. The definition of social is “of or relating to human society”. I guess my problem with this as a definition is because “social media” is by real definition, “of or related to...
Posted by tony@gorainmakers.com on Mar 26th, 2012
Today, innovation moves almost at the speed of thought. The business model you had, the job you had and the services you provide could very easily be outdated in the same decade they were created. What does that mean to you as a business owner...
Posted by tony@gorainmakers.com on Mar 21st, 2012
So many times in today’s press, profit gets a bad name. In fact many of us in business have felt over the last 4 or 5 years that a capitalist or free market society has been under attack from the press and current political climate. Just...
Posted by tony@gorainmakers.com on Mar 12th, 2012
Last weekend I went into a restaurant that from the from second you walked in the door was engaging you on the social front. They wanted you to like them on Facebook, gave you things to say and even offered you a coupon if you mentioned...
Posted by tony@gorainmakers.com on Mar 5th, 2012
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Sales have changed so much over the last 30 years that people that have not made the adjustments seem to be struggling unnecessarily. They are not using the changes to their advantages.
Yes, there are 5 times as many...