Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and if any product dipped below 10%, he'd make the claims more outrageous until it get back up. Years ago, I asked fabled direct marketer Joe Sugarman about the money-back guarantee he offered on the stuff he sold through magazine ads. He said 10% of the people who bought asked for their money back.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We were exchanging ideas about definitive references for management consultants related to the visual aspect of presentations. What about this complicated feature in the product? Reference: Meyvis, Tom, and Heeyoung Yoon. To cut a long story short, he brought up the powerful idea of maximizing the Insight:Ink ratio on slides.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 27, 2023

I didn't give them permission to scrape my site and use the results in their product. Product Development Implications If you write and integrate words from LLMs, make sure you verify each and every “fact.” If you use LLMs to generate code, be very careful about the code you use in products you sell.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Goals What is the apparent priority in terms of product versus service sales? Goals Products appear to be the priority, although some space is given to services. For example, products appear as the first item in the menu bar (primacy effect). List prices are provided as reference points with sales prices also listed.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

This refers to a situation where an additional layer of management is inserted between you and your current reporting line. In this article, the author addresses how to deal with the doubt that arises and how to move forward with your new org structure productively. In other words, you’re getting layered.

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Consulthon

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Hello All, I am referring my challenge to all digital marketing consultants: What is the best way to measure the productivity of my business- digital marketing?

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It involves financial and non-financial indicators, e.g., a company’s productivity, profitability, customer satisfaction, and others. High-performing companies are characterized by high revenues, productive and engaged employees, high-quality products or services, satisfied clients, and growing or at least maintaining market share.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 12, 2024

The integration of modern technologies into every manufacturing process allows companies to improve their production capabilities, reduce their products’ time to market, and meet their clients’ demands to the full. All these factors promote higher efficiency of the production process and more reasonable utilization of resources.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2017

Most of us work pretty hard to ensure an even schedule throughout the working week: five or more days of calm, measured – if industrious – productivity. Taking even a 30 second break can improve your productivity by 13% – so it is worth doing, even if your logical mind reckons that working straight through will get more done.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2023

As an example, here are two ways of eliciting information from customers to evaluate a new product: On a scale of 1 to 10, to what extent would you consider X? Reference: Jacowitz, Karen E., is the business solving the right problem, a common question of startup situations). So carefully consider anchors because they are everywhere.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2022

Persistence refers to the notion of continuing a course of action despite difficulty, setbacks, and failure. Consider Kodak, a company famous for its photographic film products. “Persistence” and “perseverance” are buzzwords you will find in almost every job description and in almost any interview.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I’ve had several reader and listener questions on price that I have been wanting to record responses to…today, I’ll answer one submitted: The question is: What are my thoughts on when a business should or shouldn’t compete on price against competition with a similar/same product?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 31, 2019

Product management is at the heart of any modern business and today’s product managers need to have incredibly strong quantitative skills and intuition to build products or features that customers will find truly useful. This brings us to the four goals of product management?: Increasing daily dependence on your product.

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Markovitz Consulting

JULY 30, 2020

The reorgs didn’t address the real problems with our products and pricing. People who study system dynamics refer to “ fixes that fail.” But over the long run, machines begin to break down more frequently, product quality declines, and total costs eventually increase. They want good products and services at fair prices.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

We refer to these lenses as ‘mental models’. Coke vs Pepsi), or new products that attack a competitor’s market (e.g. This creates a risk for companies in the industry that in the future there may be more competing products and services fighting for a share of the customer’s wallet.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

But we discovered a surprisingly simple way to increase productivity, one that was low-cost and had immediate impact: better office seating arrangements. Worker performance data broken down into three metrics: Productivity. We measured the average daily rate at which a worker needed to refer a task to a different worker to solve.

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Kai Davis

AUGUST 12, 2021

In my worldview, you start by thinking about two primary elements: First, you need to get really, exceptionally specific on who you want your referral sources to refer to you. No clue who you want referred to you? Shopify store owners doing 7-figures in revenue selling pet supply products!). Getting Specific On Referrals.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Emotional intelligence, often abbreviated as EQ (Emotional Quotient) or EI, refers to the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and utilize emotions effectively in ourselves and others. Empathy allows managers to understand different perspectives and resolve conflicts amicably, enhancing team morale and productivity.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 12, 2024

How can manufacturers ensure production efficiency and competitiveness? One of the effective solutions is digital transformation — the implementation of innovative technologies into every manufacturing aspect helps production companies enhance their capabilities, shorten products’ time to market, and satisfy customers’ demands.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Emotional intelligence, often abbreviated as EQ (Emotional Quotient) or EI, refers to the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and utilize emotions effectively in ourselves and others. Empathy allows managers to understand different perspectives and resolve conflicts amicably, enhancing team morale and productivity.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Highlight specific experiences or projects you’ve worked on together that they can reference. Before this role, he spearheaded the creation of an innovative final-mile logistics product at a startup, later acquired by Shopify. Explain why you believe they are the right person to write your recommendation.

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Business Consulting Agency

JUNE 7, 2024

Product Displays: Use eye-catching product displays to highlight new or featured products. End Caps: Place products on end caps of aisles. Provide information about the product, such as benefits or special offers. Enhances product visibility and attractiveness. Promote products, sales, and events.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2024

And when the customers refer others to the product and the company, that customer value increases even more. Managing expenses means reducing the costs of supplying products and services to customers. In addition, write down every action you took that decreased the costs of product development.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 19, 2017

Instead, leave a list of your clients and references. Clients often don’t bother to call references but seeing the list with job titles will further build your credibility.) For how to do this, see page seven of my free LinkedIn Reference Guide for Consultants.) If a sample isn’t generic, definitely don’t leave it behind.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 19, 2018

This can include wanting to do holistic innovation that touches on service, products, and applications. As an additional reference, you might also be interested in checking out the book by one of my colleagues, The Smarter Screen. Or they can pursue narrower approaches, like research and thought leadership.

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Chad Barr

JULY 12, 2023

There’s an undeniable thrill that accompanies gaining a new client or when a loyal customer decides to further invest in our products and services. The optimal moment to request a testimonial arises when a client expresses their satisfaction with your products or services.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Must attribute or reference those words. Pointed you to the reference. In the books, I offer real references, not what I did here with a link to the article. In the books, I offer real references, not what I did here with a link to the article. Here's a link to the AP Guide to how you might format references.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Merging insights from leading consulting firm McKinsey, academic journals, and contemporary cultural references like Ted Lasso , this blog explores the multifaceted nature of leadership to which many, if not most, organizations may wish to aspire. References Allas, T. & However, the behavior of the team told a different story.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2022

Typically, we are not paid for tangible work products but for the total body of work fostering the desired results. Distribute them at conferences and networking events, and give them to people who might hire or refer you. Our work is focused on business challenges, not personal matters like weight loss. See Know Your Niche.)

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In today’s competitive marketplace, even the best products or services can go unnoticed without an effective marketing strategy. Marketing allows you to reach your target audience and introduce them to your brand, products, or services. First, marketing campaigns help create demand for your products or services.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In that regards, it’s an excellent reference book that belongs on every bookshelf. The 5-Why inquiry that identified the lack of a strainer, and kept production on target, is emblematic of this type of problem solving. If you’re familiar with the different ways of approaching problems, Four Types of Problems is a useful reference book.

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1 to 1

AUGUST 9, 2021

Yet, in many businesses, there is often some overlap and confusion over what defines the roles of a front office and back office, making it difficult to prioritize an area for greater efficiency and productivity. The front office refers to the customer-facing section of a firm. What is the front office? What is the back office?

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Kai Davis

APRIL 14, 2021

In my worldview, you start by thinking about two primary elements: First, you need to get really, exceptionally specific on who you want your referral sources to refer to you Second, you need to build the resources, assets, etc., Thus, the first step for you is to clarify who you want your referral sources to refer to you. Hint: yup).

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 14, 2019

A private cloud refers to cloud services maintained on a private network and used exclusively by one organization. The term “community cloud” is sometimes used to refer to a private cloud that is shared with several organizations. Minju Kang is an Associate Product Manager (APM) at Loblaw Digital, Canada’s largest retailer.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including UX designers, UI designers, researchers, developers, and product managers, to craft applications that meet user needs and expectations. Role of Software Designers Software designers play a pivotal role in creating exceptional user experiences.

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Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

The odds are stacked against new products or services. We have diagnosed thousands of product failures over the last 30 years, and have found recurring patterns. Often new products are over-engineered with too many features, usually at too high a price. The problem with wildly successful products. How could they not have?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

That’s why my friends and colleagues often ask me which technologies I regard as must-haves: the tools and tactics that will make a big impact on their productivity without spending a lot of time or money getting up and running. For most people, the goal is to adopt the smallest number of tools necessary to work efficiently.

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