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Forget celebrities. At least as endorsers of your company and/or products. Many of the top celebrities in entertainment, business and sports make themselves available to help market products like yours to the forefront of public attention and consumer awareness. In many cases, the presence of a celebrity spokesperson lends the credibility necessary to launch a new product successfully into today’s […]
» Read moreDisrupt to grow Adapt or die? Innovate or die? No… Disrupt to grow! All disruptive innovations stem from technological or business model advantages that can scale as disruptive businesses move upmarket in search of more-demanding customers. Disruptive innovations tend to be produced by outsiders. The business environment of market leaders does not allow them to pursue disruption when they first […]
» Read moreThe Millennials (those born between 1981 – 2000) have spoken. And those not listening, do so at their own peril. Many young people today do not care much about cars, and many find Banks to be irrelevant. So, Millennials have spoken – Anybody listening? Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp allow this generation to connect without owning a motor vehicle. High […]
» Read moreFUTURE PREDICTIONS (disruptive innovation): Dr Bob Goldman has the following disruptive innovation predictions for 2016. In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model disappeared and they went bankrupt. What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot of industries in the next 10 years – and […]
» Read moreBusiness Ethics are dead! Doing the wrong thing for the right reason Business ethics are dead – a thing of the past. We will teach our children about this oxymoron called “Business Ethics”. They will hang onto our lips, amazed at this foreign concept that is long forgotten. Case Study: You are the CEO of a South African company. You […]
» Read moreby Milton Friedman The New York Times Magazine, September 13, 1970. Copyright @ 1970 by The New York Times Company. When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the “social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system,” I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovered at the age of 70 that he had been speaking prose all […]
» Read moreSource: Posted By Business.com Editorial Staff. Baby Boomers Are Cashing Out: Ways to Ensure You Get the Most For Your Business Back in 2011, the very first Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) turned 65, the traditional age of retirement back when the fathers (and they were mostly fathers) of the Boomers expected to retire. Today, most people […]
» Read moreThere are a number of different business situations that could result in the need for an interim manager. Typically these could be situations such as crisis management, sudden departure, illness, death, change management, managing change or transition, sabbaticals, MBO’s and IPO’s, mergers and acquisitions, and project management. Interim management can save company, in more than one way. According to the […]
» Read moreNew research from Sage shows that business owners are investing in the future but would like to see more action from the Government. More than half (54%) of SME owners in South Africa did not take a holiday last year and 70% put in more time than the standard 40 hour-week to grow their businesses. Yet some 96% say that […]
» Read moreThere are only 3 ways to maximum profit – cut expenses, sell more products or increase the price of your product. The primary reason for any business’s existence is PROFIT. If a business does not produce a profit, it cannot justify its existence, nor can it carry on doing business in future. A business needs funding to take care of […]
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