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Weekly Wrapup: My posts, links and more for weeks of October 8, 2012 through November 12, 2012

November 18, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

  • ow.ly/fa4f4 Great article on #retail and #consumer products/trends.
  • RT @MichaelAYoussef: Whenever God calls us to a task, He will equip us and enable us to complete that task.
  • One of the best post-election articles I’ve read on why many young evangelicals swayed Dem by @streeterryan ryanstreeter.com/2012/11/09/tod…
  • “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln
  • What are you measuring and how does that influence your actions? Short, but thought-provoking article ow.ly/fdC5p
  • Trends driving the #ski industry ow.ly/fdBn4
  • ow.ly/f9W3A #creatvity #ideas #innovation Nice article on these keywords.
  • Are Wearable Gadgets The Next Tech Revolution? ow.ly/eT1hx Sort of…I think its more about sensors (which includes wearable…
  • Where Are TV and Video Advertising Headed for 2020 ow.ly/eSZPW Good stuff here.
  • No one ever bought anything on an elevator ow.ly/eLtr5 Good idea for how to deliver your elevator pitch. ow.ly/i/13Hhf
  • 5 questions to ask before applying to an accelerator ow.ly/eLsMC So many accelerators today. Is it a bubble?
  • NRC Whistleblowers: Risk of Nuclear Melt-Down In U.S. Is Even HIGHER Than It Was at Fukushima ow.ly/eLrYJ This is scary
  • The United States Postal Service (USPS) to test same-day delivery service. ow.ly/eK0WM Insert your own joke here.
  • Innovation in Home Products ow.ly/eJtrG Nice summary of some great innovations.
  • Don’t Worry, We’re Still Watching Plenty Of Television ow.ly/eIdWh
  • Good stuff here. Recent GMO healthy safety study and other stats about percentage of crops that are GMO. ow.ly/eEwDQ
  • Amazon’s push into schools with Kindle:ow.ly/eC9Zj #amazon #kindle #education
  • Data on Youtube’s in-stream ad performance…is this emerging as a nice alternative to TV ads? ow.ly/eAH4o
  • #angelinvestors Do Make Money, Data Shows ow.ly/ev6NC Interesting, but data may be missing the failures.
  • Study: Dollar General beat Wal-Mart prices ow.ly/eoWT4 Nice date here.
  • Walmart Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery Service in Select Locations lnkd.in/rWaxBE
  • Some things bricks/mortar can do to combat online. ow.ly/elmrg #showrooming #retail
  • New demographic term. Are you a #mamil ? I confess I am. ow.ly/el0MF
  • How Social Media Influences SEO ow.ly/eckTd Good stuff. #seo
  • Great podcast covering #cholesterol and how current accepted western medicial methods miss the boat completely. ow.ly/ebHVe #paleo

LinkedIn/Quora

  • How does sales tax factor into retail margin calculations? ow.ly/ebGXf #quora question and my answer posted #retail

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Weekly Wrapup: My posts, links and more for weeks of September 17 through October 1, 2012

October 8, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

  • Local same day delivery for online orders, but this one is for existing small retailers. ow.ly/dMdH3ow.ly/i/Wube
  • #Wal Mart pulling the #Kindle: Additional insight offered in the comments about Wal Mart vs.#Amazon ow.ly/dTihe
  • ‘Click and collect’ offers consumers a new way to get groceries ow.ly/dU3qx #onlinegrocery
  • Supermarkets aim to win back health-food shoppers ow.ly/e0AuX Good summary on what mainline grocery is doing in natural/organic.

Other

  • Write because you love the reader. Never write to prove your point. Write to remind the reader they have infinite value.
  • RT @TheLightOfDog: What does it mean to give your dog “a job”? ow.ly/e2E7H ow.ly/i/YjS1Great video w/ my wife & our Romeo
  • Great podcast covering #cholesterol and how current accepted western medicial methods miss the boat completely. ow.ly/ebHVe #paleo
  • How Social Media Influences SEO ow.ly/eckTdGood stuff. #seo

LinkedIn/Quora

  • How does sales tax factor into retail margin calculations? ow.ly/ebGXf#quora A question and my answer posted #retail

Other

A recent yard project for me:  taking down this tree that recently died and sawing it up.

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Weekly Wrapup: My posts, links and more for weeks of August 27, September 3 and September 10, 2012

September 16, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

Startups

Other

  • 1 Hour video with good perspective about honesty in business and how it makes more money…geared towards B2B sales. ow.ly/dgHCG

LinkedIn/Quora

  • What are arguments to sell retailers on the benefits of a manuf. engaging in direct marketing? My answer on Quora.
Other
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Review: my posts, links and more for weeks of July 2 & 9, 2012

July 16, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

  • TROUBLE IN AISLE 5’ FOR ESTABLISHED FOOD BRANDS AND TRADITIONAL GROCERY STORES ow.ly/ceOH9 Demographics driving
  • Nice article about the pervasive use of discounting in consumer products and how to get away from it. ow.ly/cexVj
  • Amazon same-day delivery: How the e-commerce giant will destroy local retail. ht.ly/ccj82 Continue Reading…
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Review: my posts, links and more for week of June 24, 2012

July 1, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

  • Shorter Commercials Are More Effective [STUDY] ow.ly/bV7uq
  • The Power of Low & Consistent Mass Media Spending ow.ly/bV24G Great article for anyone doing mass advertising
  • #mobilestores-not mobile as in phone, but as in trucks: ow.ly/bSp0M I love this new form of retail-cheaper way to start a business
  • Study says Social Responsibility Not Worth Paying for in Today’s Economy ow.ly/bQI3N
  • RT @KeithScovell: Amazon’s Billion Dollar Secret Weapon wp.me/p2kxgE-5E
  • Inspiration: Coffee Giant Tea Shops – Starbucks Tazo Store in Seattle Will Be a Tea Drinker’s Pa…bit.ly/LVFbRQ #Retail #Trends

Miscellaneous

  • Interesting chart showing the water quantity in the snow over the last 4 seasons and why it’s so dry this year. ow.ly/bTLTv
  • B2B vs B2C. I think Gary is right. I like B2C (and B2B2C). That’s all I’ve ever done and probably will ever do. ow.ly/bTBdZ
  • I’ve been hearing & seeing C-130′s fly over the house all day to/from the #WaldoCanyonFire
  • RT @dhgisme: “Superweeds: A Long-Predicted Problem for GM Crops Has Arrived” by @marionnestle bit.ly/MLRnkv #foodchat ht @timoreilly

Quora/LinkedIn

  • What are typical response rates for#directresponse #radio #advertising? ow.ly/bV11q I posted a response to this on #quora
  • What products make for great #directresponse ow.ly/bUPEz #quora question. I posted a response to this on #quora
  • What are the top challenges that the #food industry is facing? goo.gl/km9sU I posted a response to this on #linkedin

Kickstarter

I enjoy seeing technology products on Kickstarter.  Here’s a few interesting hardware prospects:

Odds & Ends

Here’s an image from our south meadow facing south with smoke from the #WaldoCanyonFire in Colorado Springs, 40 miles south of us. I caught this image at sunset. You can see how dry our field is from the lack of rain.

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Review: my posts, links and more for week of May 7, 2012

May 13, 2012

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

  • TV remains the top advertising choice for 54% of advertisers (highest proportion since 2009)j.mp/IPxR8s
  • RT @brandchannelhub: Walmart Announces Crowdsourced New Product Winners:bit.ly/KRIAgv Disappointing that they only selected 3.
  • RT @retail_sails: Brazil retailer using Facebook likes… on its clothing hangers bit.ly/Lw4GImGreat idea!
  • RT @retail_sails: Costco makes plans to significantly expand its #online business bit.ly/ISbaP1 #retail $COST; and, discussion around Costco’s online push: ow.ly/aLZjN
  • There’s More to Oreo Than Black and White ow.ly/aLWbo
  • Really nice summary here retail and good takeaways for consumer product companies. ow.ly/aLZZ0 from@instoretrends
  • Insightful article about the power of traditional TV to sell products. ow.ly/aMkxv
  • Geofencing in its infancy, but I think it has potential to help retail stores with creating a customer experience: ow.ly/aNNys
  • A Study on Brand Loyalty: What We Can Learn From Trader Joe’s: ow.ly/aNO9N
  • How To Convince A Retailer To Look Past Margin ow.ly/aPYLZ
  • Amazon Add-Ons: ow.ly/aQ1gs More innovation from Amazon, via @keith_rng
  • Private Label Brands: The Future Leaders Of Retail? ow.ly/aSd69
  • May trend report examines 10 Ways Marketers Are Using the Second Screen ow.ly/aSdPx Nice examples in this report.
  • Ikea and Apple – powerhouse retailers: ow.ly/aSE9R Great article.

Miscellaneous 

  • Great article summarizing what a VC really cares about (or should) by @bfeld: ow.ly/aKvxu Warning: foul language alert
  • Buffet to buy newspapers: ow.ly/aKFVf Signif. of this is that this biz may have hit bottom – Buffet is a value guy

Other Posts Across the Net

My wife’s first book has published!

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Activity Summary for Week of April 30, 2012

May 6, 2012 — Leave a comment

Links

  • Some book marketing ideas in this post: ow.ly/aJ22B
  • I get creative social media marketing ideas from @MichaelHyatt: ow.ly/aJ1uQ Here are a few around his upcoming book.
  • I luv Amazon, but this seems to be getting way out of their focus: ow.ly/aHN5d
  • 2012 food innovation product predictions: ow.ly/aHN42 Not sure if these will be hot products/trends, but still interesting to…
  • Private label food use climbing, but consumer satisfaction declining, finds survey: ow.ly/aF1Pq nice data on private label
  • Five Tips to Optimize Your DRTV Media – American Market: ow.ly/aDOXj Some nice tips here for companies that use infomercials.

LinkedIn/Quora Answers

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