Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Here are some books and household items that I wanted to share. I’m mostly into audiobooks these days–a good narrator combined with a good author is pretty rare and wonderful… It turns out that a breakthrough rice cooker is a bargain, even if it seems expensive at first. The Cuckoo is an extraordinary device.

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Harmonious Workplaces

MAY 3, 2024

Employee Engagement and Satisfaction to Ease Top Concerns for Employers When I owned a sign company before the Great Recession, I employed a small but mighty team of multitalented workers who needed to do graphic design, build signs, handle customers with care, clean the shop, and a myriad of other tasks.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 13, 2014

For example, please consider Sunday shopping rules. France Seeks to Liberalize Sunday Shopping France-24 reports France Wants to Increase Sunday Shopping. The French government wants shops to open on more Sundays, according to a proposed reform to be unveiled this week, but the measure is running into opposition.

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Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Shopping feels like the method we use to get the things we need. Except more than a billion people on earth have never once gone shopping. Shopping is an entertaining act, distinct from buying. Shopping is an entertaining act, distinct from buying. Shopping is buying something you've never purchased before.

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freshminds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As consumers increasingly use their mobiles to become more knowledgeable about products - and even use their phones as an in-aisle companion whilst shopping in-store - the influence of mobile phones on shopping is something a consultant cannot ignore in their financial and business model advice. Free wifi in-store.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2017

It’s about time that retailers also rethink their approach to the holiday shopping season. Customers don’t want retailers to dictate their shopping schedule. More customers are in shopping mode all the time. They argue that people no longer initiate shopping when they identify a need. Since in the U.S.,

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Retailers, especially big-box retailers will be blue if light shopping carries over for the rest of the season. Millions of Americans left their Thanksgiving meals to hit stores across the country in an annual shopping ritual, but the crowds on early Black Friday morning were thinner than years past at some malls and shopping districts.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 19, 2023

Communicator: You easily match both verbal and non-verbal styles from a shop-floor worker to a boardroom executive. □ Personable: People enjoy being around you because you’re authentic, admit your mistakes, leave your ego at the door, and are likable.

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A small crowd of individuals touches your consulting firm’s work, even if you run a small consulting firm or a solo shop. There’s the experienced and savvy consulting team you assemble to create value on each consulting project, as well as any staff and contractors that provide support. Plus that dude or dudette in the … Continued.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

It’s easy to imagine yourself and a few colleagues walking off a satisfying, business lunch along the town’s shopping district. Mentally transport yourself back in time 50 years to Princeton, New Jersey; a sleepy, college town that’s fertile ground for consulting firms.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Lost Sales Opportunities : A poorly optimized website with subpar functionality often leads to abandoned shopping carts and lost sales, impacting revenue generation. of total retail sales in 2021, indicating a steady increase in online shopping’s prevalence among consumers.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2017

That’s why you might focus really well in a noisy coffee shop, but barely be able to concentrate in a noisy office. By contrast, a coworking space or a coffee shop provides a certain level of ambient noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.

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BCG

APRIL 10, 2017

Article Monday, April 10, 2017 Leading luxury brands may opt for more e-commerce sales instead of just opening more stores worldwide. These four imperatives will provide guidance.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

See an item in a grocery store or general merchandise store and want to add it to your shopping cart if Amazon has it cheaper? MarketWatch reports You can now shop on Amazon by taking photos. Flow—as its name suggests—aims to make it as seamless as possible to shop. Amazon''s new "Flow" app allows you to do just that.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 25, 2013

There''s "only" 121 shopping days left before Christmas. With 120-plus shopping days left, stores are already talking up their holiday offers. The aim, according to the release, "Removing any doubt before holiday shopping begins in earnest that customers are receiving the best available prices.". Better hurry.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The purpose of much of the tens of billions of dollars they spend on advertising is to remind consumers to pick up their laundry detergent, soup, coffee, yogurt, or pet food on their next shopping trip. But within a few years, this model of marketing, advertising, and shopping will become obsolete.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

As increasing numbers of real stores are opening on Thanksgiving, simply to keep up with online stores open for shopping every day. The message is clear: Turkey Day is now just another shopping day. Thanksgiving has become a marquee day for online shopping,” says Keith Mercier, associate partner with IBM’s Retail Center of Competence.

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

On Tuesday, Google introduced a “Shop the Look” program that lets smartphone users purchase apparel and other products through the images that appear in response to search terms. Earlier this week, Google unveiled its latest effort to help retailers boost sales through mobile devices.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Digital Dominance : The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift towards online shopping, with the US Census Bureau reporting that online sales constituted 16.1% billion by 2024, underlining the increasing reliance on smartphones for shopping. In 2021, US e-commerce sales surged to $933.3

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

In the past few years the Christmas shopping season moved from the "Black Friday" the day after Thanksgiving, to earlier and earlier starts on Thanksgiving, then to the day before Thanksgiving. At the current rate of accelerated progression, the Christmas shopping season will soon move to October, then September.

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1 to 1

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Each year it seems as though the holiday shopping season starts earlier and earlier. Given that it''s the shortest shopping season with only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, many consumers have already been hitting the malls and browsing online for deals. This year is no exception. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Chad Barr

JULY 19, 2023

This past Saturday, my wife got a flat tire, that interestingly, happened right next to a tire shop. Have the tire shop install the spare tire so we may contact our trusted auto repair shop when they open on Monday. Have the tire shop install the spare tire so we may contact our trusted auto repair shop when they open on Monday.

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1 to 1

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Instead of visiting a shopping mall or website after Thanksgiving, imagine combining both experiences in a virtual mall. And while it's still in the nascent stage, VR stands to impact the way people shop and give new meaning to showrooming and e-commerce.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By making worker safety central to a firm’s operations, not only are lives saved and injuries prevented, but there is a greater commitment among the entire workforce, from the CEO on down to the shop floor, to achieving operational excellence.

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Alan Weiss

JANUARY 21, 2023

If you don’t believe that, then we’d all still be shopping at Sears Roebuck today. Instead we’re shopping at Amazon which continued to innovate and interacts with us daily. I don’t believe that reputation alone is sufficient for the perpetuation of an enterprise. See my point?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The brand introduced a “store mode” for its mobile app, which integrates a user’s online shopping cart and Beauty Insider loyalty card to remind them of the products they’ve saved, the points they’ve earned, and the benefits available to them, such as a free makeover.

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MishTalk

MAY 18, 2015

Rate Shopping Whores The answer to both questions is rate shopping. Origin of Rate Shopping It did not use to work like this. Of course this led to shopping around to see who would give the debt the highest rating. Two Questions Why was the S&P slow in the downgrade? You take it from here. What a system."

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If you’re a writer, it probably doesn’t pay to chop down trees and make your own paper, or even to set up a little machine shop to make your own pens. Should the smoothie shop make its own almond milk? That’s pretty obvious.

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Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2020

Three principles for retailers to protect their customers and their employees.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

By creating an ecosystem, a business can funnel start-ups and small businesses to its core service, and create a one-stop-shop experience. Alternatively, an accounting software company might offer additional services that cover legal incorporation, logo design, CRM, inventory management, and invoicing.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

There are two franchised pack-and-ship shops about equidistant from my home. The only difference is the owner running the second shop. One has a 4.5 rating and is reliably busy. The other has an astonishingly low 1.5 out of 5 rating. The physical plant is virtually identical, and the marketing and promo are the same.

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

AUGUST 17, 2021

For most individuals who have shopped for a home, the experience of touring various homes is enlightening. There are invariably homes that we view that are over our home purchase budget. There are homes that are under our budget. And, there are homes that fall within our budgeted range.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 15, 2024

With consumers increasingly turning to online shopping, having a well-marketed retail website is paramount for attracting customers, driving sales, and building brand loyalty. In the digital age, the success of retail brands hinges significantly on their online presence and marketing strategies.

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Alan Weiss

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The owner of the local coffee shop has never been able to master the modern cash register he purchased about a year ago when the old one broke down. He simply charges me a round number, like $4, and tucks the money away. I have no idea what he does about taxes. All of his employees can work the register perfectly.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 20, 2023

Online shopping platforms allow people to see changes in a product’s price over time — offering opportunities for buyers and sellers alike.

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1 to 1

DECEMBER 6, 2015

We've all seen the post-Black Friday weekend shopping statistics: 103 million Americans shopped online, slightly more than the 102 million who shopped in the stores, according to the National Retail Federation. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Chad Barr

JULY 20, 2011

The post Have You Shopped Your Own Business Lately? I wonder how many other possible speaking opportunities did this well-known thought leader miss because Tom just needed to continually change his schedule? appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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