In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 7, 2012

So I approached the maker and negotiated a deal whereby they would produce for me under a brand that I would create for a niche market – the tourist and gourmet trade. But due to other interests and priorities in my life, I didn’t work at developing this business, so it became a hobby.

Niche Marketing 206

Niche Marketing Brand Retail Company 206

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Never sacrifice quality: Your products, services, leadership, management, culture, customer service, communication, etc. Don’t fall into the trap of resting on laurels and assuming that a great product or niche market will endure the test of time without constant attention to the shifting needs of a fluid marketplace.

Brand 271

Brand Blog How To Public Relations 271

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

What he said was when you see them entering the market as these worse-but-cheaper alternatives, that’s when you needed to start really investigating what those technologies were and how they were going to ultimately replace yours. It’s not generally a technology problem; it’s a leadership problem. DAVID: Yeah.

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Leadership programs exist in every major city.

Committee 51

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 51

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The 21-person corporate management team has 20 men and one woman – and she’s in an internally-facing staff role, not connected to the customer base or product development. When your leadership isn’t gender-balanced, it’s tough to have a balanced customer base. In business, this is what we call a market opportunity.)

Management 14

Management Niche Marketing Retail Marketing 14