The Tudog Group - http://tudog.com/publications/business-bites 2024-04-29T11:51:34+00:00 Joomla! 1.6 - Open Source Content Management Brighter Times Ahead 2011-07-29T22:35:13+00:00 2011-07-29T22:35:13+00:00 http://tudog.com/publications/business-bites/178-brighter-times-ahead Craig Frank craig@tudog.com <p>There are few people who would contest the statement that 2003 was a year of transition. Politically, the war on terror took dramatically bold turns as the Hussein regime in Iraq was overthrown by a brilliantly executed American and British campaign and Afghanistan was more or less stabilized. On the Israeli front, proactive military strategies have confounded the terrorists and diminished their capacity to launch suicide bombings. Meanwhile, the Israeli government’s rumblings about unilateral action have had its desired affect as the Palestinians scramble to regain some semblance of political clout. All this in the shadow of an American presidential campaign - typically a year with few political surprises.<br /> <p>There are few people who would contest the statement that 2003 was a year of transition. Politically, the war on terror took dramatically bold turns as the Hussein regime in Iraq was overthrown by a brilliantly executed American and British campaign and Afghanistan was more or less stabilized. On the Israeli front, proactive military strategies have confounded the terrorists and diminished their capacity to launch suicide bombings. Meanwhile, the Israeli government’s rumblings about unilateral action have had its desired affect as the Palestinians scramble to regain some semblance of political clout. All this in the shadow of an American presidential campaign - typically a year with few political surprises.<br /> Back to Basics 2011-07-27T02:33:00+00:00 2011-07-27T02:33:00+00:00 http://tudog.com/publications/business-bites/177-back-to-basics Craig Frank craig@tudog.com <p>The expected resurgence of high tech activity has been taking a bit longer than we had all hoped and expected. The world is still to unstable to support growth in infrastructure and revolutionary new, technology oriented consumer products. The upswing will come, for sure, but just not right now. So what do we do to hold on until the going gets good again? We go back to basics.<br />Basics. The notion of solid business development that we all abandoned to one extent or another as we pushed forward at breakneck speed in order to rush to market or seduce some hapless VC out of their money.<br /><br />Basics, like developing products, features and functions as a response to the genuine needs and problems of the market. Basics, like forming core descriptive materials focusing on benefits and wrapped in a strong, integrated program featuring branding and targeted marketing. Basics, like understanding our market and sales channels and seeking to match the two for effective sales. Basics, like serving clients like they are the lifeblood of our company – which, by the way, they are.<br /> <p>The expected resurgence of high tech activity has been taking a bit longer than we had all hoped and expected. The world is still to unstable to support growth in infrastructure and revolutionary new, technology oriented consumer products. The upswing will come, for sure, but just not right now. So what do we do to hold on until the going gets good again? We go back to basics.<br />Basics. The notion of solid business development that we all abandoned to one extent or another as we pushed forward at breakneck speed in order to rush to market or seduce some hapless VC out of their money.<br /><br />Basics, like developing products, features and functions as a response to the genuine needs and problems of the market. Basics, like forming core descriptive materials focusing on benefits and wrapped in a strong, integrated program featuring branding and targeted marketing. Basics, like understanding our market and sales channels and seeking to match the two for effective sales. Basics, like serving clients like they are the lifeblood of our company – which, by the way, they are.<br /> Business Bites 2011-08-28T04:04:09+00:00 2011-08-28T04:04:09+00:00 http://tudog.com/publications/business-bites/92-business-bites Craig Frank craig@tudog.com <p>Just some more thoughts we've been having on business...</p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Back to Basics.pdf" target="_blank">Back to Basics</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Brighter Times Ahead.pdf" target="_blank">Brighter Times Ahead</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Business and Friendship.pdf" target="_blank">Business &amp; Friendship</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Business As War.pdf" target="_blank">Business as War</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Business Synergy.pdf" target="_blank">Business Synergy</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Choosing Right.pdf" target="_blank">Choosing Right</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Confronting Conflict for Change.pdf" target="_blank">Confronting Conflict for Change</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Courtesy.pdf" target="_blank">Courtesy</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Dealing with Disappointment.pdf" target="_blank">Dealing With Disappointment</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Dealing With Loss.pdf" target="_blank">Dealing With Loss</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Defying Gravity.pdf" target="_blank">Defying Gravity</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Different Strokes for Different Folks.pdf" target="_blank">Different Strokes for Different Folks</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Do What You Can.pdf" target="_blank">Do What You Can</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Don't Take Rationality for Granted.pdf" target="_blank">Don't Take Rationality for Granted</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Fabulous at 50.pdf" target="_blank">Fabulous at 50</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Failure is a Necessity.pdf" target="_blank">Failure is a Necessity</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Fighting for Attention.pdf" target="_blank">Fighting for Attention</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/From Decision to Execution.pdf" target="_blank">From Decision to Execution</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Get Less Busy.pdf" target="_blank">Get Less Busy</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Good News.pdf" target="_blank">Good News</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Hail to the Entrepreneur.pdf" target="_blank">Hail to the Entrepreneur</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Have A Good Time.pdf" target="_blank">Have A Good Time</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/History is Hindsight.pdf" target="_blank">History is Hindsight</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Invite Criticism.pdf" target="_blank">Invite Criticism</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its A Small World After All.pdf" target="_blank">It's a Small World After All</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its All About Fundamentals.pdf" target="_blank">It's All About Fundamentals</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its All About How.pdf" target="_blank">It's All About How</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its Not How Hard You Try.pdf" target="_blank">It's Not How Hard You Try</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its Not Who You Know.pdf" target="_blank">It's Not Who You Know</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Jumping Jive.pdf" target="_blank">Jumping Jive</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Keep Your Customers Satisfied.pdf" target="_blank">Keep Your Customers Satisfied</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Lead &amp; 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Friendship</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Business As War.pdf" target="_blank">Business as War</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Business Synergy.pdf" target="_blank">Business Synergy</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Choosing Right.pdf" target="_blank">Choosing Right</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Confronting Conflict for Change.pdf" target="_blank">Confronting Conflict for Change</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Courtesy.pdf" target="_blank">Courtesy</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Dealing with Disappointment.pdf" target="_blank">Dealing With Disappointment</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Dealing With Loss.pdf" target="_blank">Dealing With Loss</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Defying Gravity.pdf" target="_blank">Defying Gravity</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Different Strokes for Different Folks.pdf" target="_blank">Different Strokes for Different Folks</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Do What You Can.pdf" target="_blank">Do What You Can</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Don't Take Rationality for Granted.pdf" target="_blank">Don't Take Rationality for Granted</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Fabulous at 50.pdf" target="_blank">Fabulous at 50</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Failure is a Necessity.pdf" target="_blank">Failure is a Necessity</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Fighting for Attention.pdf" target="_blank">Fighting for Attention</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/From Decision to Execution.pdf" target="_blank">From Decision to Execution</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Get Less Busy.pdf" target="_blank">Get Less Busy</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Good News.pdf" target="_blank">Good News</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Hail to the Entrepreneur.pdf" target="_blank">Hail to the Entrepreneur</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Have A Good Time.pdf" target="_blank">Have A Good Time</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/History is Hindsight.pdf" target="_blank">History is Hindsight</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Invite Criticism.pdf" target="_blank">Invite Criticism</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its A Small World After All.pdf" target="_blank">It's a Small World After All</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its All About Fundamentals.pdf" target="_blank">It's All About Fundamentals</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its All About How.pdf" target="_blank">It's All About How</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its Not How Hard You Try.pdf" target="_blank">It's Not How Hard You Try</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Its Not Who You Know.pdf" target="_blank">It's Not Who You Know</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Jumping Jive.pdf" target="_blank">Jumping Jive</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Keep Your Customers Satisfied.pdf" target="_blank">Keep Your Customers Satisfied</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Lead &amp; Train.pdf" target="_blank">Lead &amp; Train</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Letting Go.pdf" target="_blank">Letting Go</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Listening is More than Not Talking.pdf" target="_blank">Listening is More than Not Talking</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Looking Good at 60.pdf" target="_blank">Looking Good at 60</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Maintenance Marketing.pdf" target="_blank">Maintenance Marketing</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Make Lemonade.pdf" target="_blank">Make Lemonade</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Make Yourself Uncomfortable.pdf" target="_blank">Make Yourself Uncomfortable</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Marketing Excess.pdf" target="_blank">Marketing Excess</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Marketing is Still King.pdf" target="_blank">Marketing is Still King</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Money is Not the Root of All Business Evils.pdf" target="_blank">Money is Not the Root of All Business Evils</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Monitor Your Competitive Landscape.pdf" target="_blank">Monitor Your Competitive Landscape</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Motivate Through Expectation.pdf" target="_blank">Motivate Through Expectation</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Onward &amp; Upward.pdf" target="_blank">Onward &amp; Upward</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/People Who Need People.pdf" target="_blank">People Who Need People</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Pick up the Phone.pdf" target="_blank">Pick Up the Phone</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Positively Motivate.pdf" target="_blank">Positively Motivate</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Pride of Ownership.pdf" target="_blank">Pride of Ownership</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Quality Over Quantity.pdf" target="_blank">Quality Over Quantity</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/References are Useless.pdf" target="_blank">References are Useless</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Renegade.pdf" target="_blank">Renegade</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Rushing to Judgment.pdf" target="_blank">Rushing to Judgment</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Saying Goodbye.pdf" target="_blank">Saying Goodbye</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Starting OverAgain.pdf" target="_blank">Starting Over…Again</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Stifling Debate.pdf" target="_blank">Stifling Debate</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Surround Yourself with Your Opposite.pdf" target="_blank">Surround Yourself with Your Opposite</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Abandoned Consumer.pdf" target="_blank">The Abandoned Consumer</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The American Way.pdf" target="_blank">The American Way</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Centrality of Planning.pdf" target="_blank">The Centrality of Planning</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Danger of Hype.pdf" target="_blank">The Danger of Hype</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Emotion Notion.pdf" target="_blank">The Emotion Notion</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Expanded Definition of Incentive.pdf" target="_blank">The Expanded Definition of Incentive</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Flexibility of a Child.pdf" target="_blank">The Flexibility of a Child</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Old and the New.pdf" target="_blank">The Old and the New</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Power of Appreciation.pdf" target="_blank">The Power of Appreciation</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Price is Right.pdf" target="_blank">The Price is Right</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/The Risk of Doing Nothing.pdf" target="_blank">The Risk of Doing Nothing</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Transform Crisis.pdf" target="_blank">Transform Crisis</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Unforeseen Consequences.pdf" target="_blank">Unforeseen Consequences</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Vengeance is for Fools.pdf" target="_blank">Vengeance is for Fools</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/War whats it good for.pdf" target="_blank">War… What's it Good for</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Welcoming 2006.pdf" target="_blank">Welcoming 2006</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Winning Isnt Everything.pdf" target="_blank">Winning Isn't Everything</a></p> <p class="pdf"><a href="pdfs/bites/Youve Got a Friend.pdf" target="_blank">You've Got a Friend</a></p>