The App That Zaps Sales Reps, SuperSolver Takes Cues From Apple’s Sales Playbook


David Montoya didn’t like being a lawyer and hated being a CPA. In rapid succession, the MBA with a law degree cycled through a white shoe law firm and a Big Four accounting firm before finally...

Will Tim Cook Be the Next Steve Ballmer?


History tells us “Yes.” Wearables will be his Rubicon. Apple CEO Tim Cook is already one of the most successful managers in the history of business. Yet one must wonder whether Cook will ultimately...
    






How Hybrid Publishers Innovate To Succeed


The intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy The publishing industry has been challenged by the online sales...
    






Learning From The Top Posts, Tweets, And Search Terms Of 2013


Every year the top social platforms and search engines publish a list of items that made the needle jump on their respective websites. When you look at these lists, there’s a trove of terrific...
    






China And Russia Helping Fuel New Tech Boom


If I asked you to name the biggest online shopping day of the year, what would you guess? Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Free Shipping Day in mid-December? Guess again. Even though Cyber Monday sales...
    






Lazada, Tesco and the Logic of Logistics


The customers of Lazada are all online but the regional shopping site sometimes resorts to attracting them the old-fashioned way: with TV ads, like the one above shown in Indonesia. I probably should...
    






Walmart Cyber Week Sale Ends Today


Walmart ends their Cyber Week sale on Friday. The Walmart Cyber Monday Sale has some new deals for the last day of sales. Here are the best deals available today on the Walmart Cyber Week sale....

Hot Amazon Cyber Deal is 60% off Downton Abbey Box Set


The Amazon Cyber Monday 2013 Sale continues. Amazon.com launched the Amazon Cyber Monday Deals Week 2013 Sale on Sunday with new deals as often as every ten minutes. Amazon...