I am getting the hang of making podcast, and its actually pretty fun… Check out the second installment of the CRM Outsiders Take of the Week (or TOTW for short)… I’m off to the east coast to commisserate with family over what will probably be another embarrasing nationally televised Eagles loss to what used to … Continue reading »
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Blackberry Storm: The New Enterprise iPhone?
I had the opportunity this weekend to head over to Verizon and watch my buddy upgrade from his current Blackberry World Edition to the new Storm. Between demoing the floor model and getting my hands on his, I was utterly blown away with the Storm’s speed, flexibility, and ease of use. Verizon has managed to … Continue reading »
Say it ain’t so, Joe (I mean, Dan)…
If what I’m reading in this article is correct, Dan Lyons – the prolific blogger who rose to blogger superstar status with his hilarious “Fake Steve Jobs” blog will no longer be blogging in his current incarnation “Real Dan.” Apparently, there was a bit of a flare-up on his blog over some issues surrounding the … Continue reading »
Will Yang’s Departure Bring Microsoft Back to Yahoo?
Just saw that Jeffry Yang will step-down as CEO of Yahoo – after what some observers see as two major failures as leader of the internet search pioneer. The general notion is that the departure means that a more operations-based chief will take charge, and help streamline Yahoo’s lines of business. But I also think … Continue reading »
A Thought on the Economy and Artificial Scarcity
I am not an iPhone guy. In fact, I rarely listen to my iPod – as I ride a motorcycle everywhere and value my life over some good tunes while riding. But that said, I am a technophile and just as there are Mac and PC heads – I am a Blackberry head. My friends … Continue reading »
Is This the Car that Will Save GM, and the World?
…Or is it just some really, really good marketing to an innovation-starved customer base? I have been checking out the Chevy Volt with a lot of interest these days for a number of reasons. Like many of us, I am annoyed at gas prices and the continued insulting of American intelligence as I see more … Continue reading »
On Winning and CRM in the Sports World, or, Go Phils!!!
I was kinda taking a day off from blogging to reflect upon just how happy I am that my hapless Phillies are now NL champions (with 4 more important wins ahead of them). But of course, I looked around the MLB.com site and my marketing lightbulb in my brain started clicking. Here were links for … Continue reading »
Customer or Consumer Relationship Management???
I saw a great article in CRM Buyer by the always sharp Denis Pombriant. (Thanks to Paul Greenberg for pointing it out.) In the article, Denis makes some interesting points about how the current economy will see a shift in American spending from a “consumer” mentality to a smarter, more advised base of “customers.” Makes … Continue reading »
Just When the Clouds Clear….the Fog Rolls In…
Last week, I thought we might see a bit of a lul in all the “Cloud” hype when Larry Ellison called a technology spade a spade, as it were. His comments hit to a lot of what many people have been thinking, but what few journalists or techn ology leaders have been forthright enough to … Continue reading »
Apple Bucks the Open Cellular Trend with New iPhone
The other day I made a post about how Apple (and consumer technology for the most part) are great at selling the notion of rip and replace as a positive thing. Now, it seems that people are starting to see that Apple is not only good at getting people to dump their iPod for the … Continue reading »
