by jim muehlhausen | Apr 3, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, CVS, McKesson, Public Companies, Walgreens
Eventually, the brunt of the healthcare debate will turn from who gets coverage to cutting waste from the system. Anyone who has ever been to the doctor has seen the waste in the system. Unfortunately, tweaking the current system or beating doctors to see patients for...
by jim muehlhausen | Mar 23, 2010 | blockbuster video, Business Model Tips, Failure Stories, Public Companies
Is there any fixing Blockbuster’s business model? Last week it was rumored that Blockbuster might be filing for bankruptcy. As I went to return a couple movies I rented over the weekend, I found this. In Blockbuster’s glory days, this very store had deep lines...
by jim muehlhausen | Mar 17, 2010 | coca cola business model, coke business model, Public Companies
Coke ranks as the 4th most valuable brand in the world behind Google, GE and Microsoft with a brand value of $58.2 billion. Truly one of the world’s most iconic brands, does Coke have a business model issue as the drumbeat of the “empty calorie” movement intensifies?...
by jim muehlhausen | Mar 15, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Secrets, competitive advantage
Competitive advantage is not the same as a business model. Harvard Professor Michael Porter proposed the theory of competitive advantage in 1990. His competitive advantage theory suggests that businesses should pursue policies that create high-quality goods to sell at...
by jim muehlhausen | Mar 5, 2010 | bean counter, Business Model Tips, cost cutting, Failure Stories, holiday inn, Public Companies
When I travel for speaking engagements, my accommodations are often booked for me. I checked in early to my Holiday Inn Express room in Houston yesterday. As I looked around my room, signs of bean-counter hell abounded. As I scratched my itchy skin, I noticed that...
