by jim muehlhausen | Jun 13, 2011 | Business Model Design, Business Model Innovation, Business Model Tips, Business Ownership, Global Response, insourcing, Outsourced Call Center, Private Companies
Business model innovation is easier for some industries than others. In particular, technology business models tend to be easier to innovate because of the nature of technology itself. Staying ahead of the technology adoption curve is a necessary component of a...
by jim muehlhausen | May 3, 2011 | Business Model Tips, Business Model Trends, Environmentalism, Failure Stories, Public Companies, Sears, Web Business Models, Yellow Pages
It seems that the green movement is now focused on the Yellow Pages. The city council of San Francisco recently passed an ordinance banning the distribution of Yellow Page books within the city. Whether the San Francisco ordinance holds up or not, the direction is...
by jim muehlhausen | Dec 17, 2010 | Barnes & Noble, blockbuster, Borders, Business Model Tips, Failure Stories, Public Companies
Could Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) be the next Blockbuster? The once-dominant Blockbuster business model disintegrated into bankruptcy this year and seems unlikely to ever rebound. A close look at the Barnes & Noble business model yields many of the same issues...
by jim muehlhausen | Oct 26, 2010 | Business Model Design, Business Model Tips, horse racing, Secretariat
With the release of the movie “Secretariat” last week, the great race horse is again in the spotlight. Interestingly, there are several lessons business owners can learn from Secretariat. Owning a race horse is typically an exhausting and money-losing venture, much...
by jim muehlhausen | Jul 26, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Tips, Business Model Trends, lottery business model, Public Companies, Success Stories, swoopo
Swoopo.com seems to be a mash-up of Black Friday meets the Lottery plus eBay. This ingenious business model allows Swoopo to sell a $699 iPad for $3,653? According to Swoopo.com, We are an internet company with a unique, worldwide business model. We are the creators...
by jim muehlhausen | Jun 21, 2010 | Business Model Secrets, Business Model Tips, Nestle, planning, Public Companies, Purina
One of the eight vital areas of a business model is creating proven sales and marketing process. I heard an interesting story from a former Nestle Purina sales superstar. She told me that Purina required all major account reps to spend every Friday planning. At...
