by jim muehlhausen | Jan 4, 2012 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Business Ownership, Failure Stories, NBA business model, NBA lockout
After allegedly losing money for the last 11 seasons the NBA decided to alter its business model. This led to a 149-day lockout that claimed the first 7 weeks of the regular season and cost the NBA an estimated $480 million. As with most labor disputes the issue at...
by jim muehlhausen | Dec 14, 2011 | Bank of America business model, Business Model Trends, debit card fees, Failure Stories
Bank of America may have committed the #1 business model blunder of 2011for their $5 debit card fee. First, let’s get some background. Spoiled U.S. banks have become so addicted to high-profit fees that they seem to have forgotten the customer. The average bank earns...
by jim muehlhausen | Dec 5, 2011 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, free bar, free prescriptions, Meijer
In the world of the web, it is widely understood that you must ethically bribe your visitors with electronic goodies in order to get and hold their interest. In the good old days of the internet, these free items may have been as simple as a quick quiz, a newsletter,...
by jim muehlhausen | Nov 17, 2011 | Business Model Trends, Ryanair, Southwest Airlines, Success Stories
Southwest Airlines recently reported their first net loss since Q3 2009. Southwest claimed the losses were primarily due to fuel hedge issues. However, I believe there may be a larger issue at play. While most other airlines have increased net revenue by nickel and...
by jim muehlhausen | Oct 31, 2011 | Apple, Apple without Steve Jobs, Business Model Trends, Public Companies
With the recent passing of Steve Jobs, one question lingers in the minds of techies and business leaders alike: what will happen to Apple without Jobs at the helm? More specifically, what products will Apple release and how will the company’s business model...
by jim muehlhausen | Sep 19, 2011 | Business Model Trends, Dues Ex, Failure Stories, GameStop
GameStop recently caused quite a stir with their core gamer customers by removing a coupon from the popular game Deux Ex. The coupon was included with the DVD and was good for a code that allows you to play the game for free using the online gaming service OnLive....