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The Power of People
By State Director –Minnesota, Mike Clough
It’s official. The Holiday season has arrived. Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, my mailbox is overflowing with offers from retailers. And, for me, there is a definite theme to these offers. They are mostly from companies selling products and services related to technology. Technology has allowed these companies to track my internet search and buying habits which reveal my interest in products related to technology.
As a card-carrying techno geek I own a smartphone, iPod, iPad, HD TV, feature-rich universal remote controls and most of the latest technology. Since I bought most of it online, savvy retailers utilized analytics to profile me as a buyer of all things technical. And they would be right.
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How to Use Social Media for Research and Development
Have you ever wished you could use social media to conduct a focus group on your product or service offerings? No, you can't just open a Twitter account and say, "Hey, what do you think of our new recipe for pie?" But you can approach social media and use it for research and development two different ways: social media monitoring and directly seeking customer feedback. This is feasible even for a small business or one without a research-and-development budget.
The first approach is to use social media monitoring to gather intelligence about your company, product or service, competitors or industry. By listening to online conversations about certain topics your customers might be talking about, you can gather competitive intelligence that can inform your decision making and produce a better offering.
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Have you ever wondered why so many businesses fail? Why do most business owners struggle to…just get by? Is it lack of funding? Is it the economy? Is it lack of planning?
The so called experts may have you believe those things but, as a business consultant for nearly 20 years, I can tell you…those are not the right answers. Would you love to find out how you can rise above challenging times and not worry about your financial stability again? If you can tell me exactly what you want out of your business and your personal life, I can tell you exactly how to get it. Those who know what to look for and have the right awareness, will find that great opportunities rise out of challenging times and any challenge can be transformed when we know how to ask a new set of questions and shift our perceptions and then our actions.
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