Damn The Torpedoes, Fire Your Customers!

Well, just the customers who are wrong, and will not take your advice.. I hope good Admiral Farragut is not spinning in his grave over my adulteration of his famous quote - it just seems fitting, especially when sailing through today's torpedo filled, economic seas.Ken Stewart has a great post, The Customer Is NOT Always Right! where he expresses the need to steer clear of certain customers and sometimes make a few walk the plank.But that is...

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Amazon Declares - Best Ever Season???

The Death of Print, maybe a little premature... Until you see that Amazon's best season, has little to do with books.  AMAZON called its 2008 holiday shopping season "the best ever," despite a series of predictions that even online sales would weaken as US consumers cut back amid the recession. Amazon said that on its peak day, December 15, it received more than 6.3 million orders, at a record pace of 72.9 items per second.  This...

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Ford Tells The US, "No Thank you..."

The Model T, the Rouge Plant, and now... Henry defined the auto industry - his idea to manufacture a product that his employees can afford to buy, was pure genius. And the employment of ex-cons to secure his family, turned into the downfall of his corporate legacy - maybe. The last remaining American hope in the auto industry is Ford Motor Company - can it be a result of the Ford family beginning to buy back stock years ago? Family-owned. Perhaps...

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It's Called a Free Market - Doesn't Mean Everything is Free of Charge

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something..." Bailouts are not Loans - did you read your mortgage documents? You did? Good, then you know what "ARM" stands for, correct? There is a great post over at the Caskey blog, here it's about Free Markets, recession, and "You, Incorporated." Bill really got me going on the subject of whining and feeling sorry for yourself and how easy it is to become a "victim". Granted,...

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