GlobalBX Entrepreneur Business Articles - February 2014

Perfecting, Promoting the Company of One

“We work as hard in here every day as we did when we were trying to get a job, we’ll be alright. What’s the worst thing they can do…” – Bobby Walker, “The Company Man,” Weinstein Co., 2010 There has been a lot of discussion – pro and con – on whether employees are more […]

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Social Media Numbers Don’t Matter, People Do

Numbers Game – People use social media to connect with friends, family and people of similar interests while social media experts focus on racking up numbers. Firms are coming to grips with the fact that the customer isn’t just a numbers game but the right contact when folks want information or want to share information. […]

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Big Data Doesn’t Tell You About Customers … Customers Do

Recently, I was in the Midwest driving to one of our newest retail partners for our NewerTech product line. Normally, these trips are enjoyable. After all, it was a new sales opportunity, a new (what I hoped would be a) long/profitable relationship and a new way to meet consumers’ product needs. But it wasn’t fun. […]

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Companies Need an A-Team for the Ultimate Customer Experience

I took a break the other evening from thinking about our business to watch a couple segments of a TV series I enjoyed as a kid, “The A-Team.” I remembered how I was torn between which soldier of fortune I wanted to be: Hannibal- the unflappable, composed boss or Faceman-the good-looking guy with the cool […]

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4K Sets the Stage for Tomorrow’s Entertainment Opportunities

People can see a difference in 4K resolution compared to 1080i, 1080p and 720p HD images. In very non-technical terms it is deeper, richer, more satisfying. That’s why CES (Consumer Electronics Show) visitors saw a dizzying array of 4K UHD smart TVs this year. Cable companies and a few industry analysts are quick to point […]

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Tools, Generations are Changing Business

“I don’t want somebody sucking up to me because they think I’m going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.” – Michael Scott – The Office, ABC-TV Tim Berners-Lee had no idea how huge his concoction was going to be when he unleashed the Web on […]

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