Business Model Transformation – an R&D investment?
The difference between winners and losers is often that winners are able to see opportunities and position themselves to take advantage of them better than others in the market. Increasingly,...
View ArticleTo Stream or Not to Stream – another tipping point for music distribution?
Following on from my recent article on the challenges in the broadcast media space, it was interesting to see the data released by Nielsen SoundScan relating to music consumption trends. It showed...
View ArticleUser Centric T&Cs – a fundamental for transparency, trust, & success
How often do you read the T&Cs before agreeing to install software, download some content, or access free WiFi? Let’s face it very few people, if any, do. And if you do, you’d have to wade...
View ArticleThe Importance of Aligning Incentives in Business Model Generation
One of the key elements of successful business model generation is to align the incentives with the customer and/or users’ desired outcomes. If we stop and think about services that we like and come...
View ArticleWithout risk there’s no need for trust – but business runs on risk
I’m sure, that if asked, we’d all like to consider ourselves trusting and trustworthy, but how well do we understand what trust is? At the superficial level possibly, but with its importance shouldn’t...
View ArticleHow well do you trust? – what’s your propensity to trust?
In the previous article we looked at two types of trust, cognitive-based trust and affect-based trust, which are based on technical competency, and emotional attachment respectively. We also...
View ArticleBalance of Trust – unlocking personal and business effectiveness
In my last article ‘How well do you trust? – what’s your propensity to trust?‘ we looked at the impact of our inbuilt propensity to trust from the perspective of how we build relationships. Trust is a...
View ArticleA Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words – stock photography & the shifting market
‘A picture’s worth a thousand words’, or so the saying goes. It’s a phrase that is rumoured to have come from an ancient Chinese proverb and which became more prevalent in the 20th Century. Whilst...
View ArticleAdjusting the Settings in the Stock Photography Market
In the first part of this article ‘A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words – stock photography & the shifting market‘ we looked at the challenges facing the stock photography market. In this second...
View ArticleCommercial Awareness Skills – you need more evidence of their importance?
Commercial awareness skills are often seen and discussed by organisations as being key to success, however, few invest in the area in a focused way. In the UK over the past couple of weeks we’ve...
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