Tag: Industry
Is Your Industry Dying
Recently, I’ve been getting panicked phone calls from smart, successful friends who ask, “I am afraid my industry is dying. How do I survive?” When I hear that I immediately wonder, “Is demand going away for your product? (Like when the automobile replaced the horse drawn carriage). Or is demand still strong for what you […]
Auto Paint & Weddings are Similar
I spoke at a big Auto Body Paint convention and learned that (for years) PPG was the world’s leading oil-based auto paint supplier. But when their scientists created a superior paint color match water-borne paint, they knew they had to retrain thousands of body shop painters. Realistically, that meant investing 10-12 months with each painter…and […]
Go to the Wrong Meetings!
Too many business owners and managers ONLY attend the conferences and conventions within their own industry. They only listen to industry “experts.” That’s fine but if that’s how you get your information you are missing out on an entire world of great ideas. What’s worse is that you may be robbing yourself of finding innovations […]
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