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How to Double Your Revenue

July 12, 20130 Comments

I want to tell you about a true American success story…born from noticing the obvious. Recently at a Denny’s Franchise Owner’s meeting I met a young man named Glenn Beattie. Glenn scraped together enough money to buy a Denny’s restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona. He wasn’t afraid he’d lose money because he had noticed something obvious […]

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How to Out-Starbucks … Starbucks

July 9, 20130 Comments

Growing up my mom would pay about 1.20 for a pound of Folger’s coffee, because Mrs.Olson said “Mountain Grown” coffee was the best. Then Starbucks comes along and says the coffee mom drank was garbage…and they made us feel smart to pay 11 bucks for a 1lb bag. Would YOU pay 45.00 for a 12oz […]

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Nordstrom’s Brilliant Hiring Policy

June 25, 20130 Comments

Do you worry about your employee training? Do you go through a series of vetting interviews and personality tests? It’s complicated…but it doesn’t have to be. I interviewed Bruce Nordstrom of the much-admired Nordstrom Department stores. Bruce took that company from $20 Million to $2 Billion….and he told me they don’t have a formal sales […]

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Guerilla Marketing from Samsung?

May 1, 20130 Comments

Hi Ross Shafer with the Relevant Report. I just got into the Orlando airport and, on my flight, I was sitting next to a woman who I would guess was between 75 ad 80 years old. She was coming to Orlando to visit her grandkids. A man on the other side of us struck up […]

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An innovation that makes some people mad!

April 29, 20131 Comment

Michael Burger for the Relevant Report As you know, here at the Relevant Report, we scour the world for innovations that revolutionize a company or an industry. But I’ve actually found an innovation that makes a certain group of people very, very angry.  Got your attention, didn’t I? This is the Tide laundry pod, and […]

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Are You Innovating? If not, they will!

April 10, 20130 Comments

Michael Burger here for the Relevant Report Every morning I wake up to brand new innovations, seemingly created overnight. Seriously, people are so creative and innovative; new products faster than I can share them with you. However, as I was remodeling my home office, I ran across a new one you just have to see. I bought a new […]

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Offer Customers Wi-Fi as a Value Add

September 5, 20120 Comments

Our clients frequently asked this question, “What can we offer our customers and clients as a Value-Add?” Well, Value-Add means you want to offer a bonus that your competitors don’t. First, if you are already offering great service, authentic empathy, and a sense of customer urgency…then we answer, “give people FREE WI-FI – It’s cheap […]

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How to Grab More Market Share

September 5, 20120 Comments

Ross Shafer’s newest book (Grab More Market Share) was written for any CEO, President, Manager, or business owner who wants to garner more market share in a flat (or declining) economy. Face it, even the world’s best experts have no idea when (or if) the economy will “rally.” So stop waiting. If the entire economy […]

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