Tag: Leadership

Brilliant Shirts for Fat Guys

June 18, 20130 Comments

Michael Burger here for the Relevant Report. Coming to you wearing my $100.00 Tommy Bahama shirt. I’m not sharing that to brag or promote the brand, but to set up a success story of how a company leveraged into a trend so simple, so obvious, you’re gonna say “Now, that’s brilliant!” Tommy Bahama, a billion […]

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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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How to Get 172 million YouTube Views

April 19, 20130 Comments

Michael Burger here for the Relevant Report. That’s loud, right? It also happens to be one of the most popular blenders in the world, but I’m not here to sell you a blender. I’m here to share with you the why and how it became the most popular blender in the world. It was a […]

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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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Auto Paint & Weddings are Similar

September 6, 20120 Comments

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 […]

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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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