Tag: sales

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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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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Old People Have the Money You Want

September 6, 20120 Comments

I just spoke to a company called Smith & Nephew. They are a company that makes artificial hips and knees and shoulders. A lot of people are buying these replacement parts because they want to be active seniors…people over 55 years old. Instead of worrying about which demographic to go after, think about who has […]

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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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