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Service Trumps Product Every Time

July 25, 20130 Comments

Michael Burger here for the Relevant Report. How’s your customer service? You know the expression “size does matter/” Well I’m here to tell you that it’s true, but it’s not what you think. The guy behind me is Don Gilbert. He’s got a company called Living Interiors. It’s an interior landscape business; a small B2B […]

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How to Conquer Job Burnout

July 21, 20130 Comments

Ross Shafer for the Relevant Report.  Today, I want to talk about how to conquer burnout…in your job or career. If you’re feeling burned out at work it is probably because you’re being asked to work ridiculous hours – nights – weekends – holidays – and every day you come home exhausted; virtually paralyzed to […]

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How to Delight Your Customers EVERY TIME!

July 18, 20130 Comments

Is your business stuck trying to figure out what your customer wants? You know there’s a really clever and sophisticated way to discover this…. Ask em! There’s a niche in the retail business where companies let the customer design and personalize what they buy. Nike was one of the first. It’s called NikeID. You pick […]

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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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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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You GOT the business…now KEEP IT!

February 5, 20130 Comments

Michael Burger here for the Relevant Report. Experts are telling us the real estate market is finally heating up. So now more than ever, you need to let your clients know you are there for them. How do you do that? Well you might want to try something this simple…. In the words of Don […]

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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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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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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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