Ten Trends For The Progressive Retailer

Today’s face of retail is changing.  New people behaviors and technologies are causing new business models, strategies and tactics to change beyond the traditional retail mall.  Below is a list of trends I’m watching, experimenting, and adopting.  As we head into the holidays, and help … Continue readingTen Trends For The Progressive Retailer

What 3D Printing Means to Corporations

3D design by Virtox, Dutch 3D printer designer, featured on Thingiverse. There’s no shortage of press and media attention focused on 3D printing, ranging from manufacturing metal guns to restoration of human facial parts or jet engine parts to Victoria’s Secret angel wings.  Beyond the press coverage, … Continue readingWhat 3D Printing Means to Corporations

What It Means to Business When the Crowd Becomes a Company

The crowd is bypassing traditional companies by sharing goods, services, space, and money with each other in the Sharing Economy.  People are being empowered to build their own goods in the Maker Movement by crowd funding, tapping global marketplaces, and preparing to accelerate this with … Continue readingWhat It Means to Business When the Crowd Becomes a Company

The Five Ways Companies Can Leverage 3D Printing –and Avoid Disruption

Above photo: Showcase collection of intricate and moveable 3D Printed goods in acrylic, stainless steel. Designs by famed Dutch designer, Virtox, using Shapeways, 3-D printing-as-a-service and marketplace of designers. One Liner:  The crowd is becoming like a company in the Maker Movement. 3D printing rapidly … Continue readingThe Five Ways Companies Can Leverage 3D Printing –and Avoid Disruption

Collaborative Economy Strategy: Marketplaces Expand Your Brand

Mature software companies allow a “thousand flowers to bloom” as 3rd parties would build and sell new wares around their online marketplaces. Now, every company can tap this strategy. Make no doubt it, the Collaborative Economy continues to grow.  At the start of the year, … Continue readingCollaborative Economy Strategy: Marketplaces Expand Your Brand